`I saw him take a different shape before my eyes. His loose draperies fell about there issued out of them a monstrous creature of the beetle ` From out of the dark and mystic Egypt come The Beetle, a creature of horror, `born of neither God nor man`, which can change its form at will. It is bent on revenge for a crime committed against the devotees of an ancient religion. At large in London, it pursues its victims without mercy and no one, it seems, is safe from its gruesome clutches. Richard Marsh`s weird, compelling and highly original novel, which once outsold "Dracula", is both a horror masterpiece and a fin de siecle melodrama embracing the fears and concerns of late Victorian society. Long out of print, The Beetle is now available...

ISBN: 978-1-84022-609-6
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии.

ISBN: 978-5-8791-6369-8
Издательство: Книга по требованию

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in Accomack County, Virginia. The preserve incorporates beach habitat along the Chesapeake Bay as well as low marsh, high marsh, shrubs, and forest vegetation; the wetlands provide a home for many different species of animals and plants. About 75% of the site is saltmarsh. Marsh elder and black cherry may be found on old dune ridges on the site, as may loblolly pine. Some lower dunes support various grassland species. Peregrine falcons have nested in the area since 1998, and the rare sharp-tailed sparrow has been observed nesting at the site....

ISBN: 978-6-1332-1473-6
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dainava Forest is the largest forest in Lithuania. Located in Dzu016bkija region in southern Lithuania, it covers the total area of 1,450 km2 of which 1,145 km2 is covered by trees. A large part of the forest is protected by the Dzukija National Park. The Dainava Forest mainly consists of pine trees. There are some birch, spruce, black alder groves. Soils are sandy, light, densely covered by cup lichen. The forest is rich in edible mushrooms, billberies, cranberies, cowberries. Collection of these mushrooms and berries are an important part of the local economy. The fauna includes many endangered species, such as Gray Wolf, Wood Grouse, Black Grouse, Hoopoe, Eurasian Eagle-owl, Osprey,...

ISBN: 978-6-1317-8372-2
Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011