'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 MonthlyA 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 naviga '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 MonthlyA 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.

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The Citadel won the National Book Award for Novels in 1937. It was written by A.J. CroninThe dialogue in this semi-autobiographical story about a talented young Welsh doctor was quite good. The cases and threads were also convincing.

The doctor, Andrew, and his wife, Christine, were both likable characters.The problem that I had with the book is that the prose is very choppy and not always a pleasure to read. The death of a major character does not garner more than three pages in the book. In t The Citadel won the National Book Award for Novels in 1937. It was written by A.J.

CroninThe dialogue in this semi-autobiographical story about a talented young Welsh doctor was quite good. The cases and threads were also convincing. The doctor, Andrew, and his wife, Christine, were both likable characters.The problem that I had with the book is that the prose is very choppy and not always a pleasure to read. The death of a major character does not garner more than three pages in the book. In the same vein, there are many medical cases that occur, mostly accidents, so it reads like a series of vignettes without a lot of drama.3.5 stars. The story and writing style is dated.

It probably garners an additional half star when comparing to other books written in the 1930’s. 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.

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. He slowly begins to see that there is a great deal of money to be made by tending to the rich and pampering them with pills and potions and attention. He loses his high standards and begins the downward slope. Christine is not happy with the change and their once idyllic relationship begins to fall apart. He's not the man she married.It is the story of falling and then getting back up again.

Wonderfully told, sometimes wordy, with great characters and lots of in and outs. 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 t 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 the characters, the plot, the finale, and it remains a five star read.Simply put, this is the story of a doctor's assistant who gets an appointment in Wales to help an MD in a mining village. However, when he arrives, he finds that the MD has been incapacitated from a stroke and he must carry on without him. From there, he starts specializing in diseases of the lungs, gets his MD licence, works his way up the corporal ladder and very nearly sells his soul in his quest to 'be someone'.Everything about this is excellent. The characters, the plot, the dialog; I really couldn't change a thing. Just an all over great read.CONTENT:Sex: None shownPROFANITY: Very mild. D'sVIOLENCE: None.

Some surgical procedures, a mine accident, traffic accident. Nothing graphic.PARANORMAL ELEMENTS: None. I dont know if I can do justice to this book from my review, but I will try. The Citadel is my favourite novel without doubt. I will always love this book no matter how many brilliant books I read in the future.

I treat this book with a kind of reverence which I give to no other novels and that has a lot to do with how I came across the book and the time at which I read it.I found a really old withered copy of this book in the attic of my mother's home. It was owned by a lot of her relatives as I dont know if I can do justice to this book from my review, but I will try.

The Citadel is my favourite novel without doubt. I will always love this book no matter how many brilliant books I read in the future.

I treat this book with a kind of reverence which I give to no other novels and that has a lot to do with how I came across the book and the time at which I read it.I found a really old withered copy of this book in the attic of my mother's home. It was owned by a lot of her relatives as it was a course book in their college syllabus and was handed over from one person to another and finally left in the attic to decay, once everyone passed out of college. I felt so sorry for this book and a few others which I rescued and brought back home.As I read past the yellowed pages of the really delicate book, I was enchanted by Andrew Manson, his dedication and his high morals. I loved Christine Barlow and her honesty and values.

I loved the plot. I was appalled by the changes in Manson as he grew rich and felt sorry for Christine as she struggled to support her husband and tried and failed to bring him back to the person he was when she met him for the first time.This book is the journey of a young doctor fresh out of college, eager to help everyone with his knowledge and skills who ends up lost in the charm of money and fame and losses all interest in the morals and values he once fought for. This is a story of a woman who fell in love with an honest hardworking doctor who went to great lengths to save lives, only to find him changing for the worse into someone whom they both despised. The story of her struggles to make him realise his mistakes. This is a book about medical ethics and what it means to be a doctor. It is a great read and all aspiring medical students must definitely read this stunning book.I am definitely in love with this book and its characters ever since I read it many years ago when I was just 15. And I will never stop loving it.

Hope this review inspires readers to try this amazing book.It is a semi autobiographical novel of A. Cronin who was a doctor. This is the only novel of Cronin's I had ever read. And there I have given my longest review on Goodreads!😁. 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 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 teacher.

There he pursuit to become a prestigious doctor by submitting to a board examination. This fact will bring a lot of prestige, money and all kind of human ambition.However, the death of a patient will roll his life upside down, making him to revise his moral obligations against his family, friends and to the society as well.By telling this magnificent story, the author built a great fiction masterpiece. That’s why he is considered with great justice as one most great writers of the 20th century fiction.Several other books have this kind of storyline but in different scenarios and covering different heath issues, such as:by A.J. Cronin, see my review.by W. Somerset Maugham, see my review.by W. Somerset Maugham, see my review.A non-fiction book is worth mentioning here:by Rebecca Skloot, see my review.And another book that should not be forgotten is by Noah Gordon, which is already in my TBR list for quite some time already.4.

