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My dear Bruce, I would risk twice as much to attain my ends. If I did not think it worth it I should not have embarked upon it at all. You little know the value of my quest. With the knowledge I shall gain I shall revolutionize the whole science of medicine. There will be only... Read Full Overview

It was Saturday afternoon, about a quarter-past four o'clock if my memory servesme, and the road, known as the Maloo, leading to the Bubbling Well, that singlebreathing place of Shanghai, was crowded. Fashionable barouches, C-spring buggies, spider-wheel dogcarts, to say nothing... Read Full Overview

Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as powerful as any government or priesthood in the world." Its members can extend life, perform magic, and raise the dead. With these miracles at his command, Nikola knows he can change... Read Full Overview

Dr. Nikola Returns is a novel written by Guy Boothby, first published in 1896. The book is a sequel to Boothby's earlier work, A Bid for Fortune, and follows the adventures of the villainous Dr. Nikola. The story begins with Dr. Nikola returning to England after a long absence... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Guy Boothbys second novel of five about the notorious Doctor Nikola, an occultist anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination. All the titels in the serie: Dr Nikola I - Enter, dr Nikola Dr Nikola II - Dr Nikola Returns Dr Nikola III - The Lust of Hate Dr Nikola IV - Dr... Read Full Overview

Dr Nikola Returns Guy Boothby Guy Newell Boothby (1867 - 1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in a variety magazines around the turn of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr... Read Full Overview

In this second of Boothby's Dr. Nikola novels, adventurer Wilfred Bruce meets Dr. Nokola, who wants to hire Bruce to help him penetrate a secluded Chinese monastic society to obtain the occult secret for immortality. Dr. Nikola demonstrates to Bruce that he and his black cat... Read Full Overview

Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as powerful as any government or priesthood in the world." Its members can extend life, perform magic, and raise the dead. With these miracles at his command, Nikola knows he can change... Read Full Overview

Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as powerful as any government or priesthood in the world." Its members can extend life, perform magic, and raise the dead. With these miracles at his command, Nikola knows he can change... Read Full Overview

Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as powerful as any government or priesthood in the world." Its members can extend life, perform magic, and raise the dead. With these miracles at his command, Nikola knows he can change... Read Full Overview

Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as powerful as any government or priesthood in the world." Its members can extend life, perform magic, and raise the dead. With these miracles at his command, Nikola knows he can change... Read Full Overview

Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as powerful as any government or priesthood in the world." Its members can extend life, perform magic, and raise the dead. With these miracles at his command, Nikola knows he can change... Read Full Overview