Kaleidoscope in "K"

{{short description|1939 novella by A. J. Cronin}}

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| name = "Kaleidoscope in "K""

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| caption = 1939 German book cover

| author = A. J. Cronin

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| genre = Novella

| publisher = Zsolnay {{GER}}

| release_date = 1939

| media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)

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"Kaleidoscope in "K"" is a novella by author A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1933 in Cosmopolitan magazine.{{Cite book |last=Cronin |first=Archibald J. |title=Kaleidoskop in "K": Roman |last2=Cronin |first2=Archibald J. |date=1980 |publisher=Rowohlt |isbn=978-3-499-10010-9 |edition=161. - 164. Tsd |series=rororo |location=Reinbek}}{{Cite web |title=Kaleidoscope in "K" by A.J. Cronin |url=https://www.fictiondb.com/title/kaleidoscope-in-k~aj-cronin~2987223.htm |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=www.fictiondb.com |language=en}} All of the action unfolds within twelve hours in a London hospital, and the story centres around the conflict between a young surgeon, Dr. Barclay, and the hospital chief, Dr. Selby. A subplot is the rivalry between Barclay and a playboy physician, Dr. Preston, as they vie for the attentions of Miss Fanshawe, an attractive nurse. The story comes to a tense climax as Barclay prepares for a delicate brain operation, a revolutionary procedure to which Selby is opposed. The story was also printed in book form by various publishers, and it was also adapted into a 1934 film, Once to Every Woman.{{Citation |last=Hillyer |first=Lambert |title=Once to Every Woman |date=1934-03-24 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025596/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |others=Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Walter Connolly |publisher=Columbia Pictures}}