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A Romance of Two Worlds

Marie Corelli

Book Overview: 

The book starts with a young heroine telling her story of coping with 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 Raffaello Cellini, an Italian artist. Cellini offers her a strange potion which immediately puts her into a tranquil slumber, in which she experiences divine visions. This is the beginning of her journey to health, both spiritual and physical.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .coming madness that had driven me to attempt my own life. He listened patiently and with unbroken attention. When I had finished, he laid one hand on my shoulder, and said gently:

"'Young man, pardon me if I say that up to the present your career has been an inactive, useless, selfish "kicking against the pricks," as St. Paul says. You set before yourself a task of noble effort, namely, to discover the secret of colouring as known to the old masters; and because you meet with the petty difficulty of modern trade adulteration in your materials, you think that there is no chance—that all is lost. Fie! Do you think Nature is overcome by a few dishonest traders? She can still give you in abundance the unspoilt colours she gave to Raphael and Titian; but not in haste—not if you vulgarly scramble for her gifts in a mood that is impatient of obstacle and delay. "Ohne hast, ohne rast," is the motto of the stars. Learn it well. You have injured your bodil. . . Read More

Community Reviews

wow... said with such a lack of enthusiasm. once again I was left feeling numb and so much worse than when I started. there were some interesting elements but after page 100 my vision was blurring. I'm glad it's over.

An electric read, but one which is purposefully grounded in the spiritual (or is it?) (It probably is).

Cada cosa que ocurre a cada uno de nosotros, trae con ella una lección y un significado, forma un eslabón en la cadena de nuestra existencia. Os parecerá cosa sin importancia, pasar por una determinada calle a una hora también determinada y sin embargo este acto sencillo puede llevaros a un resul

This book provides you with so much to think about, your mind will be racing for the duration of each chapter.

The obvious thing you'll be thinking about is the story as presented: a musician goes abroad in an attempt to rest and recover from depression and illness. There, she meets a mystical docto

I read this because I wanted to see what sort of author could outsell Conan Doyle, Wells and Kipling. This was the popular fiction of its time. It was sort of compulsive, and repulsive at the same time. The writing style is appalling - they don't drink, they quaff, they eat viands, not food - the ch

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