This is the third Dr Nikola book in a series of five written by Guy Boothby. The main character is Gilbert Pennethorne a man whom "Lady luck" has deserted. A number of commercial failures, estrangement from his family, unsuccessful gold prospecting in Australia and finally having the location of one of the richest undiscovered gold mines in the world stolen from him by a man whom he classifies as his worst enemy. This tips him over the edge of normal reason, such that his desire for revenge is all consuming.
This gives Dr Nikola, ever the master manipulator, the opportunity to utilise Pennethorne’s hatred to his financial advantage by convincing him to murder Richard Bartrand the thief of the mine (now a multi millionaire) in a devilish and bizzarre mechanical method. After the deed is done, Pennethorne, essentially a decent man, realises his serious error in being an accomplice to Nikola and flees the country en route for South Africa. Thus his adventures at sea and on land begin and his true nature is divulged. ( Peter Keeble)
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Genres for the project: Action & Adventure Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: later (pk)
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I can DPL? It seems like the kind of book I would love to listen to. If someone else didn't take it already
Hope Kuerschner
It is not the will of God that in this life we should be sinless, Lest we should find a perfection apart from forgiveness. P.T Forsyth Theologians have done more to hide the gospel of Christ than any of its adversaries. GM
The file name should have "128kb" in it (not 128kbp). When we migrate the files to Archive.org it would cause problems. Just reupload the file with the correct name and then change the link in the MW.
I was wondering what text you use, or if you maybe posted an unedited version cause I listened for about 10 min and there were quite a few minor word switches? So I am just wondering what text you are following?
Hope
Hope Kuerschner
It is not the will of God that in this life we should be sinless, Lest we should find a perfection apart from forgiveness. P.T Forsyth Theologians have done more to hide the gospel of Christ than any of its adversaries. GM
You are quite right; I was using the link from the magic window which takes you to archive.org. There appeared to be a number of choices to read the book I chose the full text version which on reflection and comparing it against the archive reader it was a bad choice, there are anomalies in the print of the full text version for instance "Ben Garman" is written as "Orman" I failed to spot some of these......... Mea Culpa.
I am going through the whole chapter against the text contained in the archive reader and making alterations where necessary. If it sounds too bitty I am perfectly happy to completely redo.
I do have bad news though, I am PLing two other books and no one was picking up the chapters, but now suddenly they are. And I am also going on a 3 week trip so as much as I hate to admit it to myself (as I do find the book interesting) I think I will have to drop the project. I simply will not be able to keep up with it. If it goes on for a bit and no one else picks it up then maybe I'll come back, but I can't be the DPL for now.
Hope Kuerschner
It is not the will of God that in this life we should be sinless, Lest we should find a perfection apart from forgiveness. P.T Forsyth Theologians have done more to hide the gospel of Christ than any of its adversaries. GM
