{"product_id":"doctor-mystery-paul-divoi-9781649321282","title":"Doctor Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1894 and 1914, Paul d'Ivoi (1856-1915) wrote a series of 21 volumes, collectively entitled \u003cem\u003eThe Eccentric Voyages\u003c\/em\u003e, clearly inspired by and updating Jules Verne's classic \u003cem\u003eExtraordinary Voyages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile not quite matching Verne for verve and invention, d'Ivoi succeeded in appealing to a new generation of readers by updating many of the great author's ideas, featuring amongst other concepts, an airship with mobile wings, an amphibious mobile fortress, a super-submarine, various types of death rays, futuristic weapons and other mechanical sci-fi devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoctor Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1900) is the third in a series of four volumes of The Eccentric Voyages to be published by Black Coat Press, after \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAround the World on Five Sous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1894) and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Musketeer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1907), in order to illustrate d'Ivoi's not insignificant contribution to the French \u003cem\u003eroman scientifique\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn it, the hero travels through India in a sophisticated, electric-powered vehicle with his young companion, a Parisian street urchin nicknamed Cicada, on a mission of revenge, as well as a plan to free India from the yoke of the British Empire. Who is Doctor Mystery? What secrets are buried in his past? Will his scientific arsenal prove sufficient to fight the dark forces who have decreed his death? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul D'Ivoi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1649321287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649321282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollywood Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Paul D'Ivoi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073915842815,"sku":"9781649321282","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ec5ae25-c6cf-4f25-b327-0d49dddc0739.jpg?v=1685450675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doctor-mystery-paul-divoi-9781649321282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}