A. J. Cronin life Biography

A piece of poetry by A.J. Cronin
 As we drove through the foothills of the Alps two small boys stopped us on the outskirts of
worn jersey and cut-off khaki pants; thetunic gathered in loose foldsJuliet's tomb ... and other places of interest."demeanour
was lively as a squirrel. Nicola's smile was steady and engaging. Yet in both these
boyish faces there was a seriousness which was far beyond their years.


I shook my head and turned away. I felt I could not bear to intrude upon this happy family
party. But at the foot of the staircase I drew up and begged her to tell me all she knew about these boys.

It was at university that Cronin met his future wife, Agnes Mary Gibson (May, 1898–1981), who was also a medical student. She was the daughter of Robert Gibson, a master baker, and Agnes Thomson Gibson (née Gilchrist) of Hamilton, Lanarkshire. The couple married on 31 August 1921. As a physician, May worked with her husband briefly in the dispensary while he was employed by the Tredegar Medical Aid Society. She also assisted him with his practice in London. When he became an author, she would proofread his manuscripts. Their first son, Vincent, was born in Tredegar in 1924. Their second, Patrick, was born in London in 1926, and Andrew, their youngest, in London in 1937.

Cronin with family in 1938
FAMILY
Bibliography
1. Hatter's Castle (1931) is the first novel of author A. J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Clyde.
2. Three Loves is a 1932 novel by Scottish author A. J. Cronin about the loves of Lucy Moore – her husband, her son, and God.
3. «Kaleidoscope in «K»» is a novella by author A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1933 in Cosmopolitan magazine. All of the action unfolds within twelve hours in a London hospital, and the story centers around the conflict between a young surgeon, Dr. Barclay, and the hospital chief, Dr. Selby
4. The Stars Look Down is a 1935 which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was released in 1940, and television adaptations include both Italian (1971) and British (1975) versions.