Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 – 26 February 1905) was an Australian novelist and writer. Boothby was born in Adelaide, son of Thomas Wilde Boothby, who for a time was a member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly. Guy Boothby's grandfather was Benjamin Boothby (1803-1868), judge of the supreme court of South Australia from 1853 to 1867. Guy Boothby was educated at Salisbury, near Adelaide, and Christ's Hospital, London.

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  • Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 – 26 February 1905) was an Australian novelist and writer. Boothby was born in Adelaide, son of Thomas Wilde Boothby, who for a time was a member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly. Guy Boothby's grandfather was Benjamin Boothby (1803-1868), judge of the supreme court of South Australia from 1853 to 1867. Guy Boothby was educated at Salisbury, near Adelaide, and Christ's Hospital, London. In 1890 Boothby wrote the libretto for a comic opera, Sylvia, which was published and produced at Adelaide in December 1890, and in 1891 appeared The Jonquil: an Opera. The music in each case was written by Cecil James Sharp. Boothby worked as secretary to the mayor of Adelaide. In 1894 he published On the Wallaby or Through the East and Across Australia, an account of the travels of himself and his brother, including a description of their journey across Australia from Cooktown to Adelaide. In the same year his first novel, In Strange Company, was published in London and was quickly successful. Boothby moved to the United Kingdom in 1894. He wrote over 50 books over the course of a decade, before dying of pneumonia in Bournemouth.
  • Guy Newell Boothby war ein australischer Schriftsteller. Boothby war ein Sohn des australischen Abgeordneten Thomas Wilde Boothby und sein Großvater war Benjamin Boothby, ein ehemaliger Richter am Obersten Gerichtshof South Australias. Seine Schulzeit erlebte Boothby in Salisbury (bei Adelaide) und später am „Christ's Hospital“ in London. Bereits während seiner Schulzeit begann Boothby mit ersten literarischen Versuchen. 1890 entstand ein Libretto „Sylvia“, das im Dezember desselben Jahres veröffentlicht wurde und im darauffolgendem Jahr schrieb Boothby die Oper „The Jonquil“. Seinen Lebensunterhalt verdiente Boothby als Sektretär des Bürgermeisters von Adelaide. Als solcher unternahm er zusammen mit seinem Bruder Benjamin eine Studienreise durch Australien. Die Erlebnisse dieser Unternehmung veröffentlichte er 1894 unter dem Titel „On the Wallaby or through the East and across Australia“; sein Bruder lieferte dazu die Illustrationen. Ende 1894 ging Boothby nach England und ließ sich in Bournemouth nieder. Dort lebte er bis an sein Lebensende.
  • Guy Boothby fue un novelista australiano. En 1891 atravesó Australia de norte a sur. Sus novelas, que ascienden a unas 50, en mayor parte de aventuras, alcanzaron gran popularidad. Entre las mejores se cuentan Beutiful white Devil (1896) y Dr. Nikola (1896).
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  • Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 – 26 February 1905) was an Australian novelist and writer. Boothby was born in Adelaide, son of Thomas Wilde Boothby, who for a time was a member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly. Guy Boothby's grandfather was Benjamin Boothby (1803-1868), judge of the supreme court of South Australia from 1853 to 1867. Guy Boothby was educated at Salisbury, near Adelaide, and Christ's Hospital, London.
  • Guy Newell Boothby war ein australischer Schriftsteller. Boothby war ein Sohn des australischen Abgeordneten Thomas Wilde Boothby und sein Großvater war Benjamin Boothby, ein ehemaliger Richter am Obersten Gerichtshof South Australias. Seine Schulzeit erlebte Boothby in Salisbury (bei Adelaide) und später am „Christ's Hospital“ in London. Bereits während seiner Schulzeit begann Boothby mit ersten literarischen Versuchen.
  • Guy Boothby fue un novelista australiano. En 1891 atravesó Australia de norte a sur. Sus novelas, que ascienden a unas 50, en mayor parte de aventuras, alcanzaron gran popularidad. Entre las mejores se cuentan Beutiful white Devil (1896) y Dr. Nikola (1896).
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