The Race of Life (Annotated) (eBook, ePUB) - Boothby, Guy
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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Guy Boothby's style and literary impact Originally published in 1906, "The Race of Life" is a rare melodrama by Australian writer Guy Boothby.
"The Race of Life" is a stirring tale of love and adventure in the Antipodes. Like Australian bush stories in general, it is rich in local colour and strong in the vernacular, but unlike most of them, it was written by a man whose personal knowledge of the scenes was exact and intimate. The novel is set in the wilderness of Northern Queensland, where the main incidents of the story occur.…mehr

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  • This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Guy Boothby's style and literary impact

Originally published in 1906, "The Race of Life" is a rare melodrama by Australian writer Guy Boothby.

"The Race of Life" is a stirring tale of love and adventure in the Antipodes. Like Australian bush stories in general, it is rich in local colour and strong in the vernacular, but unlike most of them, it was written by a man whose personal knowledge of the scenes was exact and intimate.
The novel is set in the wilderness of Northern Queensland, where the main incidents of the story occur. This region forms a fitting stage for the actions of the stockmen, bushrangers, gamblers and sundowners whose plots and counterplots to win the mysterious Moira, the beautiful heroine of the book, make a story of absorbing and thrilling interest.
Autorenporträt
Guy Newell Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, best known for his thrillers and adventure stories. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Boothby was the son of a politician and emerged as a significant figure in turn-of-the-century popular fiction. Embarking on a professional writing career in the early 1890s, Boothby rapidly gained success with his remarkable output of over 50 books before his untimely death at the age of 37. Among his works stands 'The Race of Life,' a novel that continues to epitomize Boothby's narrative energy and mastery in crafting suspense. His literary style often weaved elements of the supernatural with the everyday, placing ordinary characters in extraordinary circumstances. Boothby's most enduring creation is Dr. Nikola-a mastermind whose quest for occult knowledge and power presages characteristics of later super-villains in fiction. Key works like 'A Bid for Fortune' (1895), featuring Dr. Nikola, and 'Pharos the Egyptian' (1899) garnered attention for their vivid storytelling and innovative plots. Boothby's influence can be seen in paving the way for espionage and crime thrillers in the 20th century, a genre that would flourish with authors like John Buchan and Agatha Christie following in his footsteps. His contribution to English literature and particularly to the thriller genre remains of scholarly interest.