The Northern Light (novel)

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The Northern Light
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First US edition
Author A. J. Cronin
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Gollancz (UK)
Little, Brown (US)
Angus & Robertson (Aus)
McClelland and Stewart (Can)
Publication date
1958
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages254 pp. (UK hardback edition)

The Northern Light is a 1958 novel by A. J. Cronin. In the story, The Northern Light is a respected local newspaper which has just resisted a takeover bid from a London conglomerate. The book is about the London company's unsuccessful attempt to ruin the paper by running a sensationalist rival paper. [1]

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