The Sorrows of Satan

The action of the novel takes place in London in 1895. Satan walks among people in search of another toy. But will he amuse himself with it to show God that he can corrupt anyone, or are his intentions quite different?.. Geoffrey Tempest, a young impoverished writer, barely makes ends meet, unsuccessfully trying to sell his novel. Once again, as he reflects on his desperate situation, he notices three letters on the table. The first — from a friend in Australia, who has become rich from gold mining, informs him that he is sending a familiar acquaintance to help Geoffrey escape from poverty. The second — a note from a lawyer, stating that he has inherited a fortune from a deceased relative. The third — a letter of recommendation from Prince Lucio Rimanez, the «deliverer from poverty». Geoffrey will be able to gain everything: fame, wealth, status, but his talent, which was meant to bring light, is being depleted, and the concepts of good and evil are replaced by indifference and malice. The eternal struggle of good and evil, dormant within man, flares up. Will Geoffrey be able to make the right choice, to preserve his talent and soul?.. «The Sorrows of Satan» — a mystical decadent novel by English writer Marie Corelli, published in 1895 and becoming the largest bestseller in the history of Victorian England. In addition to philosophical questions, the author raises the issue of the moral responsibility of the artist, about the price of fame.