The Mighty Atom [Paperback]

Marie Corelli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

Marie Corelli lived in the time or Darwin, and took real exception to the intellectual incursions then being made on territory previously reserved to matters of faith. In its way, it's a sad thing: in _The Mighty Atom_ a gifted writer rails against the evidence of man's senses. There may be -- we'd say there are -- ways to reconcile the eternal with the evidence of our senses. But surely a harangue in the cloak of fiction is not the way to do it; rather more by railing at the dark she teaches folks to find the intellectual courage to step into it. Regardless, Corelli was a gifted writer, and whether the tale she tells here is the one she intended or not, she tells a fine and interesting tale.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592248543
• ISBN-13: 978-1592248544
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,925,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful Look into Corelli's Spirituality., October 3, 2005

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

This review is from: Mighty Atom (Paperback)

This book is a direct affront to the "High Decadence of the Yellow Nineties" and their moral deconstructions. Marie, although decadent and florid in much of her style and philosophy of writing, is at the same time rather morally strict in her own views of ethics and rules of conduct - especially in regards to spirituality.

A rather entertaining read if you have read her novels. Sort of makes you wish you could sit down and have a proper tea with the old gal and really get inside her head!