Guy Boothby

In Strange Company (eBook, ePUB)

A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

At Guy Booth's Strange Company, Australian writer Guy Boothby put his passion for travel to work as food for his fiction. Although his first publication was a popular science story about traveling around his home country, he soon turned to fiction as an outlet for his work, focusing mainly on adventure adventures, secrets, and discovery stories. In the Strange Company was Boothby

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ktoczyta.pl
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Altersempfehlung: ab 6 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788382172102
• Artikelnr.: 59085738

Autorenporträt

Guy Newell Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, best known for weaving elements of fantasy and adventure into his works, contributing substantially to popular fiction at the turn of the 20th century. Grounded in the literary tradition of the Victorian era, Boothby's tales often revolve around criminal masterminds, a theme popularized by authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells. Among his numerous works, 'In Strange Company' showcases his storytelling prowess, as Boothby captures readers with his vivid descriptions and intriguing plot lines. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Boothby published across genres, with other notable works like 'Dr. Nikola', a series featuring an enigmatic and cunning anti-hero which further cemented his reputation. His writing is characterized by the rapid production of serialized novels, contributing to the canon of popular literature that grappled with themes of imperialism, adventure, and the supernatural. Despite a relatively short life, passing away at the age of 37, Boothby left an indelible mark on the literary world, having penned over 50 books, his prolificacy and narrative flair earning him an enduring place in the annuls of genre fiction.