Goddess: A Demon

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Crime & Mystery Fiction, Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Gothic Fiction

Authors: Richard Marsh In Year : 1900

Book Language: English

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Chapter I: A Vision of the Night
Chapter II: The Woman Who Came through the Window
Chapter III: The Conquest of Mrs. Peddar
Chapter IV: Dr. Hume
Chapter V: A Curious Case
Chapter VI: The Doctor Accuses
Chapter VII: The Suspicions of Mr. Morley
Chapter VIII: The Recognition of the Photograph
Chapter IX: The Revelations of 'Mr. George Withers'
Chapter X: Where Miss Moore was Going
Chapter XI: In the One Room—and the Other
Chapter XII: What was on the Bed
Chapter XIII: She and I
Chapter XIV: He and I
Chapter XV: The Letter
Chapter XVI: My Persuasive Manner
Chapter XVII: My Unpersuasive Manner
Chapter XVIII: I am Called
Chapter XIX: I Leave the Court
Chapter XX: A Journey to Nowhere
Chapter XXI: A Check at the Start
Chapter XXII: A Miracle
Chapter XXIII: In the Passage
Chapter XXIV: In the Room
Chapter XXV: The Goddess
Chapter XXVI: The Legacy of the Scarlet Hands

After a night of drinking and gambling, John Ferguson has a terrifying dream of his neighbor being violently torn to shreds by an unknown attacker. When he wakes up, he sees a strange and bloodied woman climbing through his window, suffering from amnesia. These strange occurrences are brought to a chilling climax when, the next day, Ferguson learns that his dream came true, and his neighbor was indeed brutally murdered during the night! With suspicion mounting against the mysterious woman, Ferguson sets out to uncover her true identity and find the vicious killer in the process.
Originally serialized in the Manchester Weekly Times and Salford Weekly News in twelve installments, The Goddess is another vivid example of Richard Marsh's gripping Gothic style, combining elements of crime, romance, and the supernatural while commenting explicitly on many issues of its time, including imperialism, the fin de siècle, and the New Woman. - Summary by Tomas Peter