Delphi Collected Works of Guy Boothby (Illustrated)

Guy Boothby

May 2016 · Delphi Series Seven Book 3 · Delphi Classics

About this ebook

 A prolific Australian novelist, Guy Boothby was noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. His most famous creation is Dr. Nikola, an occultist criminal mastermind, who serves as a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu. This comprehensive eBook presents Boothby’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Boothby’s life and works

* Concise introductions to key novels

* All of the Doctor Nikola books

* 26 novels, with individual contents tables

* Includes rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including A LOST ENDEAVOUR, A BRIGHTON TRAGEDY and many more

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Rare short story collections, appearing here for the first time in digital print

* Includes Boothby’s rare travel writing book

* Features a brief biography on Boothby

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Doctor Nikola Books

A BID FOR FORTUNE

DR. NIKOLA

THE LUST OF HATE

DR. NIKOLA’S EXPERIMENT

“FAREWELL, NIKOLA”

The Novels

IN STRANGE COMPANY

A LOST ENDEAVOUR

THE MARRIAGE OF ESTHER

THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL

SHEILA MCLEOD

ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A WIFE

PHAROS, THE EGYPTIAN

LOVE MADE MANIFEST

THE RED RAT’S DAUGHTER

A SAILOR’S BRIDE

“LONG LIVE THE KING!”

A MAKER OF NATIONS

THE WOMAN OF DEATH

A CABINET SECRET

A MILLIONAIRE’S LOVE STORY

THE MYSTERY OF THE CLASPED HANDS

MY STRANGEST CASE

THE CHILDERBRIDGE MYSTERY

THE KIDNAPPED PRESIDENT

A BRIGHTON TRAGEDY

THE RACE OF LIFE

The Shorter Fiction

UNCLE JOE’S LEGACY, AND OTHER STORIES

THE CRIME OF THE UNDERSEAS

THE VICEROY’S PROTEGÉ; OR, A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS

MISCELLANEOUS TALES

The Travel Book

ON THE WALLABY

The Biography

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: GUY BOOTHBY by Gabriel Stanley Woods

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Ratings and reviews

Brilliant writer for his time. Excellent collection of his work.