The Manxman Mp3
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This is an Mp3 Audiobook file. Will only play in a Mp3 compatable player like, any PC & any Mp3 home or car CD or DVD player. May not play in your regular cd player, check to see if your CD, DVD player plays Mp3!!! Shipped in a paper sleeve. Read by public volunteers. DESCRIPTION OF BOOK--
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, CH, KBE (14 May 1853 - 31 August 1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a Brit...
MoreThis is an Mp3 Audiobook file. Will only play in a Mp3 compatable player like, any PC & any Mp3 home or car CD or DVD player. May not play in your regular cd player, check to see if your CD, DVD player plays Mp3!!! Shipped in a paper sleeve. Read by public volunteers. DESCRIPTION OF BOOK--
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...
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