The Lust of Hate
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 Title page for The Lust of Hate (1898) | |
| Author | Guy Boothby |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Dr. Nikola |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock and Bowden |
Publication date | 1896 |
| Publication place | U.K. |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 322 pp |
| Preceded by | Doctor Nikola |
| Followed by | Dr Nikola's Experiment |
The Lust of Hate (1897) is a novel by Australian writer Guy Boothby. It was his third novel to feature his recurring character Dr. Nikola. It was originally serialised in several Australian newspapers in 1897, (including The Age, The Adelaide Observer, The Evening Journal and The Queenslander) before it was then published in book form in the United Kingdom by Ward, Lock and Bowden in 1898.[1]
"In this the third of Boothby's Dr. Nikola novels, Nikola applies his almost hypnotic persuasion to convince an out-of-luck Australian, formerly from England, named Gilbert Pennethorne to assist Nikola unwittingly in an evil scheme. Nikola takes advantage of Pennethorne's intense desire for revenge against a former boss in Australia who stole information about the location of a gold field that would have made Pennethorne immensely wealthy.
"Using that information the boss made himself rich, living a high life in London, while Pennethorne remained penniless. Nikola contrives a plan and a device for Pennethorne to commit the perfect murder of the wealthy thief. Unknowingly, Pennethorne thus becomes a party to another one of Nikola's insidious schemes."[1]
Publishing history
Following the book's initial newspaper serialisation, and then publication by Ward, Lock and Bowden in 1898[2] it was subsequently published as follows:[1]
- Appleton, 1898, USA[3]
The novel was translated into Danish (1916).[1]