The Sorrow of Satan

The novel is set in London in 1895. Satan is walking among people, looking for another toy to play with, to show God that he can corrupt anyone. He wants to find someone worthy, who will be able to resist temptations, but there is unbelief, corruption, and venality all around. Geoffrey Tempest, a young impoverished writer, is barely making ends meet, unsuccessfully trying to sell his novel. Once again, when he reflects on his desperate situation, he notices three letters on the table. The first is from a friend from Australia, who got rich in gold mining, he says that he is sending Geoffrey a friend who will help him get out of poverty. The second is a note from an attorney, which details that he has inherited a fortune from a deceased relative. The third is a letter of introduction from Prince Lucio Rimanez, the "savior from poverty" about whom the friend from Australia wrote. Will Jeffrey be able to make the right choice, save his talent and soul?.. "The Sorrows of Satan" is a mystical decadent novel by the English writer Marie Corelli, published in 1895 and became the biggest bestseller in the history of Victorian England.