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A Spoiler of Men

Richard Marsh (1857 - 1915)

Cyril Wentworth is a thoroughly nasty man, who has an effective means of controlling people and just wants to live a life of luxury. Unfortunately, a young woman seems to have made it her role in life to obstruct him at every turn. What is a villain to do?

Richard Marsh, best known as the author of "the Beetle", brings another story of horror and humor, of crime, retribution and . . . zombies? This story is told in a fairly modern manner and features another of Marsh's interesting female protagonists. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd

Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Science Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): horror (226), zombies (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Lady	Alan Winterrowd	00:14:55
Play 02	Professor Fentiman	Alan Winterrowd	00:22:37
Play 03	On the Staircase	Alan Winterrowd	00:11:52
Play 04	The Two Professors	Alan Winterrowd	00:21:17
Play 05	The Six	Alan Winterrowd	00:12:33
Play 06	An Evening's Entertainment	Alan Winterrowd	00:19:39
Play 07	Professor Fentiman is Transformed	Alan Winterrowd	00:15:41
Play 08	A Chance Encounter	Alan Winterrowd	00:09:44
Play 09	Pietro Capparoni	Alan Winterrowd	00:13:08
Play 10	Jack the Chemist	Alan Winterrowd	00:12:43
Play 11	Mr. Banner Takes Miss Capparoni to Tea	Alan Winterrowd	00:14:03
Play 12	Morning Callers	Alan Winterrowd	00:09:24
Play 13	The Purse	Alan Winterrowd	00:13:46
Play 14	The Curiousity of a Lady	Alan Winterrowd	00:08:37
Play 15	In the Carriage	Alan Winterrowd	00:14:19
Play 16	A Father's Blessing	Alan Winterrowd	00:09:05
Play 17	The Man in the Room	Alan Winterrowd	00:10:35
Play 18	The Magician	Alan Winterrowd	00:12:44
Play 19	At the Croft	Alan Winterrowd	00:12:24
Play 20	A Party of Four	Alan Winterrowd	00:09:09
Play 21	The Herr Professor	Alan Winterrowd	00:10:07
Play 22	A Student of Promise	Alan Winterrowd	00:17:35
Play 23	The Antidote	Alan Winterrowd	00:10:51
Play 24	A Double Disappearance	Alan Winterrowd	00:17:32
Play 25	Mr Johnson	Alan Winterrowd	00:24:01
Play 26	Agnes Capparoni Visits the Workhouse	Alan Winterrowd	00:16:56
Play 27	The Middle Finger	Alan Winterrowd	00:11:20
Play 28	The Telegram	Alan Winterrowd	00:09:37
Play 29	Uncle and Nephew	Alan Winterrowd	00:20:25
Play 30	Almost Within the Sounds of Wedding Bells	Alan Winterrowd	00:15:26
Play 31	The Open Door	Alan Winterrowd	00:12:04
Play 32	Mr. Banner Waits For A Lady, And Discovers Something	Christine Rottger	00:08:34
Play 33	23, Gunner Road, Wandsworth	Christine Rottger	00:10:37
Play 34	Outside the Church	Christine Rottger	00:04:07

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