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Archibald Joseph Cronin

    July 19, 1896 – January 6, 1981
    Archibald Joseph Cronin
    The Stars Look Down
    Beyond this Place
    Reader's Digest Condensed Books
    The Green Years
    Adventures of a Black Bag
    The Keys of the Kingdom
    • Over the course of six episodes, the early years of Dr. Finlay are explored, as he gets to grips with the locals in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford. But the new doctor is full of surprises; caring, stub-born, idealistic and clever, but he proves to be more than a match for the local residents. His patients range from the stingiest and most cunning widow in Scotland to a pantomime actress, and from a hen-pecked husband, to the Scobie sisters, who have managed to live together for fifteen years without speaking.

      Adventures of a Black Bag
      4.6
    • The Green Years is a 1944 novel by A. J. Cronin which traces the formative years of an Irish orphan, Robert Shannon, who is sent to live with his draconian maternal grandparents in Scotland. An introspective child, Robert forms an attachment to his roguish great-grandfather, who draws the youngster out of his shell with his raucous ways.

      The Green Years
      4.4
    • Reader's Digest Condensed Books

      Sharpe's Eagle by B. Cornwell; Man, Woman and Child by E. Segal; The Citadel by A.J. Cronin; Hell and High Water by T. Thompson

      • 185 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      Reader's Digest Condensed Books
      4.4
    • The Stars Look Down was A.J. Cronin's fourth novel, published in 1935, and this tale of a North country mining family was a great favourite with his readers. Robert Fenwick is a miner, and so are his three sons. His wife is proud that all her four men go down the mines. But David, the youngest, is determined that somehow he will educate himself and work to ameliorate the lives of his comrades who ruin their health to dig the nation's coal. It is, perhaps, a typical tale of the era in which it was written --there were many novels about coal mining, But Cronin, a doctor turned author, had a gift for storytelling, and in his time wrote several very popular and successful novels.

      The Stars Look Down
      4.3
    • The Citadel

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders.

      The Citadel
      4.2
    • The Minstrel Boy

      • 287 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      For years, the public has been waiting for a novel by A.J. Cronin: Here is the story of Desmonde Fitzgerald, the handsome young man, the man of God, the singer, the person drawn into an unfathomable erotic abyss, the adventurer, the innocent, the actor… Over a period spanning from the early century to the present day, and in a variety of settings including Dublin during the years around the First World War, Hollywood in the Golden Age of film, and a fabulous, mysteriously lustful Orient, the parallel story of two lives unfolds, aiming to generate meaningful universal tensions and existential questions. Over these lives hovers the dark and mysteriously fascinating shadow of a great female figure: Claire, frivolous, irresistible, intoxicated, overwhelmed by an insatiable desire for ruin: an absolutely unforgettable female character… "But the sky does not respond" is a great question and a significant novelistic success.

      The Minstrel Boy
      3.4
    • A Pocketful of Rye

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The poignant sequel to A Song of Sixpence The clinic stood high on an Alpine slope. Lush meadows, studded with autumn crocus, sloped steeply down. Across the valley, above the pinewoods, the high peaks were already dusted with snow. Like a toy railway, the line to Davos twisted and turned up along the mountain side. Laurence Carroll breathed in the pure, clear air. A wonderful place, a not-too-demanding job as resident doctor to the convalescent children flown out from England; it was a million miles from his Scottish childhood, the struggles to qualify and the grinding, poverty-stricken years as a young GP in the Welsh mining valleys. He was relaxed. Happy. But, soon to arrive at Zurich, a woman he had once known well, now a widowed mother, was to bring with her all the turmoil and anguish of his early years, flooding back into his casually ordered life.

      A Pocketful of Rye
      3.4
    • Hatter's Castle (1931) is the first novel of author A. J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Clyde. The plot revolves around many characters and has many subplots, all of which relate to the life of the hatter, James Brodie, whose narcissism and cruelty gradually destroy his family and life.

