Hatter's Castle (1935) is a novel by the Scottish writer A.J. Cronin. It is set in the fictional Scottish town of Levenford on the Clyde estuary and tells the story of a hatter called James Brodie whose pride and arrogance gradually destroy his family and life. It was made into a successful movie in 1941 (see Hatter's Castle (movie)). 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... A. J. Cronin is the pen-name of the Scottish novelist Archibald Joseph Cronin (July 19, 1896 - January 9, 1981). ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Glasgow | Scottish rivers ... A hatter is a maker or seller of hats. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...