THE LATE HALL CAINE
The cable message recording the death of Sir Hali.Caine stated:—"The 'Life of Christy to which he 'devoted: years of work, was unfinished, and:his fail-ure'to-.coraplete this work had" cast a gloom.'over.'the -novelist's life for the past three years.?' . ■ A life of Hall Came, published in ■1901,- referred to this work as follows:t—. "Of. lateiho has alsorbecn turning his |attention to.the;' Life of.; Christ,' .which lie wrote/some years .a"gq,. but which has never.: yet .been published: in- spite of the many itempting. offers.which he has received for the copyright... It -has not rb&en-:my' privilege Ao ;r".ead.' this book, but. Mr.: Came says:.- him Relieves it . to contain some.bf his best work. Speaking of .thcpyear 1890, lijj-s.ays: .'I had-read .Kenan's "Life of. .Christ^niicl had. boon deeply impressed.•• by-.-it, and I had said that there was a splendid-chance.for a life of Christ'asrvivid, and as personal —if that wero possible—froin-.the point of belief as Rcnan's from the-point ftf unbeliel'.' " .
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1931, Page 19
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158THE LATE HALL CAINE Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1931, Page 19
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