Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine — Douglas, Isle of Man
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Statue of Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853 – 1931), best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras
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Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 01/05/2017
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Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH KBE (* 14 May 1853 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England; † 31 August 1931 at Greeba Castle, Isle of Man), usually known as Hall Caine, was a British author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time, he was exceedingly popular, and, at the peak of his success, his novels outsold those of his contemporaries. Many of his novels were also made into films. His novels were primarily romances, involving love triangles, but also addressed some of the more serious political and social issues of the day.
Caine moved to the island in 1894. He was a lover of the Isle of Man and Manx culture, for a time he was a Member of the House of Keys. The family bought Greeba Castle in 1896 which remained his home until is death in 1931, and is still under the ownership of the Caines.
Caine's novels are considered outdated by creators of English literature curricula today, and despite his immense popularity during his life, he is now virtually unknown or forgotten. However, some of his more popular novels have been published as paperbacks in recent years, predominantly for the Manx market catering for tourists to the Isle of Man.
This life-sized statue of Hall Caine stands at the north end of the seaside promenade of Douglas in Summerhill Gardens. Made of bronze on a stone base, it was financed by money from the estate of Derwent Hall Caine and shows Caine as a Shakespearian-looking fellow. The plaque reads:
SIR HALL CAINE C.H., K.B.E.
M.H.K., FREEMAN OF DOUGLAS
MANX AUTHOR
1853 — 1931
source: Wikipedia