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Marie Corelli

Born Mary Mackay
1 May 1855
London
Died 24 April 1924
Stratford-upon-Avon
Occupation Novelist
Nationality British
Genres Gothic, Fantasy, Scientific romance
Domestic partner(s) Bertha Vyver
Relative(s) Charles Mackay

Marie Corelli (May 1, 1855 - April 21, 1924) was a British novelist. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting See also History of science fiction Scientific romance is a bygone name for what is now commonly known as Science fiction. A domestic partnership is a legal or Personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by a traditional Charles Mackay (27 March 1814 &ndash 24 December 1889 was a Scottish poet journalist and song writer Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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Life

Born Mary Mackay in London, she was the illegitimate daughter of a well known Scottish poet and songwriter, Dr. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Charles Mackay, and his servant, Elizabeth Mills. Charles Mackay (27 March 1814 &ndash 24 December 1889 was a Scottish poet journalist and song writer In 1866, the very young Mary Mackay was sent to a Parisian convent to further her education. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A convent is a community of Priests religious brothers religious sisters or Nuns or the building used by the community particularly in the Roman Catholic Church She would only return to the United Kingdom four years later in 1870. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Mary Mackay began her career as a musician, adopting the name Marie Corelli for her billing. She gave up music, turning to writing instead and in 1886 published her first novel, A Romance of Two Worlds. In her time, she was the most widely read author of fiction but came under harsh criticism from many of the literary elite for her overly melodramatic and emotional writing. Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types Despite this, her works were collected by members of the British Royal Family, and by Winston and Randolph Churchill, amongst others. The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Major Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill, MBE ( May 28, 1911 &ndash June 6, 1968) was the son of British

Professional critics deplored her books. The Jacqueline Susann of her time, her difficult ego and huge sales inspired some quotable moments of spite. Jacqueline Susann ( August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &ndash September 21, 1974, New York City Grant Allen called her, in the pages of The Spectator, "a woman of deplorable talent who imagined that she was a genius, and was accepted as a genius by a public to whose commonplace sentimentalities and prejudices she gave a glamorous setting;" James Agate represented her as combining "the imagination of a Poe with the style of an Ouida and the mentality of a nursemaid. Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen ( February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Science Writer, Author and For other uses see Spectator. The Spectator is a weekly British Magazine first published on 6 July James Evershed Agate ( September 9, 1877 - June 6, 1947) was a British diarist and critic and a notable collector of Aphorisms Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, Ouida ( January 1, 1839 &ndash January 25, 1908) was the Pen name of the English Novelist Maria Louise "

A recurring theme throughout Corelli's books was her attempt to reconcile Christianity with reincarnation, astral projection and other mystical topics. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Astral projection (or astral travel) is an esoteric interpretation of a type of Out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of an " Astral Her books were a very important part of the foundation of today's New Age religion, some of whose adherents say that Corelli was "inspired". New Age ( New Age Movement and New Age Spirituality) is a Social Collective Phenomenon and a Spiritual Nature Her portrait was painted by Helen Donald-Smith. Katherine Duffjpg|thumb|H Donald-Smith Katherine Duff.]] Helen Donald-Smith ( fl

Corelli spent her final years in Stratford-upon-Avon. Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. There, she fought hard for the preservation of Stratford's 17th century buildings, and donated money to help their owners remove the plaster or brickwork that often covered their original timber framed facades. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Timber framing (Fachwerk or Half-timbering, is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with pegged Mortise and tenon joints Her eccentricity became legendary, however, and she caused much amusement by boating on the Avon in a gondola, complete with gondolier, that she had brought over from Venice. The River Avon or Avon is a River in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, A Gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing Boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have A Gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing Boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the In his Autobiography, Mark Twain describes a visit he made to Corelli in Stratford and how it augmented his preexisting aversion to her personality. by Harper & Brothers Publishers Mark Twain’s Autobiography is a two-volume set published over ten years after Twain's death in order to protect the "guilty" Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist She died in Stratford and is buried there in the Evesham Road cemetery. Her house, Mason Croft, still stands on Church Street and is now the home of the Shakespeare Institute. The Shakespeare Institute is a centre for postgraduate study dedicated to the study of William Shakespeare and the Literature of the English Renaissance

Some have claimed that she was homosexual, because she shared her mansion with her livelong friend Bertha Vyver. This fact may be countered by evidence of her passion in later years for Arthur Severn. Furthermore, the woman she lived with -- and is characterized by gay activists as Corelli's "long-time companion" -- was actually an adopted sister, an orphan whose appearance among Corelli's family as a small child fostered a life-long friendship between the two women which was more filial than sapphic. [1] Late in life Corelli became an active opponent of homosexuality, being closely associated with the campaigns against it by Noel Pemberton Billing. Noel Pemberton Billing (1881 &ndash 11 November 1948) was an English Aviator, Inventor and Member [2]

Legacy

In 2006, Gillian Hiscott attempted to revive interest in Corelli's work by adapting "Vendetta" for the stage. Gillian Hiscott (born 1959 in Plymouth, Devon) is an author and playwright The theatrical production toured in England and the Edinburgh Festival. Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for several simultaneous arts and cultural Festivals which take place during August each year in Edinburgh, Hiscott's adaptation was published in December 2007 by Jaspers and remains available for performance.

Works

Novels

Short Story Collections

Short Stories

Non-Fiction

Notes

  1. ^ Brian Masters: Now Barabbas Was a Rotter, 1978, see chapter 13: Beloved Pendragon
  2. ^ Philip Hoare, Oscar Wilde's Last Stand: Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Century, (New York: Arcade Pub. , 1998), ISBN 1559704233, p. 57; Medd, Jodie "The Cult of the Clitoris": Anatomy of a National Scandal, Modernism/modernity, Volume 9, Number 1, January 2002, pp. 21-49

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