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A. J. Cronin
AuthorBooks · Second hand1896-1981
Archibald Joseph Cronin (Cronogue) (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is The Citadel (1937), about a Scottish physician 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 physician in Harley Street. The book exposed unfairness and malpractice in British medicine and helped to inspire the National Health Service.
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Birth
1896
Death
1981
First book
1931
Years writing
95
A. J. Cronin successfully combined his career as a physician and surgeon with his prolific path as a novelist.
His famous work The Citadel exposed medical malpractice and was instrumental in inspiring the British National Health Service.
The author used his personal experience as a medical inspector in mines to bring realism to his novels about mining life.
Many of his most iconic works, such as Hatter's Castle, have been successfully adapted for the screen.
Born in Cardross, Scotland, Cronin wrote over three hundred works throughout his professional life.