This is the first in Boothby's series of Dr. Nikola novels. It opens with the manager of a fine London restaurant preparing for a dinner reserved in an odd letter originating from Brazil 3 months prior, for 4 persons in a private room, where 3 guests will arrive showing cards with a red dot. One will be from China, one from South Africa, one from England, plus the host, Dr Nikola, who is of unknown nationality but is later revealed to travel the world widely. The letter specifies certain preparations, such as no electric lighting but rather candles with red shades, a small jug of fresh milk, and a porcelain saucer.
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Boothby's Nikola may be the world's first modern super villain: he is a master of hypnotism and mind control, a telepathic adept, and an astral projectionist.
Boothby's Nikola may be the world's first modern super villain: he is a master of hypnotism and mind control, a telepathic adept, and an astral projectionist.
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THE manager of the new Imperial Restaurant on the Thames Embankment went into his luxurious private office and shut the door.
Sub-titled 'Dr. Nikola's Vendetta' this is the first story of an occultist anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination.
Guy Boothby's A Bid for Fortune or Dr Nikola's Vendetta (1895), a crime novel set in Sydney and London, involves a merchant, Richard Hatteras, and Dr. Nikola, a criminal genius cum magician.
A Bid for Fortune or Dr Nikola's Vendettaby Guy Newell BoothbyThis is the first in Boothby's series of Dr. Nikola novels.
Boothby's Nikola may be the world's first modern super villain: he is a master of hypnotism and mind control, a telepathic adept, and an astral projectionist.