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The DeemsterSir Hall Caine

The Deemster

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Original author: Sir Hall Caine

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"The Deemster" by Sir Hall Caine is a novel published in 1887, considered the first Manx novel. Set on the Isle of Man in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, it follows Dan Mylrea, a reckless young fisherman whose thoughtless actions spiral into tragedy. When a forged signature leads to exile and a fateful confrontation atop a cliff ends in death, Dan must face the consequences of his crimes and seek redemption through atonement and exile.

The Deemster, by Sir Hall Caine. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #35781.

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45 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Death of Old Ewan2,409 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: A Man Child Is Born2,332 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Christening of Young Ewan2,758 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Deemster of Man2,912 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Manxman's Bishop4,743 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Cozy Nest at Bishop's Court4,449 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Danny the Madcap4,527 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Passing the Love of Women3,370 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Service on the Shore2,217 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The First Night with the Herrings3,713 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Herring Breakfast1,594 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Dan's Penance2,282 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: How Ewan Mourned for His Wife1,413 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Wrestling with Fate2,396 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Lie That Ewan Told3,466 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: The Plowing Match2,961 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: The Wrong Way with Dan1,552 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Blind Woman's Second Sight2,417 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: How Ewan Found Dan2,379 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Blind Passion and Pain5,094 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: The Voice in the Night4,313 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: Alone, Alone--All, All Alone!3,305 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea2,939 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXIV: "there's Gold on the Cushags Yet."1,528 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXV: A Resurrection Indeed4,001 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXVI: How Ewan Came to Church4,645 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXVII: How the News Came to the Bishop3,466 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The Child Ghost in the House3,027 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXIX: By Bishop's Law or Deemster's3,168 words
  7. 30.Chapter XXX: The Deemster's Inquest3,823 words
  8. 31.Chapter XXXI: Father and Son4,060 words
  9. 32.Chapter XXXII: Divination2,269 words
  10. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Kidnapped3,750 words
  11. 34.Chapter XXXIV: A Rude Tribunal3,494 words
  12. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Court of General Jail Delivery2,699 words
  13. 36.Chapter XXXVI: Cut Off From the People4,451 words
  14. 37.Chapter XXXVII: Of His Outcast State2,497 words
  15. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: Of His Way of Life1,854 words
  16. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Of the Ghostly Hand Upon Him4,055 words
  17. 40.Chapter XL: Of His Great Loneliness3,479 words
  18. 41.Chapter XLI: Of How He Kept His Manhood3,706 words
  19. 42.Chapter XLII: Of the Breaking of the Curse3,483 words
  20. 43.Chapter XLIII: Of His Great Resolve1,560 words
  21. 44.Chapter XLIV: The Sweating Sickness8,905 words
  22. 45.Chapter XLV: "our Father, Which Art in Heaven"2,951 words