The sorrows of Satan
Marie Corelli
Literary Fiction
The sorrows of Satan
by Marie Corelli
—· 376 p· 1902
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canondarkphilosophicalreflective
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When the Devil arrives in fin de siècle London in the form of the handsome and charming Prince Lucio Rimânez, his work promises to be easy. After all, in a world where science and materialism have replaced a belief in God, who will suspect Lucio of being Satan in disguise? Lucio sets his sights on Geoffrey Tempest, a starving novelist who has just inherited a fortune, and promises to guide him to power and fame. As the tragic story of Geoffrey's meteoric rise and fall unfolds, Marie Corelli lays…
Pages
376
Methuen
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Spiritual Allegory9
Prose8
Victorian Social Satire8
Emotional depth7
Narration7
Plot twists6
Pacing5
Worldbuilding4
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