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Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self

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I was told this was a mystical christian book, and it was.

Its epic in scope, with time travel, and a haunting premise, and a very intelligent read.

All about the soul and transformation. Very New Age!

Marie Corelli (1855-1924) was the most popular novelist of the turn of the century, outselling Hall Caine, Mrs. Humphry Ward, H. G. Wells, and Arthur Conan Doyle by the thousands. For thirty years she was ridiculed by reviewers and the literary elite--Edmund Gosse dismissed her as "that little milliner"--but these opinions had no impact on her mass appeal. In 1895, with The Sorrows of Satan, she broke all previous publishing records, and by 1906 a Corelli novel sold 100,000 copies a year.

Have read the above about her, I decided to read her book, and see if she was still strong. I was not disapointed in the writing, but more so in the story, an epic of stories. So spiritual, it was profound.

It's like a walk thru a soul, its beautiful!

The major theme in Ardath is to interpret Christianity with reincarnation, astral projection and other mystical topics. Many have said that Ardath and other books by Marie Corelli really established the New Age movement, & in her time, she was the most widely read author of fiction but came under harsh criticism for her mystical corruption of Christianity. Nevertheless, her works were collected by members of the British Royal Family, and by Winston and Randolph Churchill, amongst others.

Very good, well written and truly fascinating!