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The Spanish Gardener3. Lady with Carnations5. The CitadelTR Hatter’s CastleTR The Keys of the KingdomTR The Stars Look DownTR The Green Years. Back in the day when I was a kid in hostel. The principal reason I treasured going back home for the holidays was to pounce on the mostly untouched private library of a crazy uncle. The books he owned, although withered with the passage of time, were absolute treasures to possess. The Citadel was one of those books.My mother is a doctor and somehow this book - and it's subsequent movie adaptation - had stayed with her all her life since she'd been first introduced to it.

Therefore it came hig Back in the day when I was a kid in hostel. The principal reason I treasured going back home for the holidays was to pounce on the mostly untouched private library of a crazy uncle. The books he owned, although withered with the passage of time, were absolute treasures to possess. The Citadel was one of those books.My mother is a doctor and somehow this book - and it's subsequent movie adaptation - had stayed with her all her life since she'd been first introduced to it. Therefore it came highly recommended. Hence there was no hesitation as to what one was to do upon finding it in the library of aforementioned crazy uncle.Considering the fact that it was written in 1937, it has a message that will perhaps be relevant as long as we have doctors to help us maintain good health and a long life. Manson is a character that many a good doctor might empathize with and his trajectory through the novel is as human as such portrayals go.

In fact this book should be compulsory reading for anyone truly aspiring to fill in the big shoes of the men who are next only to God in the eyes of society. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,This book is about a young Scottish doctor, Andrew Manson, who grew up poor and went to school on scholarship who begins his career in the year 1921 in a small village in South Wales. The story tells of his struggles as a young doctor practicing with old doctors who haven't opened a text book since their school days and won't change their ways, while many of the young doctors cheat their patients to make more money. He begins the story as an idealistic man with strong moral values, a disdain for This book is about a young Scottish doctor, Andrew Manson, who grew up poor and went to school on scholarship who begins his career in the year 1921 in a small village in South Wales.

The story tells of his struggles as a young doctor practicing with old doctors who haven't opened a text book since their school days and won't change their ways, while many of the young doctors cheat their patients to make more money. He begins the story as an idealistic man with strong moral values, a disdain for dishonesty and a strong desire to move the medical profession forward. It is difficult to see him turn from this man into a cynic of a man who is obsessed with making more money, even if it means pandering to wealthier patients, giving patients medicine he knows doesn't work, or encouraging patients to get unnecessary surgeries.

Even worse, he finds himself in the arms of a woman other than his wife. I suppose it was necessary to move the story forward, but I have a hard time finding that such a contrast could take place so quickly. I found it interesting to see the corruptness of the medical system and found myself wondering if some of those things may still be happening today.I loved the love story between the doctor and his wife. It was so sweet.

Medical agenda put aside, this is a great story of a marriage, with all its trials and difficulties and the consequences of choices made along the way. I was frustrated by the major communication problems between them, and I wonder if a lot of their problems could have been avoided if they tried a little harder to share their feelings, etc. Andrew blows up at his wife a few times and walks away thinking how bad he feels, but frequently he doesn't go back and tell her 'Hey, I was a jerk, I'm sorry.' Or he thinks that she looks pretty, but he forgets to say it out loud. On the other hand, his wife frequently doesn't tell him how she feels - the worst time is when Andrew is wondering if they should buy a practice in London and she really wants to go back to the country, but she just stays quiet. She also would say something, and her tone of voice would mean something else, but when Andrew doesn't get it, she doesn't try to explain herself.SPOILER.The thing that made me decide to give the book 4 stars instead of 5 is that the doctor's wife dies!

You don't even see it coming! She gets hit by a bus in her mid-thirties in a rush to bring home cheese to her husband! This happens shortly after the doctor changes his life back around and he and his wife make up and are blissfully happy again! I didn't feel that this needed to happen and I would have loved the book if she hadn't died. With all the crap that is handed to this poor guy throughout the book, I felt like having her die was just too much. It made for a much too melancholy ending.

I feel it took away from the exciting final events of the novel as I was too busy greiving over his lost wife. I still really liked the book, I just wish that the wife didn't die.

