J.F. Smith, Mystery of the Marsh (1882)

J. F. Smith’s novel compiled from historical newspapers by Michael Guest, with insightful critical commentary and notes on process and content. Enhanced by atmospheric contextual art.

Reconstituted from forgotten reams of newsprint, digitally transformed, The Mystery of the Marsh; or, The Red Barn at Deerhurst returns to the light. Follow the twists and turns of this revivified Victorian tale.

Authored by the once-renowned J.F. Smith, this serialized gem is a thrilling glimpse into the darker corners of Victorian imagination, revived now for modern readers to devour.

The presentation incorporates historical and cultural commentary as well as fascinating biographical glimpses of this prolific author, who was in his day more popular than Dickens. Atmospheric, contextual images enrich each chapter of the serial.