 Original edition of the novel from 1915 | |
| Author | Winston Churchill |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Herman Pfiefer |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1915 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 509 pp |
A Far Country is a novel by American writer Winston Churchill published in 1915.
The book follows the career of Hugh Paret from youth to manhood, and how his profession as a corporation lawyer gradually changes his values. [1]
The title is a reference to the Parable of the Prodigal Son, [2] where Luke 15:13 (KJV) provides that the son went "into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living."
The book received positive reviews, [3] and was the second best-selling novel in the United States in 1915. [4]
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