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A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel

Marie Corelli

A young musician suffering from depression encounters mysterious healers who introduce her to supernatural powers rooted in electricity.

"A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel" by Marie Corelli is a novel. A young musician suffering from depression encounters mysterious healers who introduce her to supernatural powers rooted in electricity.

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We live in an age of universal inquiry, ergo of universal scepticism. The prophecies of the poet, the dreams of the philosopher and scientist, are being daily realized—things formerly considered mere fairy-tales have become facts—yet, in spite of the marvels of learning and science that are hourly accomplished among us, the attitude of mankind is one of disbelief. "There is no God!" cries one theorist; "or if there be one, I can obtain no proof of His existence!" "There is no Creator!" exclaims another. "The Universe is simply a rushing together of atoms." "There can be no immortality," asserts a third. "We are but dust, and to dust we shall return." "What is called by idealists the SOUL," argues another, "is simply the vital principle composed of heat and air, which escapes from the body at death, and mingles again with its native element. A candle when lit emits flame; blow out the light, the flame vanishes—where? Would it not be madness to assert the flame immortal? Yet the soul, or vital principle of human existence, is no more than the flame of a candle."

Contents

  1. 01A Romance of Two Worlds.
  2. 02Prologue.
  3. 03Chapter I.
  4. 04An Artist's Studio.
  5. 05Chapter II.
  6. 06The Mysterious Potion.
  7. 07Chapter III.
  8. 08Three Visions.
  9. 09Chapter IV.
  10. 10A Dance and a Promise.
  11. 11Chapter V.
  12. 12Cellini's Story.
  13. 13Chapter VI.
  14. 14The Hotel Mars and Its Owner.
  15. 15Chapter VII.
  16. 16Zara and Prince Ivan.
  17. 17Chapter VIII.
  18. 18A Symphony in the Air.
  19. 19Chapter IX.
  20. 20An Electric Shock.
  21. 21Chapter X.
  22. 22My Strange Departure.
  23. 23Chapter XI.
  24. 24A Miniature Creation.
  25. 25Chapter XII.
  26. 26Secrets of the Sun and Moon.
  27. 27Chapter XIII.
  28. 28Sociable Converse.
  29. 29Chapter XIV.
  30. 30The Electric Creed.
  31. 31Chapter XV.
  32. 32Death by Lightning.
  33. 33Chapter XVI.
  34. 34A Struggle for the Mastery.
  35. 35Chapter XVII.
  36. 36Conclusion.
  37. 37Appendix.

About this edition

Author
Marie Corelli
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
315 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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