The Bondman (1890) is a novel written by British author Hall Caine.
Inspired by the epic scale of the ancient Icelandic sagas as well
as the Biblical tale of Jacob and Esau, Caine sought to explore the
narrative possibilities of brotherhood and fate while paying homage
to the historical link between Iceland and the Isle of Man. Born to
a Manx father, Caine also had a personal connection to the novel's
setting. The story shifts between the perspectives of Jason and
Michael, two half-brothers abandoned by their father, the Icelandic
fisherman Stephen Orry. When Michael, who is raised by the Deputy
Governor of the Isle of Man, comes of age, his estranged father
sends him to Iceland in order to rectify Stephen's mistreatment of
his Icelandic wife and son. At the same time, Jason journeys to the
Isle of Man in order to seek revenge on his father, only to be
forced to rescue Stephen from a shipwreck off of Maughold Head, a
dangerous point on the easternmost shore of the Isle of Man. While
Jason weighs the cost of forgiveness and falls in love with Greeba,
his half-brother Michael rises to power in a newly independent
Iceland. As the story unfolds, and as fate draws the story's heroes
closer together, The Bondman explores some of humanity's eternal
themes: love, faith, kinship, and sacrifice. Caine's novel is epic
in terms of its setting and political context, but it explores
matters of the heart as though they were our own. Hall Caine's The
Bondman is a work about ordinary people faced with extraordinary
circumstances, and remains, over a century after it was published,
an essential piece of English literature. Although he was one of
the most famous and acclaimed authors of his time, Caine's work
remains relatively unknown today. With this edition, it is hoped
that Hall Caine once again receives not only the attention he
deserves, but the respect and admiration his work demands. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Hall Caine's The Bondman is a classic of English
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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