New Releases by A. J. Cronin

Originally serialized in Redbook magazine in 1946, "The Man Who Couldn''t Spend Money" is the warmly human and moving story of Joe Mardent, an orphan whose impoverished childhood instills in him a reluctance to spend-even after, through hard work and determination, he acquires great wealth! Scottish novelist and physician A. J. Cronin was one of the most popular writers of the twentieth century. With his keen understanding of the human condition, his deep moral conscience and his extraordinary narrative skill, he imbues THE MAN WHO COULDN''T SPEND MONEY with all the qualities that have made his many other stories worldwide bestsellers.

Vigil in the Night represents something of an event for fans of A. J. Cronin. Here, published for the first time in book form, is his poignant and moving tale of two nurses"of Anne, who devoted herself to serving others, and of her younger sister, Lucy, who meant to get everything in life for herself. When Lucy''s negligence causes the tragic death of a young patient, Anne takes the blame to protect her young sister"an act that threatens to destroy the brilliant nursing career that lies before her. But then Anne meets an idealistic young surgeon who takes an interest in her, and although one of the oldest and most honored traditions of the medical profession is that the relationship between doctors and nurses remain strictly impersonal, doctors and nurses are, after all, human beings"and sometimes that tradition breaks down.

In May 1935, in the pages of Cosmopolitan magazine (Hearst''s International Combined with Cosmopolitan), A. J. Cronin published the novelette -Country Doctor, - an affectionate look at young Finlay Hyslop, a newly qualified Scottish doctor who assists a seasoned country GP in managing a variety of medical crises. Between 1936 and 1939 Cronin published, as short stories in Cosmopolitan, more of the young doctor''s fascinating cases. Here, collected for the first time in book form, are twelve of Dr. Hyslop''s further adventures. Includes: Surgeon Without a Knife - Delirium Cordis - Better Than Medicine - What Money CAN''T Buy - Profit and Loss - No Imagination - Conduct Unbecoming - Judgment of the Gods - The Man Who Came Back - Inheritance - Night Call - The Third Ingredient

Scottish novelist and physician A. J. Cronin (1896-1981), author of "The Citadel," was one of the most popular writers of the twentieth century. With his keen understanding of the human condition, his deep moral conscience and his extraordinary narrative skill, he imbues his novelettes and short stories with all the qualities that have made his many novels worldwide bestsellers. Includes the novelettes "Child of Compassion," "The Man Who Couldn''t Spend Money" and "The Innkeeper''s Wife," and the short stories "Lily of the Valley," "Mascot for Uncle," "The Portrait" and "The One Chance."

No wonder the Scotch countryside was interested in the schoolmaster''s pretty, new assistant. Twenty years before, her mother had left the place under a cloud. Is it true, the old saying, "Like father, like son"? Then must it also be true, they asked, Like mother, like daughter? Originally published as a complete novella in Cosmopolitan magazine (November 1933), WOMAN OF THE EARTH is A. J. Cronin''s poignant story of Davie, a lame-footed schoolmaster; Jess, his vibrant young assistant, whose unwed mother fled in disgrace from their very town a generation earlier; farmer Rob, his hale and hearty brother; and Ailie, Rob''s wife and a "woman of the earth."

Dr Finlay''s Casebook brings together Adventures of a Black Bag and Dr Finlay of Tannochbrae, A. J. Cronin''s two hugely popular collections featuring his most famous creation, Dr Finlay.Set in and around the fictional Scottish town of Levenford and village of Tannochbrae during the inter-war years, the stories found here are heart-warming, funny and touching, full of fascinating characters and unforgettable encounters. Made famous by the much-loved adaptations for radio and television, the classic tales of Dr Finlay, his senior colleague Dr Cameron, and their unruffled housekeeper Janet, remain as fresh and entertaining now as they were upon first publication.

