The Prodigal Son is a best-selling novel by Hall Caine, published in November 1904 by Heinemann and translated into thirteen languages.
It is set in a sheep-rearing community in rural Iceland, with scenes in London and the French Riviera.
The copyright performance was held at the Grand Theatre, Douglas, Isle of Man.
[3] In The Prodigal Son Magnus learns on his wedding day that his bride, Thora, is in love with his brother Oscar, a composer.
When Thora dies, a distraught Oscar places the only copies of his compositions in her coffin.