Novel by Winston Churchill
A Far Country Original edition of the novel from 1915 |
Author | Winston Churchill |
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Illustrator | Herman Pfiefer |
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Language | English |
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Genre | Novel |
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Publisher | Macmillan |
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Publication date | 1915 |
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Publication place | United States |
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Media type | Print (hardcover) |
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Pages | 509 pp |
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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]
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