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The Manxman
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The Shadow of a Crime
Excerpt from The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance A word as to the background of history. I mu look for the sympathy of the artist and the forgiveness of the historian in mak ing two or three tri ing legal anachronisms that do not interfere with the interest of the narrative. The year of the story is given, but the aim has been to re ect in these pages the black cloud ofthe whole period of the Restoration as it hung over England's remotest soli tudes. In my rude sketch of the beginnings of the Quaker move ment I must disclaim any intention of depicting the precise manners or indicating the exact doctrinal beliefs of the revivalists. If, however, I have described the Quakers as singing a...
The Eternal City
Reproduction of the original: The Eternal City by Hall Caine
Three by Hall Caine
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE (1853-1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a British author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular and at the peak of his success his novels outsold those of his contemporaries.
The Manxman
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The Manxman
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, CH, KBE (14 May 1853 - 31 August 1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a British author. He is best known as a novelist and playright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular and at the peak of his success and his novels outsold those of his contemporaries. Many of his novels were also made into films. His novels were primarily romantic in nature, involving the love triangle, but they did also address some of the more serious political and social issues of the day. He was a lover of the Isle of Man and Manx culture and purchased a large house, Greeba Castle, on the island. For a time he was a Member of the House of Keys. In 1916 The Manxman, which was produced by the London Film Company, was filmed on the Isle of Man and when it was released in 1917 it drew huge crowds in Britain and America. The Manxman tells the story of two childhood friends, a poor fisherman, Pete Quilliam, and a lawyer, Philip Christian. Pete is in love with Kate but when her father, Old Caesar refuses to consent to their marriage, Pete sets off for Africa to make his fortune, asking Philip to take care of Kate until he returns
The Shadow of a Crime
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE (1853-1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a British author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular and at the peak of his success his novels outsold those of his contemporaries.
The Drama of Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Days
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE (14 May 1853 - 31 August 1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a Manx author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time, he was exceedingly popular, and, at the peak of his success, his novels outsold those of his contemporaries. Many of his novels were also made into films. His novels were primarily romances, involving love triangles, but also addressed some of the more serious political and social issues of the day.
Manxman
The Manxman is an 1894 novel by the Manx writer Hall Caine. A highly popular novel of its period, it was set in the Isle of Man and concerned a romantic triangle. The novel has as its central themes, the mounting consequences of sin and the saving grace of simple human goodness. This edition is a republishing of the 1894 novel "Manxman" by Hall Caine.
The Shadow of a Crime: a Cumbrian Romance
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, usually known as Hall Caine, was a Manx author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras.
