Ardath

Marie Corelli (1855 - 1924)

Victorian-era writer Marie Corelli’s epic work Ardath, The Story of a Dead Self, is filled with supernatural and gothic themes. We meet Theos Alwyn, an atheist poet who is lost and disconsolate with life. He begins his journey by seeking out a monastery in the Caucasus mountains; his spiritual quest then takes him to the mythical field of Ardath, which becomes a door into a dream of another version of his self that transcends space and time. - Summary by Lisa Statler

Genre(s): Fantastic Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Monastery Lisa Statler
00:21:15
Play 02 The Confession Lisa Statler
00:31:38
Play 03 The Departure Lisa Statler
00:28:32
Play 04 "Angelus Domini" Lisa Statler
00:17:06
Play 05 A Mystic Tryst Lisa Statler
00:29:14
Play 06 "Nourhalma" and the original Esdras Jim Locke
00:22:07
Play 07 An Undesired Blessing Jim Locke
00:20:44
Play 08 By the Waters of Babylon Jim Locke
00:18:04
Play 09 The Field of Flowers Jim Locke
00:17:10
Play 10 God's Maiden Edris Jim Locke
00:25:30
Play 11 The Marvelous City Jim Locke
00:22:40
Play 12 Sah-Luma Jim Locke
00:32:24
Play 13 A Poet's Palace Jim Locke
00:29:34
Play 14 The Summons of the Signet Jim Locke
00:24:54
Play 15 Sah-Luma Sings Jim Locke
00:33:11
Play 16 The Prophet of Doom Jim Locke
00:48:35
Play 17 A Virgin Unshrined Jim Locke
01:01:36
Play 18 The Love That Kills Jim Locke
00:45:46
Play 19 A Strange Temptation Jim Locke
00:37:02
Play 20 The Passage of the Tombs Jim Locke
00:39:00
Play 21 The Crimson River Jim Locke
00:48:03
Play 22 Wasted Passion Jim Locke
00:34:31
Play 23 Nourhalma Jim Locke
00:38:25
Play 24 The Fall of the Obelisk Jim Locke
00:44:13
Play 25 A Golden Tress Jim Locke
00:26:27
Play 26 The Priest Zel Jim Locke
00:31:13
Play 27 In the Temple of Nagaya Jim Locke
00:40:11
Play 28 The Sacrifice Jim Locke
00:25:57
Play 29 The Cup of Wrath and Trembling Jim Locke
00:39:38
Play 30 Sunrise Jim Locke
00:48:15
Play 31 Fresh Laurels Jim Locke
00:31:39
Play 32 Zabastesism and Paulism Jim Locke
00:35:22
Play 33 Realism Jim Locke
00:31:53
Play 34 Rewards of Fame Jim Locke
00:24:06
Play 35 One Against Many Jim Locke
00:47:11
Play 36 Heliobas Jim Locke
00:40:18
Play 37 A Missing Record Jim Locke
00:35:53
Play 38 The Wizard of the Bow Jim Locke
00:28:51
Play 39 By the Rhine Jim Locke
00:26:31
Play 40 In the Cathedral Jim Locke
00:28:06