Author: BOOTHBY, GUY
Title: Doctor Nikola
Description: London: Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, [1918].. Early edition. 256 p. with b/w frontisp HARDCOVER: (Orig. red embossed cloth with bright gilt. lettering, Name on end paper. One nkt underlining in Contents, else VERY GOOD) ¶ The first in the famous Doctor Nikola series. A Wonderful Tale of Dr. Nikola's adventures in trying to learn Occult Chinese Secrets. 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. Adventure novel, The first of four novels to feature Doctor Nikola the occult adventurer who seeks immortality. Guy Boothby's Nikola series, one of the more successful, was gritty and atmospheric; Victorian crime with a dark edge, His early work was more in the field of music (he wrote two librettos for opera) until 1894 when his first book was published.

Keywords: English Literature 19th Century


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