The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill

by Hall Caine

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The author's address to the reader calls the story of Mary O'Neill a novel and says important scenes and characters have been altered to prevent personal identification. The narrator describes the doctor's house as a home of love, recalling the wife's choice of a medical student and her lack of regret despite their poverty. The author's warning says the convent school should not be identified with any similar educational institution.

A conversation raises the prospect of living year after year with a husband the woman loathes. The narrator believes that neither religious fervour nor conscience can keep her from Martin, despite her efforts at self-sacrifice.

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Hall Caine

Hall Caine built an international readership through novels, drama, biography, and public lectures rooted in the moral and social life of the Isle of Man. The Manxman places a difficult triangle of loyalty, ambition, and love within Manx custom, while The Little Manx Nation gathers lectures on the island's rulers, church, and people.