A. J. Cronin
Born July 19, 1896 · Died January 6, 1981
Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is The Citadel (1937), about a Scottish doctor who serves in a Welsh mining village before achieving success in London, where he becomes disillusioned about the venality and incompetence of some doctors. Cronin knew both areas, as a medical inspector of mines and as a doctor in Harley Street. The book exposed unfairness and malpractice in British medicine and helped to inspire the National Health Service.
The Stars Look Down, set in the North East of England, is another of his best-selling novels inspired by his work among miners. Both novels have been filmed, as have Hatter's Castle, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years. His 1935 novella Country Doctor inspired a long-running BBC radio and TV series, Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971), set in the 1920s. There was a follow-up series in 1993–1996.
Books by A. J. Cronin in order
Books by A. J. Cronin in the order they were published, from Grand Canary (1933) to Vigil In The Night (2010).
- 1Grand Canary
Grand Canary1933 - 2The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down1935 - 3The Citadel
The Citadel1937 - 4Beyond This Place
Beyond This Place1940 - 5The Citadel and the Keys of the Kingdom
The Citadel and the Keys of the Kingdom1941 - 6The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom1941 - 7The Green Years
The Green Years1944 - 8Shannon's Way
Shannon's Way1948 - 9The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener1950 - 10Adventures in Two Worlds
Adventures in Two Worlds1952 - 11Reader's Digest Condensed Books
Reader's Digest Condensed Books1952 - 12A Thing of Beauty
A Thing of Beauty1956 - 13Adventures of a Black Bag
Adventures of a Black Bag1957 - 14The Northern Light
The Northern Light1958 - 15The Judas Tree
The Judas Tree1961 - 16A Song of Sixpence
A Song of Sixpence1964 - 17Desmonde
Desmonde1975 - 18The Minstrel Boy
The Minstrel Boy1975 - 19GracieLindsay
GracieLindsay1978 - 20Doctor Finlay of Tannochbrae
Doctor Finlay of Tannochbrae1979 - 21Hatter's Castle
Hatter's Castle1983 - 22La Ciudadela
La Ciudadela2000 - 23The Valorous YearsThe Valorous Years2009
- 24Vigil In The Night
Vigil In The Night2010