The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance. by: Marie Corelli - Softcover

Corelli, Marie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1535594098 ISBN 13: 9781535594097

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

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Marie Corelli 1 May 1855 – 21 April 1924) was a British novelist. She enjoyed a period of 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, although critics often derided her work as "the favourite of the common multitude Mary Mackay was born in London to Elizabeth Mills, a servant of the Scottish poet and songwriter Dr. Charles Mackay, her biological father.[3] In 1866, eleven-year-old Mary was sent to a Parisian convent to further her education. She returned to Britain four years later in 1870. Mackay began her career as a musician, adopting the name Marie Corelli for her billing. Eventually she turned to writing and published her first novel, A Romance of Two Worlds, in 1886. In her time, she was the most widely read author of fiction. Her works were collected by Winston Churchill, Randolph Churchill, and members of the British Royal Family, among others.

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Mary Mackay (1855-1924) was an English novelist famous for her melodramatic themes and better known by her pen name Marie Corelli. Beginning her career as a musician, Corelli became one of the best-selling authors of her time. Her books were collected by the Royal family as well as by Churchill. In her writings, she attempted to unite different spiritual ideals with Christianity. Her first novel published in 1886, was A Romance of Two Worlds.

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• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1535594098
• ISBN 13: 9781535594097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 206