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The story revolves around the mysterious Princess Ziska who captivates a group of European tourists, escaping their continent's harsh winter, in exotic Egypt. Corelli narrates the tale beautifully and keeps the reader in total suspense till the end.

"Originally published Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1897."

Princess Ziska is a beautiful woman who captures the eye of an acclaimed painter who feels eerily connected to her through distant yet unexplained memories. He's haunted by a shared history, love and betrayal that's centuries old.

Armand Gervase is a celebrated... Read Full Overview

Marie Corelli was a 19th century British novelist best known for her Victorian titles and Christian themes. In her day, she was more widely read than popular contemporaries like Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle.

Princess Ziska is a beautiful woman who captures the eye of an acclaimed painter who feels eerily connected to her through distant yet unexplained memories. He's haunted by a shared history, love and betrayal that's centuries old.

Armand Gervase is a celebrated... Read Full Overview

Ziska is a gothic novel by the British author Marie Corelli, first published in 1897. The story is set in Egypt and follows the adventures of Alan Graham, a wealthy Englishman who travels to the country to explore its ancient ruins. While there, he meets a beautiful and mysterious... Read Full Overview

Marie Corelli 1 May 1855 - 21 April 1924) was a British novelist. She enjoyed a period of great literary success from the publication of her first novel in 1886 until World War I. Corelli's novels sold more copies than the combined sales of popular contemporaries, including Arthur... Read Full Overview

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Armand Gervase has it all. He is a famous artist, his paintings are hung in national galleries, and he is celebrated worldwide. His best-known painting, depicting an alluring Egyptian woman about to murder her lover, is known for its minute, historic detail, yet Armand has no... Read Full Overview

Armand Gervase has it all. He is a famous artist, his paintings are hung in national galleries, and he is celebrated worldwide. His best-known painting, depicting an alluring Egyptian woman about to murder her lover, is known for its minute, historic detail, yet Armand has no... Read Full Overview

Armand Gervase has it all. He is a famous artist, his paintings are hung in national galleries, and he is celebrated worldwide. His best-known painting, depicting an alluring Egyptian woman about to murder her lover, is known for its minute, historic detail, yet Armand has no... Read Full Overview

Armand Gervase has it all. He is a famous artist, his paintings are hung in national galleries, and he is celebrated worldwide. His best-known painting, depicting an alluring Egyptian woman about to murder her lover, is known for its minute, historic detail, yet Armand has no... Read Full Overview

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Excerpt from Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul Araxes " and wailing past, sank with a profound echo into the deep recesses of the vast Egyptian tomb. Moonlight and the Hour wove their own mystery; the mystery of a Shadow and a Shape that flitted out like a thin vapor from the... Read Full Overview

Mary Mackay (1 May 1855 - 21 April 1924), known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli, was an English novelist. From the appearance of her first novel A Romance of Two Worlds in 1886, she became the bestselling fiction-writer in England, her works largely concerned with Christianity,... Read Full Overview

Ziska - The Problem of a Wicked Soul is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres... Read Full Overview