Coralia; A Plaint of Futurity
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1876
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| 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. |
| Published Date |
1876 |
| Publisher |
Samuel Tinsley
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| Place Published |
London
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| 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. |
| Pseudonym |
The Author of "Pyrna, A Commune; or, Under the Ice" [pseud.] |
| Author Note |
The author (1850-1905) was a barrister. |
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