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1 y separately published work icon Nevil Shute Omnibus Nevil Shute , ( trans. Unknown )expression Baarn : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1977 Z1423378 1977 selected work novel
4 y separately published work icon What Happened to the Corbetts Nevil Shute , ( trans. J. P. van der Veere with title Tussen de scherven van het geluk ) Baarn : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1975 Z836919 1939 single work novel
7 y separately published work icon Landfall : A Channel Story Nevil Shute , ( trans. J. P. van der Veere with title Het oordeel ) S Gravenhage : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1974 Z98803 1940 single work novel
4 y separately published work icon Leopard in the Fold : A Novel Lady Joy Packer , ( trans. E. Snijders-Dresselhuys with title Een vrouw zaait vergif ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1973 Z1326545 1969 single work novel romance Story of a South African family, including Franz, who live in Australia. He is in love with an Australian girl who teaches in the School of the Air. The background ranges from South Africa to Perth and the Australian outback.
10 y separately published work icon An Old Captivity Nevil Shute , ( trans. J. P. van der Veere with title De droom van Ross ) S Gravenhage : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1973 Z98596 1940 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Omnibus: Pastorale; Onder de sterren der woestijn; De laatste oever Nevil Shute , The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1972 Z1423582 1972 selected work novel
5 y separately published work icon So Disdained Nevil Shute , ( trans. J. P. van der Veere with title De Paria ) S Gravenhage : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1971 Z98210 1928 single work novel
14 2 y separately published work icon The Rainbow and the Rose Nevil Shute , ( trans. J. P. van der Veere with title Geen leven zonder droom ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1969 Z43628 1958 single work novel

'When seasoned pilot Johnny Pascoe tries to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes and leaves him stranded and dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, attempts to fly a doctor in to help, but rough weather makes his mission more difficult than he imagined. As he waits overnight at Pascoe’s house for a chance to try again the next day, Clarke revisits the past of this unusual man—and reveals the shocking and tragic secrets that have influenced his life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).
6 6 y separately published work icon In the Wet Nevil Shute , ( trans. A. Van Onck with title De man van morgen ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1968 Z27056 1953 single work novel science fiction 'It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adventure set decades in the future, in a very different world . . .'. Source: bookseller's website.
9 1 y separately published work icon No Highway Nevil Shute , ( trans. H. C. M. Daalmeijer et. al. )agent with title Spel met de dood ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1967 Z416334 1948 single work novel

'Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicous aircraft engineer whose eccentric interests in quantum mechanics and spiritualism are frowned upon in aviation circles. But when a passenger plane crashes in unexplained circumstances, Honey must convince his superiors that his unorthodox theories are correct before more lives are lost.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2011 Vintage ed.).
2 3 y separately published work icon The Northerner : A Novel Joan Colebrook , ( trans. Hans De Vries with title De Australier ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1964 Z105403 1948 single work novel
18 1 y separately published work icon Pied Piper Nevil Shute , ( trans. Cath Van Eysden with title Kruistocht der liefde : kinderen kwamen tot hem ) S Gravenhage : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1964 Z522553 1942 single work novel
— Appears in: Krysolov. Na Berugu 1991;

'John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer the roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the French countryside, constantly beset by danger yet heroically protecting his charges.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).
11 4 y separately published work icon Beyond the Black Stump Nevil Shute , ( trans. C. van Eijsden with title Ergens, waar de wereld ophoudt ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1961 Z275102 1956 single work novel Set on a station in the North West of Western Australia, in Perth and in the USA. It is a curious patchwork of fiction, distortion, half-truth and social criticism ... And the honest history graduate from the University of Western Australia would have to agree that Mr Shute would do well to enrol as a student in the Department of History if he is not to perpetrate further travesties of the truth. (F. K. Crowley, Westerly No. 3 1956, pp41-3.)
30 51 y separately published work icon On the Beach Nevil Shute , ( trans. Hans Van Assumburg with title Wacht op mij...een realistisch toekomstbeeld ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1960 Z125153 1957 single work novel science fiction (taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: Krysolov. Na Berugu 1991;

'After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitting from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).
12 3 y separately published work icon Trustee from the Toolroom Nevil Shute , ( trans. Hans De Vries with title Diamanten voor Janice ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1960 Z433730 1960 single work novel

'Keith Stewart is a quiet and unassuming man called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. A skilled maker of miniature working models, he lives a modest life devoted to his hobby. But when his sister and her wealthy husband die in a shipwreck on a coral reef in the Pacific—while trying to smuggle out of England their entire fortune in diamonds hidden in the keel of their yacht—Keith becomes trustee for his orphaned niece. To save her from destitution he must travel halfway around the world and risk a long voyage in a small boat in inhospitable waters to recover her inheritance. In the course of his adventure-filled quest, a colorful and international cast of characters mobilize to help him, and this humble man discovers he has more friends and admirers than he could have dared to imagine.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).
13 1 y separately published work icon The Breaking Wave Nevil Shute , ( trans. Hans Van Assumburg with title Gebed voor een vrouw ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1958 Z556496 1955 single work novel war literature

'Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's brother Bill, and, above all, the disappearance of his brother's fiancee, Janet.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).
14 2 y separately published work icon The Far Country Nevil Shute , ( trans. A. E. Wolfson with title Land in de verte ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1955 1952 single work novel

'When a young Englishwoman named Jennifer Morton leaves London to visit relatives on their sheep ranch in the Australian outback, she falls in love both with the gloriously beautiful country and with Carl, a Czech refugee who was a doctor in his own land and now works as a lumberjack. They are brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, but their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).
13 1 y separately published work icon The Chequer Board Nevil Shute , ( trans. Co Kars with title 's Mensen schaakspel ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1953 Z130539 1947 single work novel
25 15 y separately published work icon A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute , ( trans. C. van Eijsden with title Finale...als Voorspel : mars door de hel ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1952 Z564787 1950 single work novel

'Nevil Shute’s most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback.

'Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is captured by the invading Japanese and forced on a brutal seven-month death march with dozens of other women and children. A few years after the war, Jean is back in England, the nightmare behind her. However, an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved her life. But it turns out that they have a gift for her as well: the news that the young Australian soldier, Joe Harmon, who had risked his life to help the women, had miraculously survived. Jean’s search for Joe leads her to a desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she finds a challenge that will draw on all the resourcefulness and spirit that carried her through her war-time ordeals.' (Publication summary)
10 y separately published work icon Pastoral Nevil Shute , ( trans. Co Kars with title Pastorale ) S Gravenhage : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1950 Z1416061 1944 single work novel
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