In 1951 Collier''s magazine published "Adventures of a Young Doctor," a series of six articles in which Scottish writer/physician A. J. Cronin, bestselling author of "The Citadel," chronicles his experiences-some heartwarming, some thrilling, some humorous-as a young doctor. Subsequently, these articles appeared as chapters in Cronin''s larger autobiography, "Adventures in Two Worlds" (1952). CONTENTS: Part 1. Epidemic At Sea Part 2. The Wonderful Sleep Part 3. Dangerous Lunatic Part 4. Wuddy Houseboat Tam Part 5. A Cool Customer Part 6. Thirty-Eight Coffins

Three rare novelettes by A. J. Cronin: MASCOT FOR UNCLE is the moving story of the special bond between "Uncle," a would-be doctor whose object in life is to go to China as a medical missionary but who for 17 years is unable to pass his final exams, and "Kitch," a six-year-old boy of the Edinburgh slums suffering from an advanced case of rickets. CHILD OF COMPASSION is the poignant story of Susan Sinclayne, a compassionate young doctor who struggles to find fulfillment after a freak accident horribly disfigures her lovely face. THE MAN WHO COULDN''T SPEND MONEY is the warmly human story of Joe Mardent, an orphan whose impoverished childhood instills in him a reluctance to spend-even after, through hard work and determination, he acquires great wealth!

Originally published in Redbook magazine (January 1940), ENCHANTED SNOW is A. J. Cronin''s romantic and thrilling tale of Lewis Merrid, a young American shipping company owner, who, while traveling by train to Vienna, becomes irresistibly attracted to pale, frightened fellow-passenger Sylvia Ullwin. In trying to help the object of his affection, Merrid becomes involved in an adventure that unfolds atop the snowy peaks of Austria-an adventure with unpredictable consequences that threatens not only Merrid, but Sylvia''s father and her fiance."

"They stood staring at Susan''s face in shocked bewilderment and horror. They hadn''t expected this-oh, not this!" Originally published in Redbook magazine (June 1940), CHILD OF COMPASSION is A. J. Cronin''s poignant and moving story of a compassionate young doctor who struggles to find fulfillment after a freak accident horribly disfigures her lovely face.

Originally published in serial form in Collier''s magazine in 1954, ESCAPE FROM FEAR is A. J. Cronin''s thrilling tale of a young American engineer in Austria who crosses over into the Russian Zone on business and becomes entangled with the Soviet secret police when he tries to rescue his friend''s charming fiancee, an enemy of the state, from the Reds."

AJ Cronin’s inspiring novel of a controversial Scottish priest on a mission in China, where he learns the true meaning of humanity—and of faith. Francis Chisholm—a kindhearted and straightforward Scottish priest—walks a path of his own, making him unpopular with other members of the clergy. Ostracized by the clerical community and looked down on by his superiors, Chisholm takes a position in China where he supervises a mission beset by poverty, civil war, and plague. He encounters fierce resistance from the local Chinese who distrust his motives, especially as they do not understand or condone his faith. Despite enormous obstacles and temptations, Father Chisholm continues to live in accordance with what he holds as the ultimate truth—serving humanity is the one true religion of the world. The Keys of the Kingdom was adapted into the 1944 film starring Gregory Peck as Fr. Francis Chisholm, a role for which he earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination. Hailed as “a magnificent story of the great adventure of individual goodness” by the New York Times Book Review and “full of life and people and color” by Harper’s Magazine, The Keys of the Kingdom is considered by many to be AJ Cronin’s finest work.

The famous Dr Finlay stories Adventures of a Black Bag represents a selection of A J Cronin''s best stories - stories which are tragic, funny and wry, each revolving around two doctors whose tremendously popular TV and radio series have made them household names: Dr Cameron and Dr Finlay. These stories have that universal appeal which has become A J Cronin''s trademark, established by bestsellers such as Hatter''s Castle, The Stars Look Down and The Citadel.

Destiny brings two lonely people together in this moving love story by A J Cronin, one of the master story-tellers of our time. Dr Harvey Leith, brilliant research scientist, awakes from a drunken stupor to find himself aboard a liner bound for the romantic Canary Islands. His past life is in ruins, and his hopes for the future are shattered. But he meets the lovely Mary Fielding on the ship, also looking for a new purpose in her life. It seems to her that they have met somewhere before, in some other place, and that they are meant for each other. There is only one problem – she is already married. Dr Leith’s life becomes inextricably involved with those of the other passengers and he gradually begins to forget the bitterness of the past. In the sultry atmosphere of Grand Canary he finds he has to conquer himself to achieve happiness.

