| The Northern Light | |
| Author: | A. J. Cronin |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Gollancz (UK) Little, Brown (US) Angus & Robertson (Aus) McClelland and Stewart (Can) |
| Release Date: | 1958 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 254 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]