Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 - 26 February 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. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell Boothby was born in Adelaide to a...

Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 - 26 February 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. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell oothby was born in Adelaide to a...

Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 - 26 February 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. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell oothby was born in Adelaide to a...

Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 - 26 February 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. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell oothby was born in Adelaide to a...

Guy Boothby (1867-1905) was one of the best known Australian authors at the turn of the nineteenth century, winning praise from the likes of George Orwell and Rudyard Kipling. The million-selling author wrote prolifically across genres with collections of short stories such as this one running the gamut from ghost story to short melodramas. Boothby's fame comes from his skilful crafting of familiar yet eccentric characters that draw you into their worlds for a brief, mesmerising adventure. Includes 18 short stories: How Grandfather Saved Captain Jack Uncle Joe's Legacy Remorseless Vengeance...

First published in 1901, this novel by best-selling author Guy Boothby tells story of three men in the jungles of Burma who find an amazing treasure in the form of rubies and sapphires. They come to blows over the treasure, even though there is more than enough for all of them, and split up. One of the men sneaks off with the majority of the jewels and leaves the other two to the mercy of the Chinese. Later, back in England, the two stranded treasure hunters turn up at the office of a detective. They want him to find their -partner- and retrieve the jewels. The two men are in pretty bad...