Delphi Complete Works of Marie Corelli (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Marie Corelli (Illustrated) Synopsis

The English novelist and mystic Marie Corelli enjoyed an immensely successful career, her novels selling more copies than her popular contemporaries, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells and Rudyard Kipling. Her sensation, romance and fantasy novels were eagerly devoured by millions across the world and her admirers ranged from Queen Victoria and Gladstone to the poorest citizens. Today her novels have been largely ignored by critics, though during the height of her success she was the best selling and most highly paid author in England. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Corelli's complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Corelli's life and works* Concise introductions to the major novels* All 23 novels, with individual contents tables* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including 'Wormwood', 'Barabbas', 'Holy Orders' and many more* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Rare story collections available in no other eBook* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the short stories you want to read* A selection of non-fiction * Includes Bertha Vyver's memoir on her close friend - first time in digital print - discover Corelli's literary life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The NovelsA Romance of Two WorldsVendetta!ThelmaArdathWormwood: A Drama of ParisThe Soul of LilithBarabbasThe Sorrows of SatanThe Mighty AtomThe Murder of DeliciaZiska: The Problem of a Wicked SoulBoyThe Master-ChristianTemporal Power: A Study in SupremacyGod's Good ManTreasure of HeavenHoly OrdersLife EverlastingInnocentThe Young DianaThe Secret PowerLove and the PhilosopherOpen Confession to a Man from a WomanThe Shorter FictionCameosThe Song of Miriam and Other StoriesJaneThe Strange Visitation of Josiah McNasonDelicia and Other StoriesThe Love of Long Ago, and Other StoriesThe Short StoriesList of Short Stories in Chronological OrderList of Short Stories in Alphabetical OrderThe Non-FictionThe Modern Marriage MarketThe Passing of the Great QueenThe BiographyMemoirs of Marie Corelli by Bertha VyverPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

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