Project Gutenberg 2008-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 103 Caine, Hall, Sir 1853 1931 Caine, Thomas Henry Hall, Sir Caine, T. Hall, Sir Caine, Sir Hall A Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time" by Hall Caine is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of morality, passion, and societal judgment, focusing on the complexities of relationships and class distinctions. The story opens with a young woman in distress, who is discovered attempting to take her own life, revealing deep personal turmoil connected to her child, Paul. Throughout the narrative, the characters grapple with the harsh realities of love, shame, and the quest for redemption. The opening of the novel introduces a chilling scene in a London police court in December 1845, where a young woman, later identified as the mother of a baby named Paul, is presented after a suicide attempt. Despite her fragile state, she is described with characteristics suggesting both strength and suffering. The narrative quickly reveals the mysterious circumstances surrounding her, with references to her past and an unknown husband. Six months after her rescue, the story shifts to her struggle to find her child, leading to heartbreak and despair. The transition to a summer's day in 1875 sets a contrasting backdrop as the story unravels, indicating a connection between characters and hinting at the underlying themes of love and isolation that Caine intends to explore further in this complex tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Fiction English fiction Cumberland (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 834663 834520 2024-09-11T08:09:13.921988 2023-09-11T11:16:40.556122 text/html text/html 848581 2008-07-19T15:25:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 309992 2008-07-19T15:27:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 373165 2024-09-11T08:09:25.793884 application/epub+zip 385908 2024-09-11T08:09:15.871914 application/epub+zip 385908 2024-09-11T08:09:14.734924 application/epub+zip 731263 2024-09-11T08:09:33.677799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685487 2024-09-11T08:09:24.927857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624356 2022-09-12T07:57:06.385921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 799311 799211 2024-09-11T08:09:09.811937 2023-09-11T11:16:36.839065 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 799022 2008-07-19T15:22:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 303501 2008-07-19T15:22:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 799029 2008-07-19T15:22:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303504 2008-07-19T15:22:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20837 2024-09-11T08:09:33.826798 application/rdf+xml 16308 2024-09-11T08:09:15.128920 image/jpeg 3938 2024-09-11T08:09:14.928911 image/jpeg 367510 2024-09-11T08:09:13.993922 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