Caine, Thomas Henry Hall

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Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine (1853–1931); novelist.

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Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine (1853–1931; Oxford DNB); novelist. Wrote fifteen novels on adultery, divorce, domestic violence, illegitimacy, infanticide and women's rights. Most highly paid novelist of his day. The Christian (1897) was the first novel in Britain to sell 1 million copies. Joined the Society of Authors in 1891.

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Bassano Ltd. Portrait of Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine. Whole-Plate Glass Negative. 1911. NPG x16756 © National Portrait Gallery, London. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw137025/Sir-Thomas-Henry-Hall-Caine.

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“Caine, Thomas Henry Hall,” The History of the Society of Authors, 1884–1914, accessed April 20, 2024, https://historysoa.com/people/Caine-Thomas-Henry-Hall.

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