Ardath

Ardath

The Story of a Dead Self

by Marie Corelli
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(52 votes)

Deep in the heart of the Caucasus mountains a wild storm was gathering.

Drear shadows drooped and thickened above the Pass of Dariel, -that terrific gorge which like a mere thread seems to hang between the toppling frost-bound heights above and the black.

First published
Jun 30, 2016
Publishers
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform·Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Marie Corelli

About Marie Corelli

Marie Corelli (born Mary Mackay) was a best-selling British novelist of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, whose controversial works of the time often label her as an early advocate of the New Age movement.In the 1890’s Marie Corelli’s novels were eagerly devoured by millions in England, America and the colonies. Her readers ranged from Queen Victoria and Gladstone, to the poorest of shop girls. In all she wrote thirty books, the majority of which were phenomenal best sellers. Despite the fact that her novels were either ignored or belittled by the critics, at the height of her success she was the best selling and most highly paid author in England.She was the daughter of poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter Charles Mackay. Her brother was the poet Eric Mackay....

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