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.

Originally published in 1913. The contents Include: The Scientific Literature of Dream Problems – The Method of Dream Interpretation – Analysis of a Specimen Dream – The Dream as Wish Fulfilment – Distortion in Dreams – The Material and Sources of Dreams – The Dream Work – The Psychology of Dream Processes – etc. Many of the earliest books on psychology and psychoanalysis, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Desmonde Fitzgerald is handsome, charming and blessed with a marvellous singing voice - he is the Minstrel Boy. He becomes a priest, winning the coveted Golden Chalice for his singing when in seminary school abroad. But the duality of nature threatens to destroy the brilliant future that lies before him. Beloved of his parishioners and canon, he is devastatingly attractive to women, in particular the wealthy patron of his church at Kilbarrack, Ireland. But it is not until her wayward and sensual niece, Claire, arrives that disaster strikes . . . In the magnificent narrative tradition of The Citadel, The Stars Look Down and Cronin''s other classic novels, The Minstrel Boy is a great book by a much-loved author

In the heat of late afternoon, a young boy waits at the station for his father. A plume of steam, white against the purple-heathered hills, marks the train. Beyond, blooming along the shoreline, the flowers of high summer, as a tall-funnelled paddle steamer beats and froths down the wide Clyde estuary . . . A narrative in the great Cronin tradition, this is the stirring chronicle of Laurence Carroll as he grows from childhood to adult years in Scotland. The tale of his struggles – early illness, a widowed mother, poverty, the uncles who try to help him, and the women who have such an unhappy effect upon him, is told with warm humour and with that intense and sympathetic realism for which A J Cronin is known. In the magnificent narrative tradition of The Citadel, The Stars Look Down and Cronin’s other classic novels, A Song of Sixpence is a great book by a much-loved author.

Knowing his father’s profoundest wish, that his son should succeed him as Rector of Stillwater, Stephen Desmonde tried to be worthy. But the siren call of art was too overwhelming; he felt driven as though by demons to pursue his vision of the world’s beauty. He must put on canvas the truth as he saw it, whatever the cost might be, whether it was the blank misunderstanding of his family or the ridicule of the public. Few artists could have survived the scandal and mockery he had to endure in the sensational trial that stirred all England. Indeed, Stephen Desmonde himself could not have survived without the tender and understanding love of the unforgettable Jenny Dill, the uneducated but strangely wise little Cockney girl whose devotion kept him going when all else failed. It was Jenny who restored his confidence in himself and his vision, and in her love he found the serenity and peace that marked his greatest creations. Crusader’s Tomb, also published as A Thing of Beauty, is altogether a memorable novel, whose many characters and diverse moods are woven together with a skill and an appeal mastered by only the greatest storytellers of any age.

In a story of wide and fascinating detail A. J. Cronin tells of Dr. David Morey who tries to atone for his desertion of the woman he loved. Beguiled by the prospect of riches he goes on to marry Dottie, a spoiled but beautiful neurotic who brings him almost constant misery, until a chance remark makes him seek retribution in memories of the past and a return to his native Scotland. In the magnificent narrative tradition of The Citadel, The Stars Look Down and Cronin’s other classic novels, The Judas Tree is a great book by a much-loved author.

A. J. Cronin was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known works are Hatter''s Castle, The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years, all of which were adapted to film. He also created the Dr. Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the popular BBC television and radio series entitled Dr. Finlay''s Casebook. His novels, written in a direct simple style, reflect both his religious beliefs as a Roman Catholic and his medical training. "Adventures in Two Worlds" is the 1952 autobiography of Dr. A. J. Cronin, in which he relates, with much humour, the exciting events of his dual career as a medical doctor and a novelist. Einstein Book''s edition of "Adventures In Two Worlds" contains supplementary texts: * A few quotes of A. J. Cronin. * Bibliography of A. J. Cronin. "Adventures In Two Worlds" would be ideal for doctors, nurses, medical students, writers, fans of Scotland, followers of Dr. Finlay, and those seeking a little spiritual enlightenment.

Contemporary / British English When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle?