Delphi Collected Works of Guy Boothby (Illustrated) [eKönyv: epub, mobi]

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 Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Doctor Nikola BooksA BID FOR FORTUNEDR. NIKOLATHE LUST OF HATEDR. NIKOLA'S EXPERIMENT"FAREWELL, NIKOLA" The NovelsIN STRANGE COMPANYA LOST ENDEAVOURTHE MARRIAGE OF ESTHERTHE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVILSHEILA MCLEODACROSS THE WORLD FOR A WIFEPHAROS, THE EGYPTIANLOVE MADE MANIFESTTHE RED RAT'S DAUGHTERA SAILOR'S BRIDE"LONG LIVE THE KING!"A MAKER OF NATIONSTHE WOMAN OF DEATHA CABINET SECRETA MILLIONAIRE'S LOVE STORYTHE MYSTERY OF THE CLASPED HANDSMY STRANGEST CASETHE CHILDERBRIDGE MYSTERYTHE KIDNAPPED PRESIDENTA BRIGHTON TRAGEDYTHE RACE OF LIFE The Shorter FictionUNCLE JOE'S LEGACY, AND OTHER STORIESTHE CRIME OF THE UNDERSEASTHE VICEROY'S PROTEGÉ; OR, A PRINCE OF SWINDLERSMISCELLANEOUS TALES The Travel BookON THE WALLABY The BiographyBRIEF BIOGRAPHY: GUY BOOTHBY by Gabriel Stanley Woods Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks