Marie Corelli (1855-1924) was an eccentric British novelist who enjoyed great literary success from the publication of her first novel in 1886 until World War I. Corelli's novels sold more copies than the combined sales of popular contemporaries, including Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, and Rudyard Kipling, and she was the most widely read popular author of her day. Her fans included Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, and the British royal family.
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Victorian-era writer Marie CorelliÕs epic work Ardath, The Story of a Dead Self, is filled with supernatural and gothic themes. We meet Theos Alwyn, an atheist poet who is lost and disconsolate with life. He begins his journey by seeking out a monastery ... SEE MORE