Publisher's Synopsis
The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton is a novel written by Wardon Allan Curtis and published in 1903. The story follows the titular character, Mr. Middleton, a wealthy and successful businessman who becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre and inexplicable events. The novel begins with Mr. Middleton attending a dinner party where he meets a mysterious woman named Madame Koluchy. She invites him to visit her at her home, where he discovers a hidden laboratory filled with strange equipment and experiments. Madame Koluchy reveals that she has discovered a way to transfer human consciousness into other bodies, and she offers to transfer Mr. Middleton's consciousness into the body of a young man named Paul. After the transfer, Mr. Middleton finds himself in a world that is completely unfamiliar to him. He must navigate his new life as Paul, which includes a complicated love triangle with two women, as well as a dangerous encounter with a criminal gang. As the story progresses, Mr. Middleton/Paul becomes embroiled in a series of increasingly bizarre and dangerous situations, including a trip to a hidden city in the Arctic and encounters with a mysterious cult. Throughout it all, he must grapple with his own identity and the question of whether he will ever be able to return to his old life. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton is a thrilling and thought-provoking novel that explores themes of identity, morality, and the limits of science. It is a must-read for fans of science fiction and adventure stories from the early 20th century.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.
