'Farewell Nikola' eBook Guy Boothby
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We were in Venice; Venice the silent and mysterious; the one European city of which I never tire. My wife had not enjoyed good health for some months past, and for this reason we had been wintering in Southern Italy. After that we had come slowly north, spending a month in Florence, and a fortnight in Rome en route, until we found ourselves in Venice, occupying a suite of apartments at Galaghetti's famous hotel overlooking the Grand Canal. Our party was a small one; it consisted of my wife, her friend, Gertrude Trevor, and myself, Richard Hatteras, once of the South Sea Islands, but now of the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It may account for our fondness of Venice when I say that four years previous we had spent the greater part of our honeymoon there. Whatever the cause may have been, however, there could be no sort of doubt that the grand old city, with its palaces and churches, its associations stretching back to long-forgotten centuries, and its silent waterways, possessed a great fascination for us. We were never tired of exploring it, finding something to interest us in even the most out-of-the-way corners. In Miss Trevor we possessed a charming companion, a vital necessity, as you will admit, when people travel together. She was an uncommon girl in more ways than one; a girl, so it seems to me, England alone is able to produce. She could not be described as a pretty girl, but then the word "pretty" is one that sometimes comes perilously near carrying contempt with it; one does not speak of Venus de Medici as pretty, nor would one describe the Apollo Belvedere as very nice-looking. That Miss Trevor was exceedingly handsome would, I fancy, be generally admitted. At any rate she would command attention wherever she might go, and that is an advantage which few of us possess. Should a more detailed description of her be necessary, I might add that she was tall and dark, with black hair and large luminous eyes that haunted one, and were suggestive of a southern ancestor. She was the daughter, and indeed the only child, of the well-known Dean of Bedminster, and this was the first time she had visited Italy, or that she had been abroad. The wonders of the Art Country were all new to her, and in consequence our wanderings were one long succession of delight. Every day added some new pleasure to her experiences, while each night saw a life desire gratified.
'Farewell Nikola' eBook Guy Boothby
The story of Dr Nikola has come full circle. The main character of the first story was Richard Hatteras with Nikola being the enigmatic villain. The second book focused on Wilfred Bruce who worked alongside Dr Nikola, who now didn't seem like nearly as bad of a fellow. Gilbert Pennethorne was the protagonist of the third book and Nikola was back to being a villain although this book could be removed from the series with no loss. The fourth book starred Dr. Ingleby who was again an assistant to Dr Nikola and again Dr Nikola was portrayed as a much more sympathetic character. In the fifth and final book Richard Hatteras returns and discovers that Nikola isn't nearly the monster he seemed in their previous encounter. It's not that Boothby has changed the character of Dr Nikola, it's simply offering Hatteras a new perspective. Nikola isn't necessarily evil but he has definite goals and will go to extremes to attain them.The biggest issue I've had with the series is that when Dr Nikola is in a scene it can be riveting but when he's absent the story often grinds to a slow slog. Regardless of whether the name is Hatteras, Bruce, Pennethorne or Ingleby they all have the same boring Victorian personality. I enjoyed the second and fourth books the most because Nikola had a more prominent roll. In this book he's absent for long stretches of time and the story just DRAGS.
Given the fact that the entire series has hinged on Dr Nikola's quest for the secret of immortality you might except this final book to tie everything together except the book veers off into a completely different direction. Nikola is out for revenge on a very evil man who did him a terrible wrong long ago. It's a decent revenge story although it drags for long periods. The main problem is this is the FINAL book and it eschews the main plot of the entire series. I guess Nikola really did give up his quest for immortality with his failed experiment in the previous book. So do I recommend the series as a whole? Not really. It has it's moments but there are so many long sections that just plod along and the ending is a dud. What kept me going in the series was the hope for something really spectacular to occur at the end but instead the story just kind of petered out.
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'Farewell Nikola' eBook Guy Boothby Reviews
Another Nikola tale that is a little on the quiet side. Richard Hatteras, his wife and a female acquaintance are in Italy, and so is Nikola.
When Hatteras realises this, he cannot quite work out why, but it is pretty sure that it is something dodgy. He wants to keep his young noble friend out of trouble, too, both of the female and Nikola variety.
I discovered "Dr Nikola" through a cameo in another story, and it is always nice to find a couple of free novels to add to the reading list.
I started with the first "A Bid for Fortune", then "Dr Nikola's Experiment" and finally this one.
These three all worked well on my app ( App on Android). There are a couple of others, but the free versions demonstrated formatting issues on my app. I will probably look out for a paid version of the others with corrected formatting.
The 'Farewell' story presents Nikola in a fresh, and more flattering light. But still with a strong level of intrigue.
The story of Dr Nikola has come full circle. The main character of the first story was Richard Hatteras with Nikola being the enigmatic villain. The second book focused on Wilfred Bruce who worked alongside Dr Nikola, who now didn't seem like nearly as bad of a fellow. Gilbert Pennethorne was the protagonist of the third book and Nikola was back to being a villain although this book could be removed from the series with no loss. The fourth book starred Dr. Ingleby who was again an assistant to Dr Nikola and again Dr Nikola was portrayed as a much more sympathetic character. In the fifth and final book Richard Hatteras returns and discovers that Nikola isn't nearly the monster he seemed in their previous encounter. It's not that Boothby has changed the character of Dr Nikola, it's simply offering Hatteras a new perspective. Nikola isn't necessarily evil but he has definite goals and will go to extremes to attain them.
The biggest issue I've had with the series is that when Dr Nikola is in a scene it can be riveting but when he's absent the story often grinds to a slow slog. Regardless of whether the name is Hatteras, Bruce, Pennethorne or Ingleby they all have the same boring Victorian personality. I enjoyed the second and fourth books the most because Nikola had a more prominent roll. In this book he's absent for long stretches of time and the story just DRAGS.
Given the fact that the entire series has hinged on Dr Nikola's quest for the secret of immortality you might except this final book to tie everything together except the book veers off into a completely different direction. Nikola is out for revenge on a very evil man who did him a terrible wrong long ago. It's a decent revenge story although it drags for long periods. The main problem is this is the FINAL book and it eschews the main plot of the entire series. I guess Nikola really did give up his quest for immortality with his failed experiment in the previous book. So do I recommend the series as a whole? Not really. It has it's moments but there are so many long sections that just plod along and the ending is a dud. What kept me going in the series was the hope for something really spectacular to occur at the end but instead the story just kind of petered out.
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