The Prodigal Son
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ISBN10: 1417913053
ISBN13: 9781417913053
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 30 2004
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781417913053
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 30 2004
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Prodigal Son is a novel by author Hall Caine. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Mark Galloway, who is the son of a wealthy businessman. Mark is a restless and reckless youth who squanders his inheritance on a life of luxury, pleasure, and gambling. He eventually finds himself in debt and is forced to flee the country.Years later, Mark returns to England a changed man. He has become a successful businessman and has amassed a fortune of his own. However, he is haunted by his past and the mistakes he made. He seeks forgiveness from his father and tries to make amends for his past behavior.The novel explores themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the consequences of one's actions. It also delves into the complexities of family relationships, particularly the strained relationship between a father and son. The Prodigal Son is a compelling and thought-provoking story that offers a powerful message about the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions and seeking forgiveness.1904. English novelist who was secretary to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, he lived with him until the poet's death and then wrote Recollections of Rossetti. His enormously popular novels, some of Manx life, others on biblical themes, include The Shadow of a Crime, The Deemster, The Manxman, The Christian, The Prodigal Son, and The Master of Man. The novel begins: Iceland had never looked more wonderful. The stern old Northland, which in the daylight bears always and everywhere on its sphinx-like face the mutilating imprint of the burnt-out fires of ten thousand ages, and would seem to be dead but for the murmurings of volcanic life in its sulfurous womb, lay in the autumn moonlight like a great creature asleep-calm, august, and blue as the night. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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