page_title: The Woman Thou Gavest Me (novel)
section_title: Second Part: My Marriage
hierarchical_section_title: The Woman Thou Gavest Me (novel) / Plot / Second Part: My Marriage
caption_attribution_description: English: Still from the American film The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919) with Katherine MacDonald and Jack Holt, on page 1318 of the May 31, 1919 Moving Picture World.
context_page_description: The Woman Thou Gavest Me is a best-selling 1913 British novel by Hall Caine. The book is a fictional first-personal account of a Catholic woman's struggle after marrying the wrong man. It was one of Caine's most contentious books, causing outrage on its release for its handling of adultery, illegitimacy and divorce. It was the seventh-best-selling novel of 1913 and was made into a film in 1919.
context_section_description: Back in Ellan, Mary is troubled to meet the foppish Lord Raa, who is clear in his opinion that their marriage is an open arrangement for kudos and money. Her feeling about the marriage is confirmed by letters from Martin Conrad which reveal that Lord Raa has a mistress in London. However, Mary's family have invested too much in the arrangement, both in money and arrangements, to change their minds. Against her better judgement, Mary satisfies her family's and the community's expectations and goes ahead with the marriage.
caption: The 1919 film depiction of Lord Raa trying to force himself on Mary
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