The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine

"The Deemster" by Sir Hall Caine is a novel published in 1887, considered the first Manx novel. Set on the Isle of Man in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, it follows Dan Mylrea, a reckless young fisherman whose thoughtless actions spiral into tragedy. When a forged signature leads to exile and a fateful confrontation atop a cliff ends in death, Dan must face the consequences of his crimes and seek redemption through atonement and exile. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931
Title The Deemster
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deemster
Credits E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Isle of Man -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 35781
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Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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