Guy N Boothby

Mystery of the Clasped Hands the Original Vintage Mystery Complete & Unabridged Guy N Boothby

Publisher Marketing: This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original version of "The Mystery of the Clasped Hands," printed on heavy, bright white paper in a large 7.44"x9.69" format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design. An exact counterpart of our standard 6"x9" edition, by increasing page size along with type size we are able to offer unabridged, high-quality large print versions at reasonable prices. "The Mystery of the Clasped Hands..." From the first moment he laid eyes on her, Godfrey Henderson, promising young artist, knew that he would, "he must," paint the portrait of beautiful young Teresina: ""She was tall, graceful, and so beautiful, in a statuesque way, that Henderson felt his heart thrill with pleasure at the sight of her. Here was the very woman he had been so anxious to discover. If he had hunted the Continent of Europe through, he could not have found any one better suited to the requirements of the work he had in hand...'What a perfect face!' exclaimed Godfrey, more to himself than to his companion. 'At any hazard, I must induce her to sit to me.'" But even as the exquisite portrait took form, trouble was brewing. Oblivious to the coming storm until it was pointed out to him, Henderson still could not have imagined that he would become enmeshed in a web of unrequited love, jealousy, anger and deceit, ending in a murder of which he stood accused, and horrified by the grisly clue which would give the papers a name for the sensational story: ""In his own mind he had no doubt that it emanated from Teresina, who, as he was aware, had been informed as to his approaching marriage. Having untied the cord, he prized the lid, which was nailed down, with a dagger paper-knife, which he took from a table close at hand. An unpleasant odour immediately permeated the room. A folded sheet of newspaper covered the contents, whatever they were, and this Godfrey removed, only to spring back with a cry of horror. In the box, the fingers tightly interlaced, were two tiny hands, which had been severed from the body, to which they had once belonged, at the wrist."" "Guy Newell Boothby" Guy Newell Boothby (1867 - 1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensationalist fiction and best known today for the Dr. Nikola series. Born in Adelaide, Boothby was the son of Thomas Wilde Boothby, a member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly, and the grandson of Benjamin Boothby, a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia. When Boothby was six he and his mother traveled to England and he was educated at Warminster School in Salisbury and Christ's Hospital, London. He returned to Australia at the age of 16 in 1883, and his family's political ties led to his appointment as private secretary to the mayor of Adelaide. Boothby found the work uninteresting and quit. He subsequently traveled across Australia with his brother, and this journey became the basis for his first published work, "On the Wallaby: or, Through the East and Across Australia" (1894). Boothby's early works dealt mainly with Australian life, but he soon turned to genre fiction, often primarily with an occult theme. Boothby died at age 38 after contracting influenza. Contributor Bio:  Press, Summit Classic "Yogi Ramacharaka" was actually one of many pseudonyms used by William Walker Atkinson (1862-1932), a prolific American writer who was a major force behind the "new thought" movement and published extensively in areas of yoga, the occult, eastern mysticism, personal development, and related subjects. Atkinson is believed to have written over 100 books, but he worked from behind a series of pen names and published most of his work through two publishing companies which he owned and operated. It is impossible to know with any certainty how many of the "authors" to whom books were attributed were in fact Atkinson himself. A successful businessman and attorney, Atkinson suffered what may have been a nervous breakdown in the late 1880's and, in the course of his recovery, became immersed in the "new thought" movement, eastern mysticism, and yoga. He relocated to Chicago, epicenter of the New Thought movement, became the editor of multiple New Thought magazines, and began publishing his books. While the Ramacharaka persona may have been fictitious, Atkinson was in fact a serious and devoted student and practitioner of yoga, and was a major force in introducing yoga and Hindu philosophy and eastern religious mysticism to the United States. The Ramacharaka writings are still widely read and well-respected, and his Advanced Course in Yoga Philosophy and Oriental Occultism is still widely considered an excellent basic text for the western layman. Contributor Bio:  Bandy, G Edward "Yogi Ramacharaka" was actually one of many pseudonyms used by William Walker Atkinson (1862-1932), a prolific American writer who was a major force behind the "new thought" movement and published extensively in areas of yoga, the occult, eastern mysticism, personal development, and related subjects. Atkinson is believed to have written over 100 books, but he worked from behind a series of pen names and published most of his work through two publishing companies which he owned and operated. It is impossible to know with any certainty how many of the "authors" to whom books were attributed were in fact Atkinson himself. A successful businessman and attorney, Atkinson suffered what may have been a nervous breakdown in the late 1880's and, in the course of his recovery, became immersed in the "new thought" movement, eastern mysticism, and yoga. He relocated to Chicago, epicenter of the New Thought movement, became the editor of multiple New Thought magazines, and began publishing his books. While the Ramacharaka persona may have been fictitious, Atkinson was in fact a serious and devoted student and practitioner of yoga, and was a major force in introducing yoga and Hindu philosophy and eastern religious mysticism to the United States. The Ramacharaka writings are still widely read and well-respected, and his Advanced Course in Yoga Philosophy and Oriental Occultism is still widely considered an excellent basic text for the western layman.