Hall Caine — The Christian: A Story

London, William Heinemann, 1899. Leather. A smartly bound fourth impression of this popular novel from British novelist Hall Caine. Fourth impression. The first novel in Britain to have sold over one million copies. Mainly set in Victorian London, it is the story of Glory Quayle, a young woman living an independent life who becomes an actress, and John Storm, who enters the priesthood. Written by Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, a British novelist, dramatist, short story writer, poet and critic. With the bookplate of William Alfred Westropp Foyle, a British bookseller and businessman who co-founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 with his brother Gilbert Foyle. From the library of Christopher Foyle, a British philanthropist and the chairman of the famous Foyle's Bookshop in London. Bound in half calf with green cloth boards. Externally, very smart with light rubbing and fading to the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .