02399cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500420014626400510018830000470023933600260028633700260031233800360033850000310037450801220040552013820052753400450190965300320195465300200198665300360200685600430204226088UtSlPG20260610133611.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aCaine, Hall, Sir,d1853-193112aA Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-07-19  aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"A Son of Hagar: A Romance of Our Time" by Hall Caine is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of morality, passion, and societal judgment, focusing on the complexities of relationships and class distinctions. The story opens with a young woman in distress, who is discovered attempting to take her own life, revealing deep personal turmoil connected to her child, Paul. Throughout the narrative, the characters grapple with the harsh realities of love, shame, and the quest for redemption.  The opening of the novel introduces a chilling scene in a London police court in December 1845, where a young woman, later identified as the mother of a baby named Paul, is presented after a suicide attempt. Despite her fragile state, she is described with characteristics suggesting both strength and suffering. The narrative quickly reveals the mysterious circumstances surrounding her, with references to her past and an unknown husband. Six months after her rescue, the story shifts to her struggle to find her child, leading to heartbreak and despair. The transition to a summer's day in 1875 sets a contrasting backdrop as the story unravels, indicating a connection between characters and hinting at the underlying themes of love and isolation that Caine intends to explore further in this complex tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLondon (England) -- Fiction  aEnglish fiction  aCumberland (England) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26088