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| Author | A. J. Cronin |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton United Kingdom |
| Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 464 pp. |
| ISBN | 0340934042 |
The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1941 novel by A. J. Cronin. Spanning six decades, it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm, an unconventional Scottish Catholic priest who struggles to establish a mission in China. Beset by tragedy in his youth, as a missionary Chisholm endures many years of hardship, punctuated by famine, plague and war in the Chinese province to which he is assigned. Through a life guided by compassion and tolerance, Chisholm earns the respect of the Chinese—and of fellow clergy who would mistrust him—with his kindly, high-minded and courageous ways. The book was made into a 1944 film starring Gregory Peck as Father Francis Chisholm. Gregory Peck received his first Oscar nomination for the role.
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