Temporal Power: A Study in Supremacy

Marie Corelli, born Mary Mackay on May 1st, 1855, in London, was a prolific English novelist of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Corelli's works, blending aspects of gothic, fantasy, and romance, were starkly contrasted with the literary realism popular during her time. She gained massive popularity and, despite critical derision for her melodramatic style, maintained a significant readership tha...