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A Bid for Fortune
Dr. Nikola´s VendettaBy Guy Boothby
Length9h 9m
About this audiobook
"A Bid for Fortune" (AKA "Dr. Nikola's Vendetta"), written by Guy Boothby and first published 1895, is the first in a series of five and introduces the good doctor himself.
Dr. Nikola Is a criminal mastermind with an occult twist and like much fiction of that era this book and the following are more about how others fall under his spell and into his web. Here we have an adventure and love story that sweeps us from Australia, the South Seas, the Middle East and rural Hampshire with our lovestruck hero constantly battling against Dr. Nikola and his cohorts. The sense of mystery and the exotic settings are exceptionally well portrayed and give the book a nostalgic appeal for the days of imperialists and hardened empire builders.
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. He can cause ordinary men to see images in pools of liquid, and prophesy into the future. It's said that he knows the hour, moment, and method of his own demise.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Dystopia, Literary Classics
Length9 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 24, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART 1
2Prologue; Dr. Nikola
3Chapter 1. I Determine To Take A Holiday.—Sydney, And What Befel Me There
4Chapter 2. London
5Chapter 3. I Visit My Relations
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6Chapter 4. I Save An Important Life
7Chapter 5. Mystery
8Chapter 6. I Meet Dr. Nikola Again
9Chapter 7. Port Said, And What Befel Us There
10Chapter 8. Our Imprisonment And Attempt At Escape
11Chapter 9. Dr. Nikola Permits Us A Free Passage
12PART 2
13Chapter 1. We Reach Australia, And The Result
14Chapter 2. On The Trail
15Chapter 3. Lord Beckenham's Story
16Chapter 4. Following Up A Clue
17Chapter 5. The Islands, And What We Found There
18Chapter 6. Conclusion
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