This collection includes three novels whose settings range from Wales to China, and which paint a rich portrait of the changes and upheavals of the early decades of the twentieth century:The Citadel: Set in Great Britain in the years between the world wars, this National Book Award-winning. The novel was adapted into a 1940 film starring Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick, is a New York Times Critics’ Pick, and is included in the New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland JDied JanuGenre Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction edit data Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and non-fiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. Three absorbing classics by the acclaimed Scottish novelist, including a National Book Award winner. Digging into workers’ rights, social change, and the relationship between labor and capitalism, the struggles of the novel’s trifecta of protagonists-politically minded miner David Fenwick, ambitious drifter Joe Gowlan, and frustrated yet meek mining-baron’s son Arthur Barras-remain compelling and relevant to readers in the twenty-first century.ĪJ Cronin’s tale is one of many of the hardships of coal-mining communities during the industrial pre-war, World War I, and interwar periods in Britain, but stands out for its unflinching prose, universal themes, and keen storytelling. Cronins fourth novel, published in 1935, and this tale of a North country mining family was a great favourite with his readers. This thought-provoking novel of the challenges a coal mining community faces in the early twentieth century is “the finest work Cronin has given his public” ( Kirkus Reviews).įirst published in 1935, The Stars Look Down tells the story of a North Country mining town as its inhabitants make their way through social and political upheaval. The Stars Look Down: A Novel Kindle Edition by AJ Cronin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 4.3 30 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 58.93 7 Used from 54.95 1 Collectible from 368. Archibald Joseph (A.J.) Cronin was a Scottish author and physician born in 1896.

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