Henry morton robinson career of an american catholic priest, from his first assignment to a poor parish in boston to his appointment as cardinal, participating in the election of a pope in 1939. Ive met a lot of catholics that have never seen this jem of a movie. Henry morton robinson 18981961 was born in boston, the oldest of eleven children. The cardinal by henry morton robinson 1977, paperback for. Henry morton robinsons the cardinal the eclectic reader. Henry morton robinson project gutenberg selfpublishing.
The cardinal, by henry morton robinson published in more than a dozen languages and with more than 2 million copies sold, the cardinal was later made into a film starring john huston. The cardinal by henry morton robinson fantastic fiction. March 27, 1950 an extraordinary book a sure best seller a book foreordained to be one of the most controversial books of the year a book that combines the qualities and appeal of gronalas keys of the kingdom and sinclairs lanny budd series. The cardinal by henry morton robinson nook book ebook. According to the blog abandoned books, the cardinal was the number one bestseller of 1950 and the number four bestseller of 1951. Henry morton robinson books list of books by author. The cardinal by robinson, henry morton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Henry morton robinson september 7, 1898 january, 1961 was an american novelist, best known for a skeleton key to finnegans wake written with joseph campbell and his 1950 novel the cardinal, which time magazine reported was the years most popular book, fiction or nonfiction. The most popular book the year you were born readers digest. The cardinal by henry morton robinson overdrive rakuten. The cardinal by henry morton robinson book cover, description, publication history. The cardinal a novel by henry morton robinson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The daily trials and triumphs of stephen fermoyle, from the workingclass suburbs of. An essential work of american fiction that is newly relevant with the ordination of new yorks timothy dolan as cardinal, henry morton robinson s novel is back in print by popular demand. I can tell you that the cardinal was one of the first readers digests condensed books, it appeared in the autumn 1950 volume along with roosevelt in retrospect by john gunther, long the imperial way by hanama tasaki, and the only volume ive vaguely heard of, young man with a horn by dorothy baker i think this. Telling the story of a young, bostonbred irish priest from his ordination to his elevation to cardinal, henry morton robinson weaves a very interesting story. Feb 03, 2009 henry morton robinson the cardinal well, i know nothing about this guy at all. The cardinal is a 1963 american drama film which was produced independently and directed by otto preminger, and distributed by columbia pictures. Upon graduating high school, robinson served in the u. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
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He then attended columbia university and began publishing poetry, his first book, children of morningside, being published in 1924. The cardinal bookmovie popular media catholic answers. The screenplay was written by robert dozier, based on the novel of the same name 1950 by henry morton robinson its cast featured tom tryon, romy schneider and john huston, and it was nominated for six academy awards. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The cardinal has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
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Henry morton robinson 18981961 find a grave memorial. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. The professional and spiritual growth of a young priest into a cardinal. Take another look at the cardinal, a forgotten catholic bestseller. Take another look at the cardinal, a forgotten catholic. According to the blog abandoned books, the cardinal was the number one bestseller of 1950 and the. Feb 26, 20 henry morton robinson 18981961 was born in boston and lived much of his life in woodstock, new york. The cardinala novel by henry morton robinson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The cardinal book by henry morton robinson 2 available. The movie is probably one, if not my alltime favorite movie. Despite its charming flaws, henry morton robinsons the cardinal poses compelling questions for our own time. Im reading the book right now, which is really really good. Colombini it is a phenomenon often observed by the avid reader that no good. Robinson, henry morton iii age 73 of chelmsford, ma died on march 26th after a long battle with three primary cancers.
An essential work of american fiction that is newly relevant with the ordination of new yorks timothy dolan as cardinal, henry morton robinsons novel is back in print by popular demand. Like many others, as a noncatholic, my many repeated readings over the past 50 plus years, shows a strange attraction to, that catholic church of, latinliturgyera. Henry morton robinson september 7, 1898 january, 1961 was an american novelist, best known for a skeleton key to finnegans wake written with joseph campbell and his 1950 novel the cardinal, which time magazine reported was the years most popular book. The cardinal by robinson, henry morton, illustrated by cover art a readable copy. The cardinal by henry morton robinson librarything. He is not a fairy tale priest with no faults, but one who fairly represents the backbone of the church. I can tell you that the cardinal was one of the first readers digests condensed books, it appeared in the autumn 1950 volume along with roosevelt in retrospect by john gunther, long the imperial way by hanama tasaki, and the only volume ive vaguely heard of, young man with a horn by.
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