The Manxman is a novel by Hall Caine, first appearing as a serial in The Queen, The Lady's Newspaper and Court Chronicle between January and July 1894.

An example of such a section of dialogue is as follows: The Manxman was one of Hall Caine's greatest successes, selling over half a million copies by 1913 and being translated into twelve languages.

"[7] This view was also shared by the Prime Minister, Lord Rosebery, who observed of the novel that "It will rank with the great works of English literature".

The initial play, written by Wilson Barrett with the title The Manxman, saw its first performance in the Grand Theatre, Leeds, on 22 August 1894, only three weeks after the publication of the book.

[11] On 5 March 1898 Wilson Barrett, Maud Jeffries along with their London company opened the play in Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Australia.

This version of the play, entitled Pete: A Drama in Four Acts featured Parker and his wife in the lead roles and proved to be a popular success.

In 1916, George Loane Tucker directed the first version and in 1929 Alfred Hitchcock made the hit remake, his last fully silent film.