The action of the novel takes place in London in 1895. Satan walks among people in search of another toy with which he can amuse himself, to show God that he can corrupt anyone. He wants to find someone worthy...
who can resist temptation, which will be difficult because disbelief, corruption, and venality reign around. Geoffrey Tempest is a young impoverished writer barely making ends meet, desperately trying to sell his novel. Once again, as he reflects on his desperate situation, he notices three letters on the table. The first is from a friend in Australia who has become wealthy from gold mining, informing him that he is sending a friend to help Geoffrey escape poverty. The second is a note from a lawyer detailing that he has inherited a fortune from a deceased relative. The third is a recommendation letter from Prince Lucio Rimanez, "the deliverer from poverty," whom the friend from Australia wrote about. Will Geoffrey be able to make the right choice, preserving his talent and soul?.. "The Sorrows of Satan" is a mystical decadent novel by the English writer Marie Corelli, published in 1895 and became the largest bestseller in the history of Victorian England.
The action of the novel takes place in London in 1895. Satan walks among people in search of another toy with which he can amuse himself, to show God that he can corrupt anyone. He wants to find someone worthy who can resist temptation, which will be difficult because disbelief, corruption, and venality reign around. Geoffrey Tempest is a young impoverished writer barely making ends meet, desperately trying to sell his novel. Once again, as he reflects on his desperate situation, he notices three letters on the table. The first is from a friend in Australia who has become wealthy from gold mining, informing him that he is sending a friend to help Geoffrey escape poverty. The second is a note from a lawyer detailing that he has inherited a fortune from a deceased relative. The third is a recommendation letter from Prince Lucio Rimanez, "the deliverer from poverty," whom the friend from Australia wrote about. Will Geoffrey be able to make the right choice, preserving his talent and soul?.. "The Sorrows of Satan" is a mystical decadent novel by the English writer Marie Corelli, published in 1895 and became the largest bestseller in the history of Victorian England.
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