The Sir Hall Caine papers, 1888-1926.

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The Sir Hall Caine papers, 1888-1926.

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The Sir Hall Caine papers consist primarily of correspondence received by Sir Hall Caine. A majority of the correspondence in the collection involves Sir Hall's business affairs, including book sales, advertisements, and film and stage productions. There is a letter from Herbert Brenon regarding the filming in 1918 of The woman thou gavest me and a letter from Virginia Brooks, an actress in the stage production of the same work. Several letters from William Heinemann, Ltd., discuss sales and marketing. Sir Hall Caine's elder son, Ralph, was involved in the business management of Sir Hall's career and is often mentioned in the correspondence.

0.5 linear feet (1 box).

Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6917317

Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Caine, Hall, 1853-1931

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Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, usually known as Hall Caine, was a British novelist, dramatist, short story writer, poet, and critic. Caine's popularity during his lifetime was unprecedented; he was the most highly paid novelist of his day. The Eternal City is the first novel to have sold over a million copies worldwide. He is the author of more than a dozen plays and adapted several of his novels for stage. Most of Caine's novels were adapted into silent black and white films. Caine was born 14...

Caine, Ralph Hall, 1884-1962.

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