Boothby, Guy, 1867-1905

Guy Boothby (1867-1905) was an English writer of popular fiction in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, though public information about the details of his life is limited. Sixteen of his works are held in this collection, mostly adventure, mystery and popular romance, commonly classified under inspirational growth. Representative titles include A Bid for Fortune; or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta, Pharos, The Egyptian: A Romance, Long Live the King! and My Strangest Case, whose titles reveal his fondness for exotic settings, mysterious figures and tightly paced plots. Boothby was skilled at driving narrative through sustained suspense and created memorable characters such as Dr. Nikola; his works found a wide readership in their day and had some influence on later adventure and thriller writing.