Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self [Paperback]

Marie Corelli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

Deep in the heart of the Caucasus Mountains a wild storm was gathering. Night was approaching. The monks who inhabited the mountain eyrie assembled in their little chapel. A haunting sense of the Supernatural seemed to permeate that deep hush and dense shadow. A stranger had arrived that evening at the monastery. He had come to ask questions -- deeply bothersome questions. The light from an open door streamed fully upon he senior monk as he advanced. "Pardon!" said the stranger, hastily. "I should like to speak to you." "By all means!" "I was told that you were chiefly known in Paris as being the possessor of some mysterious internal force. "There is such a thing," said the monk. "What of it?"

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592248535
• ISBN-13: 978-1592248537
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 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: #9,601,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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

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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

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