Vendetta or the Story of One Forgotten [Paperback]

Marie Corelli (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 1996

Corelli mystical, fiction. Nothing is more strange than truth-nothing, at times, more terrible!

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• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564599388
• ISBN-13: 978-1564599384
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,201,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF SAD TRAGEDY., July 14, 1998

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This review is from: Vendetta or the Story of One Forgotten (Paperback)

Vendetta or the story of one forgotten is a book whose great beauty is in the plot and the personal tragedy of the characters involved.The plot was set in pre-industrial europe during the time of the plague.The count was a man of courage and honor who not mindful of his priviledged position went out of his way to help his subject and in the process contracted the plague and presumably died and was buried or DID HE? A must reading for all lovers of romance . Definitely 5*****.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Pot-Boiler Only Victorians Could Produce, January 12, 2002

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This review is from: Vendetta or the Story of One Forgotten (Paperback)

First, let me correct some errors about the publication date of the book. "Vendetta" was first published by Bentley (a firm famous for such writers like Wilkie Collins and Ouida, later bought by now famous Macmillan) in 1886, immediately after the unexpected success of supernatural "A Romance of Two Worlds." The author, Marie Corelli was, though now forgotten, to be THE bestselling author of late Victorian era with the publication of "The Sorrows of the Satan," 9 years later, surpassing even Conan Doyle in popularity, and "Vendetta" surely shows some of her skill as a creator of melodrama.

It is narrated by an Italian hero, Fabio Romani, who is accidentally buried alive (!) in the epidemic-ridden village. He somehow returns home, only to find that his wife has been unfaithful to him, having an affair with his best friend (!!). Using disguise, he comes back to take a revenge on them. It is obvious that the story is borrowed from authors like Dumas (remember "Count of Monte Cristo"), but its power is not lost even today. If you like this kind of melodrama, try it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gothic Thriller!, October 3, 2005

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This review is from: Vendetta or the Story of One Forgotten (Paperback)

Compared to Bulwer Lytton, the greatest of Victorian occult romancers, this novel has been praised for its narrative strength and brutal gothicism, depicting a premature burial in cholera-ridden Naples of 1884, with a gut-wrenching climax of revenge. Gothic, rather than supernatural, this second novel of Corelli sparked her onto further success to become one of the most widely read authors in Victorian England. If you are new to Corelli, then you are in for a wild ride!