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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Marie Corelli

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Sunday May 1, 2011
This week's author is Marie Corelli, one of the unsung female writers of the 1800s. If you're looking for more books by writers old and new, famous and obscure, BookDaily is the place to go! Read the first chapters of thousands of books, and buy your favorites directly from the site. If you sign up for a free account, you can have these chapters sent to you daily by e-mail!

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Spirituality
- The Shack, William P. Young
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Marie Corelli

(May 1, 1855 - April 21, 1924)

Mary Mackay began her career as a musician, adopting the name Marie Corelli for the stage. She gave up this pursuit in her 30s and published her first novel, "A Romance of Two Worlds." Despite her popularity, she was considered untalented and melodramatic as an author. Later in her career, she wrote many works attempting to reconcile Christianity with many metaphysical ideas such as reincarnation. Despite her notoriety during her lifetime, she is virtually unknown today.

Featured Quizzes

This week's quizzes:
Alice in Wonderland
Emily Dickinson
Grimm's Fairy Tales

This Week's Birthdays

Joseph Heller -- May 1, 1923
American novelist who gained fame with his satirical novel Catch-22.
Read Catch-22 by Joseph Heller at BookDaily.

Niccolo Machiavelli -- May 3, 1469
Italian political thinker and writer of the controversial work The Prince.
Read The Essential Writings of Machiavelli at BookDaily.

Robert Browning -- May 7, 1812
English poet most notable for his dramatic monologues in poetry.

Kids' Home Library

Poetry Books For Spring

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