The Deemster The Deemster The Deemster is a novel by Hall Caine published in 1887, considered to be the first 'Manx novel'. It was Caine's third novel, the second to be set in the Isle of Man and it was his first great success. The plot revolves around the reckless actions of Dan Mylrea and the exile and atonement that follow. Early in his career, Hall Caine was acting as literary secretary to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and it was he who suggested that he write a novel set on the Isle of Man. However, it was not for another five years that
Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles was coined as an ironic contrast to the designation "Munro", which is homophonous with "(Marilyn) Monroe". The Marilyns are one of the most popular lists for peak baggers. The Marilyns were expanded in 2007 by the HuMPs (Hundred and upwards Metre Prominence) which reduces the prominence requirement to . Therefore, all British Isles Marilyns are British Isles HuMPS (but not vice versa). The list was compiled by Mark Jackson from a number of sources and published online in 2010 in "More Relative Hills of Britain". There are 2,986 HuMPs in the British Isles: 2,168 in Scotland, 833 in Ireland, 444