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A shape-shifting ancient Egyptian creature seeks vengeance on a British member of Parliament in Richard Marsh's 1897 horror book The Beetle (also known as The Beetle: A Mystery)

The Old Wives' Tale 9789356561090 If at firstArnold Bennett wrote a book titled The Old Wives' Tale, which was first released in 1908. Constance and Sophia Baines, two sisters with extremely different lifestyles, are the subject of the book. It follows their lives from childhood, when they worked in their mother's drapery store, through old age. It is set in Burslem and Paris and spans around 70 years, from roughly 1840 to 1905. It is frequently cited as one of Bennett's best pieces of writing.