A Far Country (novel)

Not to be confused with The Far Country, the novel written by Nevil Shute (1952).

A Far Country

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.

Plot introduction

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."

Reception

The book received positive reviews, ^[3] and was the second best-selling novel in the United States in 1915. ^[4]

References

1. Hawthorne, Hildegarde (16 June 1915). WINSTON CHURCHILL'S STORY OF AMERICA; In His Latest Novel, "A Far Country," the Problems That Beset Democracy Are Skillfully Handled and an Optimistic View of the National Future Is Given, The New York Times
2. 25 April 1915). NEWS OF BOOKS; Mr. Churchill's Novel -- The War in Prose and Verse, The New York Times
3. (20 June 1915). Our Nation As Prodigal Son, Chicago Tribune ("Winston Churchill, at 44, has written a better novel than even the most flattering reviewers prophesied from his youthful work.")
4. Alice Payne Hackett. Seventy Years of Best Sellers 1895-1965, p. 113 (1967) (The Turmoil by Booth Tarkington was number one that year)

External links

• A Far Country at Project Gutenberg
• A Far Country public domain audiobook at LibriVox
• Full book scan of 1915 Canadian printing via Google Books