Marie Corelli
English novelist (1855–1924) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Mackay (1 May 1855 – 21 April 1924), also called Minnie Mackey and known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli (/kəˈrɛli/,[1][2] also UK: /kɒˈ-/,[3] US: /kɔːˈ-, koʊˈ-/[3][4]), was an English novelist.
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Born | Mary Mackay (1855-05-01)1 May 1855 London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Died | 21 April 1924(1924-04-21) (aged 68) Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Gothic, Fantasy, Scientific romance |
Relatives | Charles Mackay (father) |
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From the appearance of her first novel A Romance of Two Worlds in 1886, she became a bestselling fiction-writer, her works largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism. Yet despite her many distinguished patrons, she was often ridiculed by critics. Corelli lived her later years in Stratford-upon-Avon, whose historic buildings she fought hard to preserve.