Ardath The Story of a Dead Self [Paperback]

Marie Corelli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 22, 2008

Marie Corelli was born in England. She was the illegitimate daughter of the Scottish poet Charles Mackey and his servant. Marie was sent to a Parisian convent for her education. Ardath was one of Corelli’s weirdest stories. The hero is in love with a supernatural angel. Since he is not yet worthy of a union with her, he travels back 7000 years to a fantastic world where his transformations allow him to experience numerous adventures. Ardath like most of Corelli’s writings has been criticized for being melodramatic and over written. For other readers this over dramatic writing style gives the work character and makes it an enjoyable book to read

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Kessinger Publishing reprints over 1,500 similar titles all available through Amazon.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: Book Jungle (October 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1438503857
• ISBN-13: 978-1438503851
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,969,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sequel to "A Romance of Two Worlds.", October 3, 2005

By 

Queen of Cups (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self (Paperback)

This is a baroque tale of a hero in love with a supernal angel but not yet worthy of union with her. It travels back in time 7000 years to a sweepingly fantastic world, undergoing transformative adventures. It's said that Corelli liked this book more than any of her others but it sold the least copies. Her publisher thought that it might have been "over the heads of the public." I must admit, it is wonderfully strange and hard to follow at times, but I kept reading because she is such a thoroughly original voice. I personally love her weirdness and this book has to be the weirdest one of them all!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No for everyone, March 8, 2009

By 

MARTHA A. DELRIO "Mystic Priestess" (California) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self (Paperback)

Marie Corelli is not easy reading, but I love her. She writes from another time in history (late 1800's?). There is Christian imagery, but lots of spirituality of the immortal invisible kind. The kind dreamed about by the English poets of the lakes. Her stories really tap into romance in the invisible realms which really appeals to me since "your love" will love you unconditionally without prblems! Incredibly idealistic and somewhat naive, I know, but I'm happy and I love my dreams!