'Farewell, Nikola'

by Guy Boothby

"Farewell, Nikola" by Guy Boothby is a novel published in 1901. This fifth and final installment reunites readers with the enigmatic Dr. Nikola, now residing in a sinister Venetian palace conducting mysterious scientific experiments. When he crosses paths with Sir Richard Hatteras and old acquaintances, secrets of Nikola's dark past emerge, including his birth story and a consuming obsession with revenge against the son of his mother's betrayer.