The Keys of the Kingdom
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- Synopsis
- In this, his greatest novel, Dr. Cronin presents a vital human theme through the life story of a, simple man who will be loved and remembered as long as the printed page is read. "The Keys of the Kingdom" will hold you because of the story, rich in the dramatic scenes for which Dr. Cronin is famous; and still more because of its chief character, Francis Chisholm, Scots priest, a curious mixture of childlike simplicity and logical directness, who believed that tolerance was the highest virtue and that humility came next. By conventional standards a failure as a curate, he was given a vicariate in China; and there, for thirty-five years, a thousand miles from Tientsin, he labored to establish and maintain a mission in a Chinese village; there he struggled against indifference, famine, plague, bandits and civil war; there he searched for the eternal truths. Many other people throng the novel, his relatives, the girl he loved as a boy, the nuns who came to help' at his mission, priests and doctors, Chinese merchants,' peasants and officers. Valiant, humble, utterly individual, Francis Chisholm is becoming something more than a character in a book. To thousands upon thousands of readers regardless of creed or faith this Scots priest, hater of cant and lover of his fellowmen, is a truly human being. This is why more copies have been sold of "The Keys of the Kingdom" within four months of publication than were sold, in the same length of time, of any other book ever published by Little, Brown and Company in its one hundred and four years of publishing.
- Copyright:
- 1941
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 344 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 10/02/05
- Copyrighted By:
- A. j. Cronin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- earl schwab
- Proofread By:
- Amber W
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.