It is a well written book with a good moral. Don't become or marry a doctor!! A very interesting read. The moral of the story will always be relevant – a young, poor and idealistic doctor is dragged into the world of moneymaking and, of course, there’s a high price to pay to go back to being an honest professional and a decent human being.It’s written in the 1930s but I just couldn’t get over of how the character of the wife, Christine, was treated not just by the doctor but by the author. That and the easiness with which some complex problems were resolved put me off at A very interesting read. The moral of the story will always be relevant – a young, poor and idealistic doctor is dragged into the world of moneymaking and, of course, there’s a high price to pay to go back to being an honest professional and a decent human being.It’s written in the 1930s but I just couldn’t get over of how the character of the wife, Christine, was treated not just by the doctor but by the author. That and the easiness with which some complex problems were resolved put me off at times.

Still, worth reading. This was a lovely, old-fashioned novel.

It has been in the back of my mind for years as it was one of my mother's favorites.It's the story of a young idealistic doctor, starting out in a Welsh mining town in the early part of the 20th century. The medical system is terrible, and Dr Andrew Manson is continually frustrated by it, even as he moves out to London and into private practice. Written in 1937, the story is subtle, particularly compared to most modern fiction. For example, This was a lovely, old-fashioned novel.

It has been in the back of my mind for years as it was one of my mother's favorites.It's the story of a young idealistic doctor, starting out in a Welsh mining town in the early part of the 20th century. The medical system is terrible, and Dr Andrew Manson is continually frustrated by it, even as he moves out to London and into private practice.

Written in 1937, the story is subtle, particularly compared to most modern fiction. For example, we know Andrew has an affair, but there is no sex described; the author merely tells us that Andrew takes a woman 'friend' out to dinner and upon their return to her house, she invites him in, and 'As he followed, sneaking after her.' We know what happened; we don't need the descriptive details. Some bits were a bit melodramatic for my taste, but overall it's a great story, clean, very satisfying. You know you're reading an old book when you read about 'gay meals' (among other outdated phrases). According to the cover, this was adapted by Masterpiece Theatre and I can see why: it's very much their sort of story, almost epical in scope.Andrew is a poor Scotsman, newly graduated from medical school.

He finds a position as an assistant in the mining valleys of Wales - of course, the system is unfair, but he's a great doctor and makes friends within the community. Then he's pushed out, and mo You know you're reading an old book when you read about 'gay meals' (among other outdated phrases). According to the cover, this was adapted by Masterpiece Theatre and I can see why: it's very much their sort of story, almost epical in scope.Andrew is a poor Scotsman, newly graduated from medical school. He finds a position as an assistant in the mining valleys of Wales - of course, the system is unfair, but he's a great doctor and makes friends within the community. Then he's pushed out, and moves to another mining community where, now newly married, he continues his iconoclastic ways.

Again he's pushed out and finally moves to London, where he becomes enamoured with Money and Position and Good Clients. Essentially, he's become everything he derided earlier in his career; his wife, however, still wants the simple life ('one bedroom and a kitchen' would be ok with her).

Because there are no surprises here, by the end of the book he's returned to those good values, planning a new practice with two men who are also Good Doctors.You have to get beyond the plot's conventions to appreciate this. The way the medical profession changes in the 1900s, the life of the miners versus that of the rich owners and townspeople, are far more interesting than Andrew's journey. A solid classic.

Strong, memorable characters, engaging storyline, and enriching details come together to purport the tale of a young, penniless doctor who rises out of the obscurity of backwoods coal mining towns to becoming a rich, well-respected London physician. His trading out of idealism for a comfortable life comes with great costs, yet the story just falls short of moralism. Due to the style found in the time period of publication,some of the story techniques are a bit antiquated, as in A solid classic. Strong, memorable characters, engaging storyline, and enriching details come together to purport the tale of a young, penniless doctor who rises out of the obscurity of backwoods coal mining towns to becoming a rich, well-respected London physician. His trading out of idealism for a comfortable life comes with great costs, yet the story just falls short of moralism. Due to the style found in the time period of publication,some of the story techniques are a bit antiquated, as in the tried and true, “tell rather than show” instead of having the story evolve from the characters themselves. There is also some melodramatic moments.

Nevertheless, it is still well-written and a meritable read.It’s not surprising that the book was made into a film and a BBC series. Andrew Manson, fresh out of university, is ready to take on the world.

Full of zeal and passion to change the world of medicine for the better, Dr. Manson has a desire to research and treat pulmonary disease, specifically tuberculosis, that seems to be the culprit especially among the mining population.In this novel the reader follows Andrew Manson along his path from one disappointment to another, until he finally caves in to the draw of materialism and for a while, loses his dream.

