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| Original Title: | The Citadel |
| ISBN: | 0316161837 (ISBN13: 9780316161831) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Andrew Manson, Dr Philip Denny, Christine Barlow (Manson), Dr Hope |
| Setting: | Drineffy,1921(United Kingdom) Aberalaw(United Kingdom) London, England(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award for Fiction (1937) |
A.J. Cronin
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.18 | 6155 Users | 428 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Citadel |
| Author | : | A.J. Cronin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | November 30th 1983 by Little, Brown and Company (first published 1937) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction. Health. Medicine. Novels |
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"Cronin's distinguished achievement....No one could have written as fine, honest, and moving a study of a young doctor as The Citadel without possessing great literary taste and skill." --The Atlantic Monthly A groundbreaking novel of its time and a National Book Award winner. The Citadel follows the life of Andrew Manson, a young and idealistic Scottish doctor, as he navigates the challenges of practicing medicine across interwar Wales and England. Based on Cronin's own experiences as a physician, The Citadel boldly confronts traditional medical ethics, and has been noted as one of the inspirations for the formation of the National Health Service. The Citadel has been adapted into several successful film, radio, and television productions around the world, including the Oscar-nominated 1938 film starring Ralph Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, and Rex Harrison.Rating Out Of Books The Citadel
Ratings: 4.18 From 6155 Users | 428 ReviewsJudge Out Of Books The Citadel
Oh this is wonderful story - a 1937 publication concerning primarily, the life of a young doctor investigating lung disease rife amongst miners and social conditions in mid Wales. Fully recommended.The Citadel is the morality tale of the initially idealistic Scottish Doctor Andrew Manson who starts off working in the mining towns of the South Wales valleys (view spoiler)[ where he makes liberal use of explosives to remedy public health nuisances (hide spoiler)] before descending into the vanity fair of fashionable London doctors, who specialise in conditions which cost a lot of money to treat, where he reaches a crisis point before returning to the narrow path of virtue.In the Welsh
This is a very thought provoking and engaging read about a poor young man who starts of in medicine, learning a lot by on the job training in early 1920's Wales. It is both a love story, a life story and a story about ethics and morality. The reader is steered to what is right, but the characters aren't always, which is much like life. It is also particularly interesting to see how both far we've come in medicine and health care, and yet still how much remains the same! Greed verses honesty will
Instead of telling you what the story is like, I'd rather tell you what I felt like when reading it. My heart intertwined with the main character's heart in a firm grasp, Cronin made the character come alive for me - I felt each little bit of happiness, stressfulness and sadness in those droplets of ink. The main character's personality growth was astounding. I recommend this book especially to everyone considering a career as a doctor.
This is the story of a young country doctor life and how he struggled to become a successful doctor in a big city.Andrew Manson, a young Scotsman man, started his professional life in the mines of Wales where he worked in a tough condition by paying part of his salary to a senior and reputed local doctor. He dedicated part of his life studying lung diseases which was the primary disease found in most of the local miners.In order to improve his career, he moves to London with his wife - a school
Wonderful. I picked this up for $1 at a used book store. I didn't recognize the title or the author but figured, what do I have to lose, it's only a buck, right?Once I started reading, it all came back to me. I read this twenty years ago and in my mind I lumped it with Francis Brett Young's "Dr. Bradley Remembers" which is another great book, high on the list for a re-read, and very similar in style and subject matter to "Citadel".You know a good book when twenty years later you still know all
This book was written in 1937. It is about an idealistic young doctor who starts off poor and has a great heart for the poor and the sick. He marries a wonderful young teacher named Christine and they are very happy, not having much materially, but rich in love and plans for the future. They begin their life in the mining town of Wales, where he begins research involving the men with breathing problems due to their exposure to the dust in the underground mines. They eventually move to London.
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