Marie Corelli

BESTSELLER VIKTORIANSKOJ ANGLII - "SKORB SATANY" MARII KORELLI! ESLI BY VOLAND VSTRETIL MASTERA, A NE MARGARITU! SHIKARNOE OFORMLENIE S ZAKRASHENNYM OBREZOM! Roman byl napisan esche v 1895 godu i s tekh por vyderzhal mnozhestvo pereizdanij. Mnogie sravnivajut ego s "Drakuloj" Brema Stokera, ved po sjuzhetu i intensivnosti mysli oni ne ustupajut drug drugu. Genii tsvetut na cherdakakh i chakhnut vo dvortsakh. "Vam by pisat pikantnye romany, togda i budete izvestnym pisatelem!" Dzheffri Tempestu uzhe nadoelo slyshat ot izdatelej odno i to zhe. Neformat, slishkom intellektualno, nikto ne pojmet... Vse znakomye literatory podkupleny, agenty prosto pozhimajut plechami, a dengi uzhe konchajutsja... Molodomu pisatelju prosto nekuda idti. Ego znatnyj otets ostavil v nasledstvo tolko dolgi i kredity. V otchajanii Dzheffri pishet svoemu davnemu drugu v Avstraliju, kotoryj neozhidanno razbogatel na zolotodobyche. Tot rekomenduet emu obratitsja k tainstvennomu grafu Lucho Rimanezu, kotoryj vsekh "izbavljaet ot bednosti". No Tempest ved ne znaet, chto u etogo molodogo grafa voistinu mnogo imen i oblichij. Ved on - djavol, u kotorogo neverojatno jasnyj vzgljad, polnyj skorbi i ognja... Smozhet li Dzheffri protivostojat soblaznu roskoshi i ne poterjat ne tolko svoj talant, no i dushu? I pochemu djavol tak khochet byt nepravym?.. "Skorb Satany" - kultovyj roman o slave, pisatelstve, ljubvi i djavole. Istorija o protivostojanii dushi i tela, o talante i roskoshi vechna, kak borba dobra so zlom. Kachestvennaja bumaga, krasivaja oblozhka ot sovremennogo molodezhnogo khudozhnika BRIT/0.5, tsvetnoj obrez. Idealnaja kniga dlja ljubitelej klassiki! Otlichnyj podarok blizkomu cheloveku! Chitajte v serii: "Zhutko gromko i zapredelno blizko" Dzh. S. Foera, "Sonety" U. Shekspira, "1984" Dzh. Oruella, "Drakula" B. Stokera.

The Sorrows of Satan took the world by storm when it was published in 1895. Widely regarded as one of the world’s first bestsellers—this book stirred up controversy both from the condemnation it got and from its mass appeal and surprising support from quarters like Oscar Wilde and members of the British royalty. This Faustian novel follows the story of a penniless, starving author Geoffrey Tempest whose fortunes change after he receives three letters. The first is from a friend in Australia who has made his fortune and offers to introduce him to a good friend who might be able to lift him from poverty. The second is a note from a solicitor detailing that he has inherited a fortune from a deceased relative. The third is a letter of introduction from a foreign aristocrat called Lucio, who befriends him and proceeds to be his guide in how best to use his newfound wealth. Tempest remains blissfully unaware throughout the novel, despite warnings from people he meets, that Lucio is the earthly incarnation of the Devil. Will Tempest find redemption or will the Devil?

Title: The Sorrows of Satan; or, the Strange experience of one Geoffrey Tempest, millionaire. A romance. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Corelli, Marie; 1895. 487 p.; 8 . 012630.l.18. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Title: The Sorrows of Satan; or, the Strange experience of one Geoffrey Tempest, millionaire. A romance. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Corelli, Marie; 1895. 487 p.; 8 . 012630.l.18. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.