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The Citadel (Paperback)

by Archibald Joseph Cronin (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 380 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (25 April 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575600039
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575600034
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 245,402 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When newly-qualified doctor Andrew Manson takes up his first post with a Welsh mining community he is full of idealism and enthusiasm. However, he finds that the reality of practising medicine in primitive conditions very different from the theory, and he makes enemies as well as friends.


About the Author

A. J. Cronin was born in Scotland in 1896. In 1914 he entered the Faculty of Medicine at Glasgow University, but his studies were interrupted by war service as a surgeon sub-lieutenant in the Navy. He graduated in 1919, and was later appointed Medical Inspector of Mines. He practised medicine in London until ill-health made him return to literature, and he wrote many hugely successful novels, including the famous Dr Finlay series. He was married with three sons, and died in 1981.

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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The making of a doctor, 29 May 2000
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A great book for all doctor-to-be and everyone living with a doctor! Difficult cases, lovelife, exams, trials...follow the clumsy lad reach the top of the medical profession, only to discover that...
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8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, probably the best book I've ever read!, 10 Sep 2001
By A Customer
That pretty much sums it up! Basically, it's a rags to riches story for a doctor who finds out the hard way that money cannot buy you happiness as well as exposing how flawed the medical system used to (and still it for that matter) is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly enthralling, 28 Sep 2006
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This book is fantastic. It is extremely well written, but more than that it is captivatingly human, heart and soul. So real that you get swept along with the story from the very first page, the characters are flawed yet you love them for it. This book has everything: originality, character, humour, an interesting and accessible insight into the medical profession, love, heart-rending tragedy, but ultimately, hope. It's definitely going up on my top shelf with my other favourites! I really recommend it and am surprised so few people seem to have heard of it - everyone should read this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, moving and thought-provoking
To me this is Cronin's masterpiece. A gripping narrative from beginning to end, real characters with admirable strengths but also human weaknesses, and a historic portrayal of... Read more
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An outstandingly good read. Hard-hitting; powerful prose and written within living memory.

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An excellent book which though written in the 1930s seems an accurate portrayal of medicine today. The book, like its American counterpart Arrowsmith, deals with the... Read more
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I read Cronin's The Citadel as part of a source review for university and really enjoyed Cronins portrayal of a young Scottish doctor trying to develop his medical career in... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Came highly recommended and lived up to its expectations.
It has been some time since I have read this book but is still sticks in my memory and must be one of my favourite titles. Read more
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