Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine (1853-1931), Novelist
Sitter in 21 portraits
On leaving school at the age of fourteen Caine became an architect's apprentice in Liverpool. An aspiring writer, he began to write regularly for local papers and journals. He began corresponding with several eminent literary men, most notably Dante Gabriel Rossetti, for whom he came to act as secretary. Caine produced fifteen best-selling romantic novels, bringing him great renown. The Manxman (1894) was an immediate hit, and is probably his best-known book; Alfred Hitchcock filmed it in 1929. His novel The Christian (1897) was the first novel in Britain to sell one million copies. In his time an exceedingly popular and successful novelist, Caine's work is now largely forgotten.
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Sir (John) Bernard Partridge
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 2 July 1896
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by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print on card mount, published December 1890
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published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published 1894-1907
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by Unknown photographer, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published 1894-1907
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Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine with family and friends
by George B. Cowen
sepia-toned bromide print, 1900s
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by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 1911
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by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 1911
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by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 1911
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by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 1911
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by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 1911
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by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1915
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by Alick P.F. Ritchie
cigarette card, 1926
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by Mark Wayner (Weiner)
lithograph, published 1931
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by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2711
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print on card mount, published December 1890
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by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1892
NPG Ax15993
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1904
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Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
Novelists and authors
Place
Merseyside
