Richard Marsh (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Marsh (author)

British author known for gothic horror and pulp fiction

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1857

Place of Birth: North London, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1915

Profession: detective writer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Richard Marsh (12 October 1857 – 9 August 1915) 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.
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".