Coralia; A Plaint of Futurity

TitleCoralia; A Plaint of Futurity
Year for Search1876
Authors[Davis], [Ellis James](1850-1905)
Tertiary AuthorsAuthor of "Pyrna, A Commune; or, Under the Ice", The [pseud.]
Date Published1876
PublisherSamuel Tinsley
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

While the novel focuses on an unhappy immortal who attempts to find solace in life, Coralia is called "the land of happiness" (11), and, while it is beneath the sea, it is a sort of heaven. "Here life was not as what we know it, but a serene existence without insignificant and unworthy objects such as those of earth" (49). The novel ends with the unhappy immortal united with God.

Pseudonym

The Author of "Pyrna, A Commune; or, Under the Ice" [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

The author (1850-1905) was a barrister.

Full Text

1876 [Davis, Ellis James] (1850-1905). Coralia; A Plaint of Futurity. By the Author of “Pyrna, A Commune; or, Under the Ice” [pseud.]. London: Samuel Tinsley. L

While the novel focuses on an unhappy immortal who attempts to find solace in life, Coralia is called “the land of happiness” (11), and, while it is beneath the sea, it is a sort of heaven. “Here life was not as what we know it, but a serene existence without insignificant and unworthy objects such as those of earth” (49). The novel ends with the unhappy immortal united with God. The author was a barrister.