Project Gutenberg 2004-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 180 Caine, Hall, Sir 1853 1931 Caine, Thomas Henry Hall, Sir Caine, T. Hall, Sir Caine, Sir Hall The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance Produced by Suzanne Shell, Paul Webb, Tom Martin, David Widger and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance" by Hall Caine is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds primarily in the small village of Wythburn, focusing on the lives of its sheep-farming inhabitants and the deep-seated tensions that arise from a mysterious crime involving the local tailor, Sim Stagg. Among the central characters are Ralph Ray, a young man with a strong sense of duty, and Rotha, the daughter of Sim, who must navigate the complexities of compassion, innocence, and disgrace as the ramifications of the crime impact their lives. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Wythburn, a quaint rural community steeped in tradition and folklore. Sim Stagg, a tailor accused of being a spy and subsequently found dead under suspicious circumstances, becomes the fulcrum around which the narrative pivots. The opening chapters explore the dynamics within Sim's family, particularly the relationship between him and his daughter Rotha, as well as the interactions with Ralph Ray, who ultimately supports Rotha through these troubling times. The tone is a blend of drama and psychological inquiry as the villagers grapple with fear, suspicion, and the implications of their judgments, setting the stage for further exploration of themes related to justice, innocence, and the moral complexities of human relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Trials (Murder) -- Fiction Cumberland (England) -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction Trials (Treason) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 860689 860698 2024-09-06T10:57:00.524738 2023-10-06T12:19:39.140200 text/html text/html 902836 2021-02-25T21:21:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 291392 2021-02-25T21:21:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 359679 2024-09-06T10:57:11.338227 application/epub+zip 375030 2024-09-06T10:57:02.480782 application/epub+zip 375030 2024-09-06T10:57:01.363750 application/epub+zip 714863 2024-09-06T10:57:18.271205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658185 2024-09-06T10:57:10.471257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601871 2022-09-07T15:22:18.299655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715541 715439 2024-09-06T10:56:57.769796 2023-10-06T12:19:36.638181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 727251 2018-03-09T09:27:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 276129 2018-03-18T12:51:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 715358 2009-07-16T16:06:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 274726 2009-07-16T16:08:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 715349 2009-07-16T16:06:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274690 2009-07-16T16:08:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22993 2024-09-06T10:57:18.420136 application/rdf+xml 18567 2024-09-06T10:57:01.741742 image/jpeg 4007 2024-09-06T10:57:01.552750 image/jpeg 349754 2024-09-06T10:57:00.592751 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia