CHAPTER III

“A ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS”

Its Original Title--The MS. Accepted by Bentleys--Its Name Suggested by Dr. Mackay--The Press and the “Romance”--Its Reception by the Public, and its Effect on Readers--Marie Corelli and the Supernatural--Synopsis of Plot--Heliobas and his “Electric Creed”--X-Rays and Wireless Telegraphy foretold in this Book 48