These were The Deemster (which had been written by his father), a version of Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, and the propaganda film Huns at our gate.
Gilcrist's departure on the King Orry to Liverpool is anachronistic, as most sailings from the island went to Whitehaven at the time, and the name 'King Orry' reflects that of a 19th-century Steam Packet, whereas 18th century packets were usually given names like the 'Duke of Athol'.
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This disused mine exists and is clearly described in the novel to be where, today, the Millennium Way crosses Sulby River, to the South West of Snaefell.
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Early in his career, Hall Caine was acting as literary secretary to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and it was he who suggested that he write a novel set on the Isle of Man.
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