Project Gutenberg 2006-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 265 Corelli, Marie 1855 1924 Mackay, Mary Corelli, Maria The Treasure of Heaven: A Romance of Riches Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Treasure of Heaven: A Romance of Riches" by Marie Corelli is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around David Helmsley, a wealthy but deeply unhappy man, who reflects on his life, love, and the true value of wealth. As the narrative unfolds, it examines themes of love, loss, and the emptiness of material success, particularly through Helmsley's interactions with the young Lucy Sorrel, whom he has cared for since childhood. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the bustling atmosphere of London on a June night, juxtaposed against Helmsley's feelings of solitude and despair. After a lively evening event celebrating Lucy's twenty-first birthday, Helmsley grapples with his aging and the futility of his wealth. The opening chapters depict a conversation between Helmsley and his solicitor, Sir Francis Vesey, revealing Helmsley's disillusionment with life and the superficiality of society. As he ruminates on his past, including the painful memories of lost love and family, he begins to ponder his legacy, feeling an existential dread as he contemplates who will inherit his fortune. The rich descriptive language and the introspective dialogue set the stage for a poignant exploration of the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1030481 2025-08-08T04:33:59.477819 text/html 1058858 2006-05-25T05:14:44 text/html 470811 2025-08-08T04:34:10.911806 application/epub+zip 482689 2025-08-08T04:34:01.161860 application/epub+zip 465621 2025-08-08T04:34:00.323885 application/epub+zip 765615 2025-08-08T04:34:18.505773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695489 2025-08-08T04:34:09.836770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678896 2022-09-09T03:45:27.254864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 967377 2025-08-08T04:33:57.426872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 967223 2006-05-25T05:14:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 967220 2006-05-25T05:14:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20359 2025-08-08T04:34:20.683790 application/rdf+xml 21694 2025-08-08T04:34:00.423850 image/jpeg 3210 2025-08-08T04:34:00.374840 image/jpeg 381516 2006-05-25T05:14:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 443326 2006-05-25T05:14:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 381439 2006-05-25T05:14:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 439944 2025-08-08T04:33:59.569817 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia