Project Gutenberg 2008-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 150 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.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction English fiction Cumberland (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 834794 2025-07-11T03:57:16.499620 text/html 848581 2008-07-19T15:25:41 text/html 397519 2025-07-11T03:57:28.909559 application/epub+zip 410013 2025-07-11T03:57:19.976562 application/epub+zip 387412 2025-07-11T03:57:18.612623 application/epub+zip 760627 2025-07-11T03:57:35.962527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714785 2025-07-11T03:57:27.989523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624356 2022-09-12T07:57:06.385921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 799311 2025-07-11T03:57:13.105604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 799022 2008-07-19T15:22:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 799029 2008-07-19T15:22:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22026 2025-07-11T03:57:36.101487 application/rdf+xml 16378 2025-07-11T03:57:19.136568 image/jpeg 3909 2025-07-11T03:57:18.873576 image/jpeg 303501 2008-07-19T15:22:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 309992 2008-07-19T15:27:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 303504 2008-07-19T15:22:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 391167 2025-07-11T03:57:16.564574 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia