A new scholarly edition of a major late-Victorian scientific romance
novel
Marie Corelli's A Romance of Two Worlds is regarded as one of the most
culturally important Victorian bestsellers. This critical edition offers
instructive access to this multifaceted but still largely
underappreciated novel that is a key text for scholars and students of
late-Victorian women's writing. It also raises urgent questions about a
wide array of textual and cultural concerns, especially the form and
function of the Victorian 'bestseller'.
Key Features
- Contains a thorough critical and analytical introduction, annotations
and appendices
- Provides context and underlines the aesthetic significance of
Corelli's supernatural romance
- Engages with the full range of secondary scholarship on this neglected
late-Victorian author