Två Världar
En ung kvinna står vid sitt livs val: självmord, eller ett fortsatt sökande efter lycka. Hennes doktor skickar iväg henne på en semester, där hon träffar en italiensk konstnär. Konstnären säger sig ha svaret på hennes existensiella frågor. Han leder henne in i en surrealistisk drömvärld, där oändliga solsystem och blixtrande stjärnor exploderar framför hennes ögon. Kvinnan lyssnar till sånger om människans allra djupaste hemligheter, religionens kraft och änglalika välsignelser. -
Ardath
Poeten Theos Alwyn reser till ett öde beläget kloster för att finna någon som kan hjälpa honom att förgöra hans själ. Theos träffar Heliobas, men istället för att genomföra önskningen, leder bekantskapen till djupa diskussioner som inspirerar Theos. Han skriver en episk dikt och sänder den till sin förläggare. Kort därpå träffar Theos en ängel, som uppmanar honom att söka efter Ardath. -
Sorrows of Satan; Or, the Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire
The Sorrows of Satan; Or, the Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire
The Sorrows of Satan
A poverty-stricken man suddenly inherits a fortune and is guided by the mysterious Lucio who introduces him to a world of fame, greed and materialism. As he navigates a path of destruction, he begins to question his partner’s motives. Geoffrey Tempest is a struggling writer on the verge of homelessness. He lives in a bustling and expensive city that bends to the rich and powerful. His life dramatically changes when he receives an inheritance from a deceased relative. This sparks the arrival of Lucio, a gentleman who is eager to help Geoffrey manage his wealth. He introduces the new heir to vices that cause more harm than good. Geoffrey soon discovers Lucio’s true identity and must choose between the fruits of the spirit and desires of the flesh. The Sorrows of Satan is a commentary on the ancient battle of good versus evil. Corelli uses contemporary London to display man’s worldly temptations. The story centers opposing ideals driven by a charismatic and undeniable force. With an
Marie Corelli's The Sorrows of Satan
Set in late nineteenth-century London, this Faustian novel is a masterful example of gothic horror fiction, analysing the depths of human desire and exploring the eternal battle between good and evil. A disillusioned and penniless author, Geoffrey Tempest, receives three letters. The first is from a friend who has come into fortune and may be able to offer financial help. The second is from a solicitor informing him he's inherited a fortune from a relative. The third is from Lucio, a foreign aristocrat who guides Tempest in using his new wealth. Despite many warnings, Tempest is unable to see Lucio is an earthly incarnation of the Devil, and he's seduced into a world of opulent decadence. But as the allure of his newfound life intensifies, he soon discovers the true cost of his Faustian bargain. Caught in a moral quandary, he must confront his inner demons and decide whether pursuing worldly desires is worth the sacrifice of his soul. This volume is part of the Mothers of the Macabre
Skorb Satany
Dejstvie romana proiskhodit v Londone v 1895 godu. Satana khodit sredi ljudej v poiskakh ocherednoj igrushki, s kotoroj smozhet pozabavitsja, chtoby pokazat Bogu, chto mozhet razvratit kogo ugodno. On khochet najti kogo-to dostojnogo, kto smozhet soprotivljatsja iskushenijam, no vokrug tsarit bezverie, korruptsija, prodazhnost. Dzheffri Tempest, molodoj obednevshij pisatel, edva svodit kontsy s kontsami, bezuspeshno pytaetsja prodat svoj roman. V ocherednoj raz, kogda on razmyshljaet o svoem otchajannom polozhenii, on zamechaet na stole tri pisma. Pervoe - ot druga iz Avstralii, kotoryj razbogatel na zolotodobyche, on soobschaet, chto posylaet k Dzheffri druga, kotoryj pomozhet emu vybratsja iz bednosti. Vtoroe - zapiska ot poverennogo, v kotoroj podrobno opisyvaetsja, chto on unasledoval sostojanie ot umershego rodstvennika. Trete - rekomendatelnoe pismo ot Knjazja Lucho Rimaneza, 'izbavitelja ot bednosti', pro kotorogo pisal drug iz Avstralii. Smozhet li Dzheffri sdelat pravilnyj
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan (1895) is a masterpiece by Corelli's and it is a novel where her perspectives on society and religion are showcased the most clearly. What's more, is that it serves as a savage retort to her critics, who had criticized her past novel, Barabbas (1893). The novel's first pages are astonishingly gripping. Geoffrey Tempest, the narrator, draws his experience of destitution - misery that denies one of one's respect, as hunger transforms even the noblest person into a wrecked creature. As his last desire to make ends meet through journalism fails, Geoffrey is very close to ending it all when he gets a startling message from a Prince Lucio Rim nez. London, 1895, and Satan is at large. He is looking for somebody ethically strong enough to be able to withstand temptation, yet his chances at success seem bleak. Britain is a city of the corrupt. The aristocracy is monetarily and spiritually bankrupt; church pioneers no longer have any confidence in God; Victorian idealism
Vendetta, ili Istorija vsemi zabytogo
Graf Fabio Romani, kotorogo vse schitajut odnoj iz zhertv epidemii kholery, bushevavshej v Neapole v kontse XIX veka, 'voskresaet iz mertvykh'... Odnako, vozvrativshis domoj, on s uzhasom ponimaet: tam ego nikto ne zhdet... Krasavitsa-zhena Nina i luchshij drug Gvido, davno sostojavshie v tajnoj svjazi, planirujut svadbu i schitajut dni do okonchanija traura. Potrjasennyj predatelstvom do glubiny dushi graf Romani brosaet vyzov sudbe i reshaet posvjatit svoju zhizn izoschrennoj mesti... I dlja nachala on vydast sebja za drugogo cheloveka, chtoby vnov zavoevat ljubov Niny, druzhbu Gvido i uvazhenie v obschestve...
The Sorrows of Satan
A poverty-stricken man suddenly inherits a fortune and is guided by the mysterious Lucio who introduces him to a world of fame, greed and materialism. As he navigates a path of destruction, he begins to question his partner’s motives. Geoffrey Tempest is a struggling writer on the verge of homelessness. He lives in a bustling and expensive city that bends to the rich and powerful. His life dramatically changes when he receives an inheritance from a deceased relative. This sparks the arrival of Lucio, a gentleman who is eager to help Geoffrey manage his wealth. He introduces the new heir to vices that cause more harm than good. Geoffrey soon discovers Lucio’s true identity and must choose between the fruits of the spirit and desires of the flesh. The Sorrows of Satan is a commentary on the ancient battle of good versus evil. Corelli uses contemporary London to display man’s worldly temptations. The story centers opposing ideals driven by a charismatic and undeniable force. With an
Thelma
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