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A romance of two worlds / a novel by Marie Corelli
- Author
- Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
- Published
- London : Richard Bentley and Son, Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen, 1886.
Guildford [England] : Billing & Son, Printers - Edition
- (First British edition).
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes (316, 304 pages) ; 19 cm
8vo - Additional Creators
- Richard Bentley and Son and Billing and Sons
- Contents
- [v. 1]. Prologue -- An artist's studio -- The mysterious potion -- Three visions -- A dance and a promise -- Cellini's story -- The Hôtel Mars and its owner -- Zara and Prince Ivan -- A symphony in the air -- An electric shock -- [v. 2]. My strange departure -- A miniature creation -- Secrets of the sun and moon -- Sociable converse -- The electric creed -- Death by lightning -- A struggle for the mastery -- Conclusion.
- Summary
- "A Romance of Two Worlds starts with a young heroine, in first person, telling her story of a debilitating illness that includes depression and thoughts of suicide. Her doctor is unable to help her and sends her off on a holiday where she meets a mystical character by the name of Raffello Cellini, a famous Italian artist. Cellini offers her a strange potion which immediately puts her into a tranquil slumber, in which she experiences divine visions. Upon wakening, she craves more. Later, she meets her unnamed guardian angel, who whisks her through infinite solar systems faster than a shooting star while human spirits fly by like gossamer silk. He shares the truth of religion and the secret of human destiny, but still she longs for more. She comes to understand God as pure light and pure love, but it is not enough that she should see and hear these things from the touch of an angel. She wants to master this ability on her own and seeks a oneness with God through a series of meditative disciplines while locked away in a monastery."--Wikipedia.
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- Collection
- Penn State Authors Collection.
- Note
- "In two volumes."
Publisher's device on title-pages; initials; head- and tail-pieces..
Llining-papers printed with floral chintz pattern in russet.
Rare Books copies v. 1-2 : - Binding Information
- Publisher's blue-green cloth; ruled and stamped in blind on cover with central medallion and pair of ornamental bands; titles in gilt on spine.
- Source of Acquisition
- Rare Books copies v. 1-2: Purchased from David Mason books; 2016.
- Related Materials
- Marie Corelli collection, 1844-1934 (9916); Located at: Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
- Reviewed/Cited In
- Reginald, R. Science fiction, 03429
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