The Sorrows of Satan

This is one of those "lost opportunity" sort of novels. The premise of this book was a potentially clever and compelling twist on the Faustian legend. Unfortunately, Corelli, in her inimitable way, turned would-be Gothic tragedy into Monty-Pythonesque vaudeville. Corelli's writing style--melodramatic......more

Marie Corelli was the top-selling author of the 1890s in England—a time when the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, H. G. Wells, Mark Twain, and more were writing. So why have you never heard of her? Writing the popular fiction of your era requires not so much talent as a gift for mirrori......more

This is one of those books that one comes across by accident. It is not featured in any of the anthologies or histories of English literature that the Tweed Mafia produces every year. A Faustian tale with a surprising twist at the end and a rather sympathetic Devil makes this a wonderful read. For t......more