British novelist, dramatist, short story writer, poet and critic Hall Caine was born #OTD in 1853.
Caine's most famous work is "The Manxman," published in 1894. Caine's other novels include "The Deemster" (1887), "The Scapegoat" (1891), "The Eternal City" (1901), and "The Christian" (1897), among many others. He also wrote several plays, including adaptations of his own novels for the stage.
Books by Hall Caine at PG:
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