A. J. Cronin
Born in Cardross, Scotland, AJ Cronin studied at the University of Glasgow. In 1917 he served as a surgeon sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteers Reserve, and at the war's end he completed his medical studies and practiced in South Wales. He was later appointed to the Ministry of Mines, studying the medical problems of the mining industry. He later moved to London and built up a successful practice in the West End. In 1931 he published his first book, Hatter's Castle, which was compared with the work of Dickens, Hardy and Balzac, winning him critical acclaim. Other books by A. J. Cronin include: The Citadel, Three Loves, The Green Years, Beyond This Place, The Keys of the Kingdom
Books by A. J. Cronin
The Citadel
Dr Finlay's Casebook
Grand Canary
Adventures of a Black Bag
Adventures in Two Worlds
A Pocketful of Rye
The Innkeeper's Wife
Crusader's Tomb
The Green Years
The Stars Look Down
Beyond This Place
Gracie Lindsay
Lady with Carnations
Shannon's Way
A Song of Sixpence
The Judas Tree
The Minstrel Boy
The Northern Light
The Spanish Gardener
Three Loves
The Keys of the Kingdom
Hatter's Castle
Series by A. J. Cronin