'Septimus', a novel by William John Locke takes readers on a journey of unexpected twists and turns. Meet the two intriguing male protagonists, Septimus Dix, an absent-minded and introverted inventor, and Clem Sypher, a larger-than-life middle-aged man consumed by his own creation, a revolutionary patent medicine. Explore the lives of the two central women, the resolute widow Zora Middlemist and her devoted sister Emmy, as they find themselves entangled in a passionate affair with a charming actor.
