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Hall Caine, 1881 - 1926

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17-32

Scope and Contents

Approximately 75 items from the personal archive of novelist and playwright Hall Caine, including correspondence, typed and manuscript poems, photographs, sketches, and other ephemera dated between the 1880s and 1920s. The bulk of the collection consists of handwritten letters sent to Caine from correspondents ranging from family members to fellow poets including James Thomson (1834-1882).

Dates

  • 1881 - 1926

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Biographical / Historical

Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine (1853-1931) was a British novelist, playwright, and critic, famed for his international literary celebrity and status as an unprecedentedly bestselling author. Caine was enthralled by the poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and befriended the poet in 1879, eventually becoming his private secretary and living in his London home until Rossetti’s death in 1882. Through his contacts in the Arts and Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements, Caine also befriended William Morris and Bram Stoker, who would later dedicate Dracula to him. Caine published 15 romantic novels and his book The Christian (1897) was the first novel in Britain to sell 1 million copies.

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Latin

From the Collection: French

From the Collection: Italian

From the Collection: Welsh

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From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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