A Thing of Beauty

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A Thing of Beauty

Author(s)	A. J. Cronin
Cover artist	George Salter
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Gollancz United Kingdom Little, Brown United States
Publication date	1956
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	440 pp. (US hardback edition)
ISBN	0-515-03379-0 (US hardback edition)

A Thing of Beauty is a novel by author A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1956, with the alternate title of Crusader's Tomb. It tells the story of Stephen Desmonde, an English painter who struggles for recognition in a conventional world, sacrificing everything for his passion for art. The title is a reference to John Keats' 1818 poem, Endymion, which begins, "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."

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v t e Works by A. J. Cronin

Novels	Hatter's Castle Three Loves Grand Canary The Stars Look Down The Citadel The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years Shannon's Way The Spanish Gardener Beyond This Place A Thing of Beauty/Crusader's Tomb The Northern Light The Native Doctor/An Apple in Eden The Judas Tree A Song of Sixpence A Pocketful of Rye The Minstrel Boy/Desmonde Lady with Carnations Gracie Lindsay

Selected Short Stories & Story Collections	Kaleidoscope in "K" Country Doctor Vigil in the Night The Valorous Years Adventures of a Black Bag The Innkeeper's Wife Further Adventures of a Black Bag Doctor Finlay of Tannochbrae

Play	Jupiter Laughs

Autobiography	Adventures in Two Worlds

UK/US Film Adaptations	Once to Every Woman Grand Canary The Citadel Vigil in the Night The Stars Look Down Shining Victory Hatter's Castle The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years The Spanish Gardener Web of Evidence

Television Adaptations	Escape From Fear Beyond This Place Nicholas The Citadel (1960 American) The Citadel (1960 British) Dr. Finlay's Casebook The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon Memorandum van een dokter La Cittadella (1964) Novi asistent O Jardineiro Espanhol E le stelle stanno a guardare The Stars Look Down Les Années d'illusion The Citadel (1983) Doctor Finlay La Cittadella (2003)

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