Hatter's Castle. A.J. Cronin

Archibald Cronin's debut novel, which brought the author world fame - now in a new translation!

The book includes the novel by the famous Scottish writer of the 20th century Archibald Joseph Cronin "The Hatter's Castle" - one of his most famous and most important works, which brought its author great success.

At the center of the work is the Scottish family of James Brodie, the owner of a hat shop in the town of Levenford. Brodie considers himself a descendant of a noble ducal family. Hence the excessive pride of the entrepreneur. Brodie has an extremely complex character: he is a despot, tyrant, abuser and tyrant in one person. Brodie built a bizarre house, which became like a prison for the household, where the owner established his own rules, for the violation of which everyone faces severe punishment. He is cruel, arrogant, selfish and at the same time short-sighted and short-sighted. It is incredibly difficult to resist such a person. Brody does not realize that with his actions and behavior he is destroying not only his family, but also himself.

Who among the intimidated family members will dare to challenge the tyrant? What will the blind pride and arrogance of the main character lead to? The reader will learn about all this in the proposed novel, the plot of which will keep you in suspense literally until the last page.