      Hatter's Castle
      4.1
    • Among the first of Sigmund Freud's many contributions to psychology and psychoanalysis was The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900, and considered his greatest work — even by Freud himself. Aware, however, that it was a long and difficult book, he resolved to compile a more concise and accessible version of his ideas on the interpretation of dreams. That shorter work is reprinted here. Since its publication, generations of readers and students have turned to this volume for an authoritative and coherent account of Freud's theory of dreams as distorted wish fulfillment.After contrasting the scientific and popular views of dreams, Freud illustrates the ways in which dreams can be shown to have been influenced by the activities or thoughts of the preceding day. He considers the effect on dreams of such mental mechanisms as condensation, dramatization, displacement, and regard for intelligibility. In addition, the author offers perceptive insights into repression, the three classes of dreams, and censorship within the dream.Students and psychologists will welcome this inexpensive edition of an always-relevant work by the father of modern psychoanalysis. This volume will also appeal to anyone interested in dreams of the workings of the unconscious mind.

      On Dreams
      3.6
    • Robert Shannon is a dedicated scientist on the verge of a significant medical breakthrough, consumed by his work and indifferent to the outside world. However, Jean Law, raised in a restrictive environment, is drawn to him with an intensity she struggles to understand. Despite her upbringing and the expectations placed upon her, she is resolute in her desire to claim Robert for herself. As she navigates the challenges posed by her family's beliefs and societal norms, Jean's determination to pursue her love for Robert becomes a powerful force. In the rich narrative style characteristic of Cronin's celebrated works, "Shannon's Way" explores themes of love, ambition, and the struggle against societal constraints, showcasing the depth of human emotion and the quest for personal fulfillment.

      Shannon's Way
    • Ursprünglich 1954 in Fortsetzungsform veröffentlicht, erzählt ESCAPE FROM FEAR von A. J. Cronin die packende Geschichte eines jungen amerikanischen Ingenieurs in Österreich, der aus geschäftlichen Gründen in die russische Zone übertritt und mit der sowjetischen Geheimpolizei in Konflikt gerät, als er versucht, die charmante Verlobte seines Freundes, eine Staatsfeindin, vor den Roten zu retten.

      Escape from fear
      4.4
    • Der ursprüngliche Titel, Gracie Lindsay, entspricht dem Namen der jungen Frau, deren Leben die Handlung des Erzählens bildet. Dennoch ist die Hauptfigur der Onkel von Gracie, ein fünfzigjähriger, kinderloser protestantischer Pastor einer kleinen schottischen Gemeinde. Er ist ein mittelmäßiger Mann, der durch seine Schüchternheit zum ewigen Zweiten geworden ist (seine kirchliche Karriere wurde durch seine Unfähigkeit bei öffentlichen Predigten gebremst, er stottert, vergisst usw.), aber als gläubiger Mensch von tiefer Moral und Güte. Getrieben von seiner Menschlichkeit und seinen christlichen Überzeugungen bemüht er sich - und erreicht es - dass seine geliebte Nichte die Pflichten übernimmt, die sie als Mutter eines Kindes hat, das sie in ihrer Jugend zur Adoption geben musste, um größeren Skandal zu vermeiden. Der Schauplatz der Handlung, ein kleines Dorf, trägt weiter dazu bei: Klassendifferenzierung, Gerüchte, Verleumdungen und Intrigen... hauptsächlich aus Neid.

      Damals im Hochland ...
    • Die Frau des Wirts

      • 56 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A J Cronin wurde beauftragt, eine Weihnachtsgeschichte zu schreiben, die die Auswirkungen der Geburt des Kindes auf bestimmte Charaktere, insbesondere die Frau des Wirts, lebhaft rekonstruiert. Die Geschichte handelt von einer guten und herzlichen Frau, die selbst kinderlos ist und von einem durchsetzungsfähigen und geizigen Ehemann schikaniert wird. Hier ist nun die alternative Weihnachtsgeschichte, mit großer Geschicklichkeit erzählt.

