A Bid For Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta
Gelesen von Peter John Keeble
Guy Boothby
(4,625 Sterne; 60 Bewertungen)
Guy Newell Boothby (1867 – 1905) was a prolific Australian writer. He moved to London in 1894 and became most well-known for his Dr.Nikola mysteries. This book 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. - Summary by Peter Keeble (7 hr 41 min)
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Excellent!
The Outlier
(5 Sterne)
Well written and convincingly narrated, the mystery will keep you engrossed to the end. Boothby a good writer, who crammed in a great deal of literary production despite his own death at a very young age. Recommend further exploration of his succeeding Dr Nikola series.
a bid for fortune or drop Nicolas vendetta
Ian Hamilton
(5 Sterne)
this wonderful book is true boy's own adventure and captivates the listener from the off . the reader John keeble is nothing less than wonderful. thanks John for giving a really good book a great read !!!
AKA Dr Nikola’s Revenge
seventyeight
(5 Sterne)
This book is also known as Dr Nikola’s Revenge. In the description for the recording of the follow-up story the person writing the description refers to THIS recording as Dr Nikola’s Revenge. Great reading and great story!
Great reading of silly book
Tomsha
(4 Sterne)
A rather weak story but the narration is really great. Just like a weak movie script can be saved by great actors, so Mr Keeble’s reading saves an otherwise silly plotholed story.
First of five in the series
Kristie
(5 Sterne)
Great adventure! Dr. Nikola is the original bad guy you love to hate. Starting the second book straight away!
Superb
A. Listener
(5 Sterne)
Excellent story. The reader is perfect for the story.