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The Mysterious Doctor Cornelius 1 - The Sculptor of Human Flesh (Paperback)
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The Mysterious Doctor Cornelius 1 - The Sculptor of Human Flesh (Paperback)
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The modern literary archetype of the mad scientist was wonderfully
incarnated in the French proto-science fiction saga of The
Mysterious Dr. Cornelius, a sprawling novel serialized in eighteen
volumes in 1912-13, written by the prolific Gustave Le Rouge,
author of The Vampires of Mars and The Dominion of the World. Dr.
Cornelius Kramm and his brother, Fritz, rule an international
criminal empire called the Red Hand. Cornelius is a brilliant
surgeon, nicknamed the "Sculptor of Human Flesh" because of his
diabolical ability to alter people's likenesses through the science
of carnoplasty. One of Cornelius' agents is the sadistic sociopath
Baruch Jorgell, the son of millionaire Fred Jorgell. Cornelius uses
his surgical prowess to change Baruch's face, making him
unrecognizable. But the Red Hand's growing, global, evil web
eventually causes the creation of an alliance of heroes, who band
together to fight it: Dr. Prosper Bondonnat, a brilliant French
biologist and botanist; American billionaire William Dorgan and his
son, Harry, who is in love Baruch's kind-hearted sister, Isadora;
and finally, Lord Burydan, a colorful, freebooting adventurer.
Gustave Le Rouge (1867-1938) was one of the authors who most
embodied the evolution of modern science fiction, moving it away
from its juvenile beginnings by incorporating real emotions into
his stories, bridging the gap between Vernian and Wellsian science
fiction.
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