The BeetleFront matterReading editionChapter navigation54 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBOOK I. The House with the Open WindowChapter I · OUTSIDEChapter II · INSIDEChapter III · THE MAN IN THE BEDChapter IV · A LONELY VIGILChapter V · AN INSTRUCTION TO COMMIT BURGLARYChapter VI · A SINGULAR FELONYChapter VII · THE GREAT PAUL LESSINGHAMChapter VIII · THE MAN IN THE STREETChapter IX · THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKETBOOK II. The Haunted ManChapter X · REJECTEDChapter XI · A MIDNIGHT EPISODEChapter XII · A MORNING VISITORChapter XIII · THE PICTUREChapter XIV · THE DUCHESS’ BALLChapter XV · MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKSChapter XVI · ATHERTON’S MAGIC VAPOURChapter XVII · MAGIC?—OR MIRACLE?Chapter XVIII · THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE BEETLEChapter XIX · THE LADY RAGESChapter XX · A HEAVY FATHERChapter XXI · THE TERROR IN THE NIGHTChapter XXII · THE HAUNTED MANBOOK III. The Terror by Night and the Terror by DayChapter XXIII · THE WAY HE TOLD HERChapter XXIV · A WOMAN’S VIEWChapter XXV · THE MAN IN THE STREETChapter XXVI · A FATHER’S NOChapter XXVII · THE TERROR BY NIGHTChapter XXVIII · THE STRANGE STORY OF THE MAN IN THE STREETChapter XXIX · THE HOUSE ON THE ROAD FROM THE WORKHOUSEChapter XXX · THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF MR HOLTChapter XXXI · THE TERROR BY DAYBOOK IV. In PursuitChapter XXXII · A NEW CLIENTChapter XXXIII · WHAT CAME OF LOOKING THROUGH A LATTICEChapter XXXIV · AFTER TWENTY YEARSChapter XXXV · A BRINGER OF TIDINGSChapter XXXVI · WHAT THE TIDINGS WEREChapter XXXVII · WHAT WAS HIDDEN UNDER THE FLOORChapter XXXVIII · THE REST OF THE FINDChapter XXXIX · MISS LOUISA COLEMANChapter XL · WHAT MISS COLEMAN SAW THROUGH THE WINDOWChapter XLI · THE CONSTABLE,—HIS CLUE,—AND THE CABChapter XLII · THE QUARRY DOUBLESChapter XLIII · THE MURDER AT MRS ’ENDERSON’SChapter XLIV · THE MAN WHO WAS MURDEREDChapter XLV · ALL THAT MRS ’ENDERSON KNEWChapter XLVI · THE SUDDEN STOPPINGChapter XLVII · THE CONTENTS OF THE THIRD-CLASS CARRIAGEChapter XLVIII · THE CONCLUSION OF THE MATTERTRANSCRIBER’S NOTESBeginning of this editionNext chapter →BOOK I. The House with the Open WindowAll chapters and sections (54)Opening pagesFront matterBooks1Book 1 · Chapters123456789Books2Book 2 · Chapters10111213141516171819202122Books3Book 3 · Chapters232425262728293031Books4Book 4 · Chapters3233343536373839404142434445464748Book 4 · Other sectionsTRANSCRIBER’S NOTESWITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN WILLIAMSON◇BOOK I. The House with the Open Window →