Hall Caine

Broschiertes Buch

The Little Manx Nation (1899)

Beschreibung

""The Little Manx Nation"" is a book written by Hall Caine in 1899, which explores the history, culture, and traditions of the Isle of Man. The book is divided into three parts, beginning with a description of the island's geography and natural features. The second part delves into the history of the Manx people, from the Celts and Vikings to the present day. Caine also examines the island's political and economic development, including its relationship with England and the British Empire.The final section of the book focuses on the island's unique culture and folklore, including its language, music, and traditional customs. Caine explores the role of the Manx church, as well as the island's literary and artistic heritage. He also discusses the Manx belief in fairies and other supernatural beings, and the impact of these beliefs on the island's culture and identity.Throughout the book, Caine emphasizes the resilience and independence of the Manx people, and their determination to maintain their distinct identity in the face of outside influences. ""The Little Manx Nation"" is both a celebration of the island's rich history and culture, and a call to preserve and protect its unique heritage for future generations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Hall Caine was a British novelist, dramatist, short story writer, poet, and critic in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Caine enjoyed exceptional fame throughout his lifetime. He published fifteen novels on infidelity, divorce, domestic abuse, illegitimacy, infanticide, religious prejudice, and women's rights, becoming a worldwide literary celebrity and selling 10 million copies. Caine was the highest-paid novelist of his day. The Eternal City is the first novel to sell more than one million copies globally. Caine moved to the Isle of Man in 1895 and served in the Manx House of Keys, the island's lower house of parliament, from 1901 to 1908. Caine was elected President of the Manx National change League in 1903 and chaired the Keys' Committee, which drafted the 1907 constitutional change petition. Caine received the Freedom of the Borough of Douglas on the Isle of Man in 1929. Caine traveled to Russia in 1892 on behalf of the persecuted Jews. Caine traveled to the United States and Canada in 1895, representing the Society of Authors, where he successfully negotiated and obtained significant international copyright concessions from the Dominion Parliament.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9781104314064
• ISBN-10: 1104314061
• Artikelnr.: 26344193