According to the Isle of Man site's biography of Caine, he was a "consumate self publicist and not always entirely truthful... At times he postured as more Manx than the Manx who, though they elected him MHK for many years, were deeply suspicious of him and never warmed to him....

"For a thiry year period," the article continues, "from c.1890 his novels, generally running to well over 300 pages sold in their 100,000's - his plays were also successful in the Edwardian theatre and he was by far and away the most highly paid novelist of his day. His friendship of Rossetti in his final drug-problemed years also gives Caine a claim to fame...."

Covers (scarlet cloth with gilt titles within black criss-crossed rules forming six frames and flowers also within two of the other frames and gilt titles to sunned spine) are soiled, rubbed and edgeworn (esp to spine) with bumped corners. Textblock clean and tight except prize certificate tipped to FPDP and some foxing throughout.
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Price: 9.99 GBP