The Coward Behind the Curtain

The Coward Behind the Curtain By Richard Marsh

First Published in 1908

Another novel from Richard Marsh (12 October 1857 – 9 August 1915) -- the pseudonym of the British author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. He is best known for his supernatural thriller The Beetle: A Mystery, which was published in the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula and was initially even more popular. Heldman was educated at Eton and Oxford University. He began to publish short stories, mostly adventure tales, as "Bernard Heldmann," before adopting the name "Richard Marsh" in 1893. Several of the prolific Marsh's novels were published posthumously.

CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Dorothy Sets off with Her Guardian
Chapter 2. The Curtain
Chapter 3. The Coward
Chapter 4. The Man in the Chair
Chapter 5. Dorothy is Left Alone with Her Guardian for the Night
Chapter 6. How Dorothy Made Her Exit
Chapter 7. The Caravan
Chapter 8. Mr. Frazer Goes Shopping
Chapter 9. What the Girl Told the Man
Chapter 10. What the Caravan Left Behind
Chapter 11. Danger Ahead
Chapter 12. Headlines
Chapter 13. The Vernons--Particularly Frances
Chapter 14. Strathmoira
Chapter 14. Dorothy Gilbert of Newcaster
Chapter 16. The Spreading of the News
Chapter 17. A Friend’s Advice
Chapter 18. The Man Who Did It
Chapter 19. An Interlude
Chapter 20. The Houseboat
Chapter 21. Why He Killed Him
Chapter 22. The Telegram
Chapter 23. The Surgeon and the Lawyer
Chapter 24. Tidings