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...late Hall Caine was a novelist who knew his Bible. He drew from Scripture the theme of many a bestseller ( The Deemster, The Bondman, The Eternal City, etc.). During his lifetime (1853-1931), Author Caine was known to be working on a life of Christ. Upon his death, his executors discovered no less than 3,000,000 words of manuscript, revisions and notes, based upon five trips he made to Palestine, 1,000 volumes of source materials he had read during 39 years. Hall Caine's Life of Christ in its final draft (650,000 words, 1,310 pages...
Manxmen mind their deemsters. Obsolete except on Great Britain's minute Isle of Man, deemsters are medieval judges-of-all-work. They hear actions and criminal cases of every sort, preside over Manx Grand Juries. Proudly last week Manxmen gathered to hear the outlandish swearing-in of Deemster Stevenson More. Deemster More, great and most respected antique of the Manx Bench, has been in retirement for ten years. Emerging last week, he was installed as sole deemster of one-half the Isle of Man. Richly and roundly he swore upon Holy Bible this mouth-filling Manx oath...
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