      Die Frau des Wirts
    • Wien 1950, noch deutlich von den Folgen des letzten Krieges gezeichnet. Die Stimmung eines trüben Wintertages entspricht Bryant Harkers Gemütsverfassung. Um ein Projekt abzuschliessen, muss er in ie sowjetische Besatzungszone nach Gemünd fahren. Für ihn als Amerikaner ist das normalerweise ohne Schwierigkeiten möglich. Doch gerät er unerwartet in schwierige Situationen.

      Flucht aus der Angst
    • Dr. Finlay, der beliebte und hochgeschätzte Arzt von Tannochbrae, ist zurück mit einer Vielzahl neuer Abenteuer. Fest unterstützt von Dr. Cameron und der treuen Janet, sichert sich Finlay weiterhin einen Platz unter den Unsterblichen in den Annalen der schottischen Medizin. So groß ist sein Ruf, dass die wohlhabenden Gäste des neu eröffneten Caledonian Hotels in seine Praxis strömen, sehr zum Missfallen der guten Leute von Tannochbrae. Doch diese neuen Patienten bringen viele Probleme für Finlay mit sich.

      Ein Held im Schatten
    • Publié à l'origine dans le magazine Redbook (janvier 1940), NEIGE ENCHANTÉE est le récit romantique et palpitant de A. J. Cronin sur Lewis Merrid, un jeune propriétaire d'une compagnie maritime américaine, qui, en voyageant en train vers Vienne, est irrésistiblement attiré par la pâle et effrayée passagère Sylvia Ullwin. En essayant d'aider l'objet de son affection, Merrid se retrouve impliqué dans une aventure qui se déroule au sommet des pics enneigés d'Autriche—une aventure aux conséquences imprévisibles qui menace non seulement Merrid, mais aussi le père de Sylvia et son fiancé.

      La neige enchantée
    • Три любви

      • 640 pages
      • 23 hours of reading

      Ljusi Mur ochen u nee est ljubimyj i ljubjaschij muzh, ocharovatelnyj synishka, ujutnyj dom, sverkajuschij chistotoj. Ee optimizm ne znaet granits, i ona khochet oschastlivit vsekh vokrug sebja. Ljusi priglashaet pogostit Annu, kuzinu muzha, ne podozrevaja, chto v ee proshlom est tajna, brosajuschaja ten na vse semejstvo Mur. S pojavleniem etoj zhenschiny chistenkij, takoj pravilnyj i uporjadochennyj mirok Ljusi nachinaet rassypatsja kak kartochnyj domik. Ona ischet vykhod iz dvusmyslennogo polozhenija i v svo em likhoradochnom stremlenii sokhranit dom i semju sovershaet nepopravimyj postupok, kotoryj privodit k strashnoj tragedii... «Tri ljubvi» — esche odin shedevr Kronina, napisannyj v velikolepnoj povestvovatelnoj traditsii romanov «Zamok Broudi», «Kljuchi Tsarstva», «Drevo Iudy».

      Три любви
    • Knížka vypráví životní příběhy mladého venkovského lékaře. Moudrý, chápající pohled bývalého lékaře spolu s pohledem pozorovatele sociálních skutečností byl stejně jako u předchozích knih i zde inspiračním zdrojem vyprávění.

      Další příhody z černého kufříku
      4.7
    • Meziválečná Británie. Mladý doktor Manson přijíždí do hornického městečka, aby dělal asistenta staršímu lékaři. Manson je ctižádostivý, poctivý a schopný a pacienti si ho brzy oblíbí. Získává si přátele i nepřátele. Seznamuje se s učitelkou Kristýnou. Jeho stižádostivost ho na nějaký čas svede na špatnou cestu. Ocitá se na vrcholu i na dně. Román byl u nás kdysi vydán také pod názvem "Očistec". Croninův román z lékařského prostředí je starý, ale základní myšlenka je současná. Lékař by měl být poctivý, nezištný a hlavně by měl vnímat pacienta jako člověka. Člověka, kterého je třeba uzdravit na těle i na duši.

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