Download or read book The Selected Works of Sir Hall Caine written by Sir Hall Caine and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 5433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Deemster Christian of Ballawhaine was a hard man—hard on the outside, at all events. They called him Iron Christian, and people said, "Don't turn that iron hand against you." Yet his character was stamped with nobleness as well as strength. He was not a man of icy nature, but he loved to gather icicles about him. There was fire enough underneath, at which he warmed his old heart when alone, but he liked the air to be congealed about his face. He was a man of a closed soul. One had to wrench open the dark chamber where he kept his feelings; but the man who had done that had uncovered his nakedness, and he cut him off for ever. That was how it happened with his son, the father of Philip. He had two sons; the elder was an impetuous creature, a fiery spirit, one of the masterful souls who want the restraint of the curb if they are not to hurry headlong into the abyss. Old Deemster Christian had called this boy Thomas Wilson, after the serene saint who had once been Bishop of Man. He was intended, however, for the law, not for the Church. The office of Deemster never has been and never can be hereditary; yet the Christians of Ballawhaine had been Deemsters through six generations, and old Iron Christian expected that Thomas Wilson Christian would succeed him. But there was enough uncertainty about the succession to make merit of more value than precedent in the selection, and so the old man had brought up his son to the English bar, and afterwards called him to practise in the Manx one. The young fellow had not altogether rewarded his father's endeavours. During his residence in England, he had acquired certain modern doctrines which were highly obnoxious to the old Deemster. New views on property, new ideas about woman and marriage, new theories concerning religion (always re-christened superstition), the usual barnacles of young vessels fresh from unknown waters; but the old man was no shipwright in harbour who has learnt the art of removing them without injury to the hull. The Deemster knew these notions when he met with them in the English newspapers. There was something awesome in their effect on his stay-at-home imagination, as of vices confusing and difficult to true men that walk steadily; but, above all, very far off, over the mountains and across the sea, like distant cities of Sodom, only waiting for Sodom's doom. And yet, lo! here they were in a twinkling, shunted and shot into his own house and his own stackyard.

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Hall Caine Illustrated written by Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 9093 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the highest selling novelists of the late Victorian and the Edwardian era, Hall Caine wrote immensely popular romances, which addressed serious political and social issues of the day. This comprehensive eBook presents Caine’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Caine’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 13 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital print, including THE WHITE PROPHET and THE PRODIGIAL SON * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short fiction, available in no other collection * Includes a selection of Caine’s non-fiction * Features a bonus biography - discover Caine’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, Caine’s last novel, THE WOMAN OF KNOCKALOE, cannot appear in this edition. When the novel becomes available in your public domain, it will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels THE SHADOW OF A CRIME SHE’S ALL THE WORLD TO ME A SON OF HAGAR THE DEEMSTER THE BONDMAN THE SCAPEGOAT THE MANXMAN THE CHRISTIAN THE ETERNAL CITY THE PRODIGAL SON THE WHITE PROPHET THE WOMAN THOU GAVEST ME THE MASTER OF MAN The Shorter Fiction THE PROPHET CAP’N DAVY’S HONEYMOON AND OTHER STORIES CHARLIE THE COX The Plays THE ISLE OF BOY PETE The Non-Fiction RECOLLECTIONS OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE LITTLE MANX NATION THE DRAMA OF THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE DAYS The Biography HALL CAINE, THE MAN AND THE NOVELIST by C. F. Kenyon Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book The Eternal City written by Hall Caine and published by G.N. Morang. This book was released on 1901 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Eternal City, by Hall Caine, was published in 1901. The story opens in London, where Prince Volonna, who has been exiled for conspiracy against the Italian government, lives a life of charity under an assumed name, being known as Dr. Roselli. He rescues from the snow, a street waif, David Leone, who is one of the many who are brought to England yearly from the south to play and beg in the streets. This lad grows up in the household of the good doctor and his English wife and little daughter Roma, imbibing his foster father?s theories and becoming his disciple. Prince Volonna is finally tricked back to Italy, where he is captured and transported to Elba, and David Leone is likewise condemned as a conspirator; the latter escapes, and as David Rossi enters Rome and preaches his principle of the brotherhood of man. After the death of her father, Roma is discovered by the Baron Bonelli, Secretary of State, and a man of cunning and duplicity, who brings her to Rome where she becomes the reigning belle of the capital, but one whose name has not remained untarnished. The author recounts her meeting with David Rossi, her recognition of her foster brother, their love and the various obstacles which beset their path." -- Bartleby.com.

Download or read book The World s Work written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Woman Thou Gavest Me written by Hall Caine and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Christian A Story written by Hall Caine and published by New York, Grosset. This book was released on 1897 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The master of man written by Hall Caine and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Deemster written by Sir Hall Caine and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete Works of Bret Harte written by Bret Harte and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Complete Works of Artemus Ward Charles F Browne written by Artemus Ward and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Complete Works of Bret Harte Stories and Condensed novels 1892 written by Bret Harte and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete Works of Bret Harte Earlier papers Spanish and American legends Tales of the Argonauts etc 1891 written by Bret Harte and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Story written by Hall Caine and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Books in Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1980- issued in three parts: Series, Authors, and Titles.