The Sorrows of Satan
or, The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire: A Romance
The Sorrows of Satan, published in 1895, was one of the best-selling novels of the late Victorian age. Geoffrey Tempest, a struggling writer in a London garret, inherits a vast fortune on the same day he meets the charming and cultivated Prince Lucio Rimânez, who becomes his guide into society. Under Lucio's guidance Geoffrey buys success, marries the beautiful and coldly modern Lady Sibyl, and drifts further from the honest novelist Mavis Clare, whom critics despise and readers love. Marie Corelli fills the book with denunciations of materialism, cynical reviewers and fashionable vice, and her Satan is a figure of tragic grandeur who longs to be refused. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Frequently asked questions about The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
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Is The Sorrows of Satan in the public domain?
Yes. The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The Sorrows of Satan?
About 10 h 32 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The Sorrows of Satan?
The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
