Edinburgh University Press
Marie Corelli, A Romance of Two Worlds
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About this book
A new scholarly edition of a major late-Victorian scientific romance novel
Marie Corelli’s A Romance of Two Worlds is regarded as one of the most culturally important Victorian bestsellers. This critical edition offers instructive access to this multifaceted but still largely underappreciated novel that is a key text for scholars and students of late-Victorian women’s writing. It also raises urgent questions about a wide array of textual and cultural concerns, especially the form and function of the Victorian ‘bestseller’.
Key Features
Contains a thorough critical and analytical introduction, annotations and appendicesProvides context and underlines the aesthetic significance of Corelli’s supernatural romanceEngages with the full range of secondary scholarship on this neglected late-Victorian author
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Series Editor’s Preface
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Introduction
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A Note on the Text
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Further Reading
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Contents of Vol. I
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Prologue
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I. An Artist’s Studio
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II. The Mysterious Potion
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III. Three Visions
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IV. A Dance and a Promise
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V. Cellini’s Story
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VI. The Hôtel Mars and its Owner
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VII. Zara and Prince Ivan
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VIII. A Symphony in the Air
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IX. An Electric Shock
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Contents of Vol. II
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I. My Strange Departure
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II. A Miniature Creation
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III. Secrets of the Sun and Moon
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IV. Sociable Converse
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V. The Electric Creed
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VI. Death by Lightning
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VII. A Struggle for the Mastery
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VIII. Conclusion
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Appendices
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