Will he eve Andrew Manson, fresh out of university, is ready to take on the world. Full of zeal and passion to change the world of medicine for the better, Dr. Manson has a desire to research and treat pulmonary disease, specifically tuberculosis, that seems to be the culprit especially among the mining population.In this novel the reader follows Andrew Manson along his path from one disappointment to another, until he finally caves in to the draw of materialism and for a while, loses his dream. Will he ever re-discover his initial passion?“More than ever it was borne upon him that happiness was an inner state, wholly spiritual, independent – whatever the cynics might say – of worldly possessions.

All this time, when he had been striving and tearing after wealth and position and succeeding in every material sense, he had imagined himself happy. But he had not been happy. He had been existing in a kind of delirium, craving more after everything he got. Money, he thought bitterly, it was all for dirty money! First he had told himself he wanted to make a thousand pounds a year.

When he reached that income he had immediately doubled it, and set that figure as his maximum. But that maximum, when achieved, found him dissatisfied. And so it had gone on.

He wanted more and more. It would in the end have destroyed him.”I really like A.J. Cronin, but this book seemed a little tedious and disappointing to me. There is a lot of medical terminology that is hard to decipher, and I also did not appreciate the main character's treatment of his longsuffering, patient wife, Christine. However the author brings redemption to the character when he makes a bad decision in surgery and suffers the consequences.' He did not know what church it was, nor did he care. He simply sat down in the back seat of all and fixed his haggard gaze upon the dark enshrouded apse.

He reflected that Christine in their estrangement had fallen back upon the thought of God. He had never been a churchgoer, but now here he was, in this unknown church.

Tribulation brought people here, brought people to their senses, brought people to the thought of God.”Thankfully, along the way, Andrew Manson has made a couple of long-term friends that support him when he most needs a helping hand. There are lessons to be learned in this book, and the reader is made aware that the choices made in life will ultimately have their effect.

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 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 always make this book relevant.

It isn't a complete condemnation of either doctor or any 'system' to manage healthcare, but it is a fair look at some of the struggles of the era and a well done portrait of the people both working and upper class during that time.As the book was written in the 1930's I found some of it still very true today, but also some of it sort of amusing. Here's a doctor that is working on early research into the causes of lung disease in miners, a very real problem yet he smokes CONSTANTLY! Just made me chuckle, but the main issues are medical ethics. If more doctors and bureaucratic healthcare types read and discussed this book maybe everyone's profession and the health of all patients would improve. Strange that it has taken me half of a book that I am currently reading to recognize similarities and make me question, 'Have I read this author before?' I discover that I have, only it has been what now seems like maybe a life-time ago.

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This novel was written early in the 1930's I believe and was quickly recognized for its magnitude and magnificent storytelling. It was made into a popular movie (which I have just discovered at the library). A morality tale of sorts, it follows the life of a yo Strange that it has taken me half of a book that I am currently reading to recognize similarities and make me question, 'Have I read this author before?' I discover that I have, only it has been what now seems like maybe a life-time ago. This novel was written early in the 1930's I believe and was quickly recognized for its magnitude and magnificent storytelling. It was made into a popular movie (which I have just discovered at the library).

A morality tale of sorts, it follows the life of a young idealistic doctor who quickly must decide if his life purpose is to heal or to be famous and make money. It has been such along time ago that I read it, but I do recall the sincere inner turmoil and I poignantly recall the ending. I do not know how I would rate this book if I read it now, but since I am savoring, I will give the benefit of the doubt and rate it high.

The Citadel tells the tale of dr. Manson from the time when he was an assistant doctor in a poor countryside until he was a rich and successful doctor in London. This story concentrates mainly on the evolution (and fall) of this doctor.

First he is characterized as intelligent, ambitious and driven to change the old and corrupt medical system around him into a more practical and modern as the medicine of that time was evolving; but after he gains fame and money, he gets caught in the system, bec The Citadel tells the tale of dr. Manson from the time when he was an assistant doctor in a poor countryside until he was a rich and successful doctor in London. This story concentrates mainly on the evolution (and fall) of this doctor.

First he is characterized as intelligent, ambitious and driven to change the old and corrupt medical system around him into a more practical and modern as the medicine of that time was evolving; but after he gains fame and money, he gets caught in the system, becoming like most of the doctors of that time: greedy, selfish, with low morality until something shake him to reality. The story is also interesting as you will learn how was the medical system of Great Britain in the beginning of the 20th century (not too different from some countries in our days) and many other intriguing aspects of that time. Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and non-fiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. His best-known works are The Citadel and The Keys of the Kingdom, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. He also created the Dr.

Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the long-running BBC tel Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and non-fiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. His best-known works are The Citadel and The Keys of the Kingdom, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. He also created the Dr. Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the long-running BBC television and radio series entitled Dr.

Finlay's Casebook.-Wikipedia.