Marie Corelli
Some of the themes only hinted at in Marie Corelli's 1886 breakthrough novel, A Romance of Two Worlds, are fully fleshed out in fascinating detail in her later work, The Life Everlasting. In the future world Corelli brings to life in this novel, scientific breakthroughs have made it possible to master radioactivity and other previously unharnessed energies. The female narrator opts to undergo a spiritual process that is designed to
...Geoffrey Tempest is a destitute author on the brink of financial ruin who suddenly finds himself awash in money, friends, and influence—thanks in large part to his enigmatic and charming new acquaintance Lucio. Despite the fact that many of his long-time pals are suspicious of Lucio, Tempest doesn't question Lucio's motives or largesse. Just who is this mysterious stranger who has turned Tempest's world upside-down?
Christianity almost always plays a thematic role in the novels of Marie Corelli, but in The Master Christian, this abidingly popular late Victorian novelist tackles the subject directly. Written in an appealingly simple style, Corelli considers what it really means to be a Christian in the modern world.
In a marked divergence from her earlier, typically fantastically imaginative works, Marie Corelli remains true to her subtitle in the novel God's Good Man: A Simple Love Story. The plot revolves around a humble clergyman who is more than content with his lot in life — until his fate is unexpectedly intertwined with a fetching young woman from America.