Guy Boothby:
A Bid for Fortune - nouveau livre
2019, ISBN: 80bd8cf244607684ad19b38434124a09
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta is the first of Guy Boothby?s novels about the mysterious Dr Nikola, an occultist anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination.… Plus…
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta is the first of Guy Boothby?s novels about the mysterious Dr Nikola, an occultist anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination.This book is the first novel, in a series of five, about the mysterious Dr Nikola and introduces the good doctor himself. Dr Nikola Is a criminal mastermind with an occult twist and like much fiction of that era this book and the following are more about how others fall under his spell and into his web. Here we have an adventure and love story that sweeps us from Australia, the South Seas, the Middle East and rural Hampshire with our lovestruck hero constantly battling against Dr Nikola and his cohorts. The sense of mystery and the exotic settings are exceptionally well portrayed and give the book a nostalgic appeal for the days of imperialists and hardened empire builders. Hosting a small dinner at a fine London restaurant, Dr Nikola as the host explains why he called them together -- to execute his plans of revenge against a very wealthy someone who did him great harm. He offers each of them a large sum of money if they perform as he asks: "I demand from you your whole and entire labour. While you are serving me, you are mine body and soul. I know you are trustworthy. I have had good proof that you are--pardon the expression--unscrupulous, and I flatter myself you are silent. What is more, I shall tell you nothing beyond what is necessary for the carrying out of my scheme, so that you could not betray me if you would. Now for my plans!"A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta was first published in 1895. 89.000 words, reading time approximately 7 hours, 25 min. Also available as audiobook, read by Peter John Keeble, running time: 7 hours, 38 min. Guy Newell Boothby (1867?1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge., 2019<
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Boothby, Guy [Newell]:
A BID FOR FORTUNE .. - livre d'occasion
1994, ISBN: 80bd8cf244607684ad19b38434124a09
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. First of the four novels featuring Doctor Nikola, a occult adventurer who seeks immortality. The diabolical … Plus…
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. First of the four novels featuring Doctor Nikola, a occult adventurer who seeks immortality. The diabolical doctor, a precursor to Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu, is considered by some to be the first fictional super villain. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 40. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 240. Blackford, et al., Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction, p. [221]. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 47. Bleiler (1978), p. 27. Reginald 01623. Hubin (1994), p. 86. Some soiling, spine dull, a very good copy. (#81431), D. Appleton and Company, 1895, 0<
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Boothby, Guy [Newell]:
A BID FOR FORTUNE .. - livre d'occasion
1994, ISBN: 80bd8cf244607684ad19b38434124a09
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. First of the four novels featuring Doctor Nikola, a occult adventurer who seeks immortality. The diabolical do… Plus…
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. First of the four novels featuring Doctor Nikola, a occult adventurer who seeks immortality. The diabolical doctor, a precursor to Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu, is considered by some to be the first fictional super villain. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 40. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 240. Blackford, et al., Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction, p. [221]. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 47. Bleiler (1978), p. 27. Reginald 01623. Hubin (1994), p. 86. Some soiling, spine dull, a very good copy. (#81431), D. Appleton and Company, 1895, 0<
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Boothby, Guy:
A Bid For Fortune - livre d'occasion
1895, ISBN: 80bd8cf244607684ad19b38434124a09
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. 8vo. 301 pp. Very Good, Blue Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, stains, edge wear, & rubbing on boards; minor shelf wear; yellowing throughout; some stain… Plus…
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. 8vo. 301 pp. Very Good, Blue Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, stains, edge wear, & rubbing on boards; minor shelf wear; yellowing throughout; some stains on end papers & edges of text block. Provenance: John Ruyle; previous owners' bookplates on FEP, another's signature inked on FFEP. First Edition., New York: D. Appleton, 1895<
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Boothby, Guy:
A BID FOR FORTUNE - livre d'occasion
1895, ISBN: 80bd8cf244607684ad19b38434124a09
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. First U.S. edition. A very good copy, some soiling, spine dull. (584). Octavo, cloth. The first Dr. Nikola novel. Bleiler: Science Fiction: The Early Year… Plus…
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. First U.S. edition. A very good copy, some soiling, spine dull. (584). Octavo, cloth. The first Dr. Nikola novel. Bleiler: Science Fiction: The Early Years #240., D. Appleton, 1895<
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