"A Duel" by Richard Marsh is a tale of love, lies, and opportunism in the early 1900s. Isabel, a young woman, quickly learns that her marriage is not what she expected, as financial troubles and her husband's dishonest behavior create serious problems. Desperate to escape, she makes rash choices that lead her to an unbelievable situation: marrying a dying man in the hope of inheriting his wealth. The story begins with Isabel’s world falling apart as she learns sad news from her husband’s mother, which pushes her to desperately want freedom at any cost. An impulsive act results in an injury, leading her to the deathbed of Cuthbert Grahame. He makes a shocking offer—marriage for inheritance—thrusting Isabel into a web of complex emotions as she faces her new, strange life as the wife of a man on the brink of death.
A Duel
By Richard Marsh
When a desperate woman marries a dying man for money, she finds herself trapped in a deadly game of secrets and survival.
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About the AuthorRichard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".
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