"Pharos, The Egyptian: A Romance" by Guy Boothby is a captivating tale set in the late 1800s, following Cyril Forrester, an artist caught in a web of mystery spun by the enigmatic Pharos, an Egyptian man with dark intentions. Guided by a cryptic package delivered to Sir William Betford from Honoré de Silva, the thrilling story is told through Forrester’s own letters, where he recounts his fateful encounter with a drowning man that leads him to the unnerving Pharos, whose magnetic hold on Forrester sets in motion a chain of events filled with suspense. As Forrester's past intertwines with dark family secrets, the novel explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and the supernatural in a narrative rich with intrigue and existential dread.
Pharos, The Egyptian: A Romance
By Guy Boothby
When an artist crosses paths with a mysterious Egyptian, his life unravels into a thrilling journey filled with dark family secrets, betrayal, and terrifying supernatural forces.
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2010-09-03
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About the AuthorGuy Newell Boothby was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell.
Guy Newell Boothby was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell.
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