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. Her Victorian romances have been compared to those of Jaqueline Suzann. Vendetta is set during the cholera epidemic of 1884 in Naples. The plot is loosely based on historical facts. An outraged husband takes the law into his own hands when he discovers his wife has been unfaithful. Corelli sums up her preface with the following chilling words. "it often happens that strange and awful deeds are perpetrated--deeds of which the world in general hears nothing, and which, when brought to light at last, are received with surprise and incredulity. Yet the romances planned by the brain of the novelist or dramatist are poor in comparison with the romances of real life-life wrongly termed commonplace, but which, in fact, teems with tragedies as great and dark and soul- torturing as any devised by Sophocles or Shakespeare. Nothing is more strange than truth--nothing, at times, more terrible!"
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I've come to actually enjoy reading scary books again thanks to Curt Herr's revival of 18th century Gothic literature. This story, among the others he has brought back to the life, is intriguing and frightening from every angle. The main character Fabio's journey into insanity is provocative, spell-binding and is a test to our own morals. What's even more bewitching is that a young female writer (Corelli) of the time this book was first published had an imagination that pales to those of the menial mystery or horror novels we see on the newsstands today. Her vivid descritptions of old Italy and the Mediterranean sea create for the reader a landscape where one would think nothing can go wrong. (Oh, but it does!) Also, her uncanny ability to write from the male point of view is marvelous. Herr, once again, through his engrossing introduction and notes, walks the reader through the pivotal matrixes of a time when deceit, death and the supernatural most-daringly put to words our deepest fears. The climax of "Vendetta" will put a shiver through your bones.
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This review is from: Vendetta (Paperback)
This is the second novel by Marie Corelli that I've read; the first being 'Sorrows of Satan'. It is, indeed, a great read. However, I believe intending purchasers should be made aware of the actual quality of this particular publication by Zittaw Press. In short, it is probably the worst example of the publisher's art I've ever encountered. At times it seemed as if every page contained a major typographical error. I'm well aware that peculiar spellings are sometimes found in early works of literature and support the idea that they should be maintained in new editions but these are obviously typographical errors, not simple spelling errors. In addition, the layout is flawed (on more than one occasion chapter headings appear at the foot of the previous page). I have purchased quite a large number of Zittaw's publications and have been prepared to overlook many of the simple spelling errors that appear in them ('Varney the Vampire' for example). This is, without doubt, their worst offering to date. Whoever was given the responsibility of proofreading this book before it went to press needs to consider whether it is worth their while continuing in the role. Lift your game Zittaw. People pay money for your productions and deserve much better.
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