Publisher's Synopsis
Doctor Therne is a novel written by H. Rider Haggard, a renowned British author. The story takes place in the late 19th century in England, where a young doctor named John Therne is practicing medicine in the small town of Bryngelly.Dr. Therne is a talented physician who is respected by his colleagues and loved by his patients. However, he is also a man with a dark secret. He is experimenting with a new drug that he believes can cure any disease, but the drug has some dangerous side effects that he keeps hidden from everyone.As Dr. Therne's experiments continue, the people of Bryngelly start to become suspicious of him. They begin to fear that he is using his patients as guinea pigs and that he is putting their lives at risk. Meanwhile, a young woman named Elsie has fallen in love with Dr. Therne, but she too becomes suspicious of his experiments and begins to investigate.The novel explores themes of science, ethics, and morality, as well as the consequences of playing God. It also delves into the complexities of human relationships and the power of love.Overall, Doctor Therne is a gripping and thought-provoking novel that will keep readers engaged from beginning to end. It is a classic work of fiction by one of the greatest writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Sir Thomas Colford and I, with our little knots of agents and sub- agents, placed ourselves one on each side of the table, waiting in respectful silence while the clerk dealt out the papers, as a player deals out cards. It was an anxious moment, as any one who has gone through a closely-contested parliamentary election can testify. For ten days or more the strain had been great, but, curiously enough, now at its climax it seemed to have lost its grip of me. I watched the denoument of the game with keenness and interest indeed, but as though I were not immediately and personally concerned.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
