Thelma
Thelma is an 1887 romance by Marie Corelli (1855-1924), the best-selling British novelist of her era, whose sales outran Wells, Kipling, and Conan Doyle combined while critics sneered. The novel sweeps a pure Norwegian heroine from her fjord home into corrupt London society, in the lush moralising style that captivated Queen Victoria among millions of readers. Corelli’s vast popularity makes her a key witness to late-Victorian popular taste. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.
About the Author
Marie Corelli published under a name distinct from her birth name, Mary Mackay, and became a prominent novelist of the late Victorian period. Thelma, issued in 1887, moves between Norwegian landscapes and London society while testing faith, fashion, and social judgment. The Sorrows of Satan…
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