Nevil Shute Nevil Shute i(A21328 works by) (birth name: Nevil Shute Norway)
Born: Established: 17 Jan 1899 Ealing, London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 12 Jan 1960 East Melbourne, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1950
Heritage: English
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1 y separately published work icon A Town Like Alice ; The Far Country ; On the Beach Nevil Shute , London : Peerage Books , 1991 Z1423359 1991 selected work novel
1 y separately published work icon Krysolov. Na Berugu Nevil Shute , ( trans. Nora Gal )expression Moscow : Hudozestvennaja Literatura , 1991 Z1421390 1991 selected work novel
1 y separately published work icon Omnibus Nevil Shute , Amsterdam : Elsevier , 1984 Z1423375 1984 selected work novel
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
1 y separately published work icon A Town Like Alice ; Pied Piper ; The Far Country ; The Chequer Board ; No Highway Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann Octopus Publishing Group , 1976 Z1423345 1976 selected work novel
1 y separately published work icon A Nevil Shute Omnibus Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1973 Z1423366 1973 selected 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
1 y separately published work icon Ruined City; Landfall : A Channel Story Nevil Shute , London : Heron Books , 1969 Z1423487 1969 selected work novel
1 y separately published work icon Marazan ; So Disdained Nevil Shute , London Toronto : Heron Books , 1969 Z1423472 1969 selected work novel
1 y separately published work icon Obras Completas: novelas Nevil Shute , ( trans. Unknown )expression Barcelona Buenos Aires : Plaza & Janés , 1963 Z1425895 1963 selected work novel
1 y separately published work icon Three of a Kind Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1962 Z1423305 1962 selected work novel
1 1 Pilotage Nevil Shute , 1961 single work novel
— Appears in: Stephen Morris 1961; (p. 145-273)
2 y separately published work icon Stephen Morris Nevil Shute , 1961 single work novel
— Appears in: Stephen Morris 1961; (p. 1-141)
6 1 y separately published work icon Stephen Morris Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1961 Z554506 1961 selected work novel
12 3 y separately published work icon Trustee from the Toolroom Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 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.).
14 2 y separately published work icon The Rainbow and the Rose Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1958 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.).
30 51 y separately published work icon On the Beach Nevil Shute , Melbourne : Heinemann , 1957 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.).
11 4 y separately published work icon Beyond the Black Stump Nevil Shute , Melbourne : Heinemann , 1956 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.)
13 1 y separately published work icon The Breaking Wave Nevil Shute , Melbourne : Heinemann , 1955 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.).
4 y separately published work icon Slide Rule : The Autobiography of an Engineer Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1954 Z1064030 1954 single work autobiography

'Nevil Shute was a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute’s path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at the forefront of the technological experimentation of the 1920s and 30s. The inspiration for many of the themes and concerns of Shutes novels can be found in this enjoyable and enlightening memoir.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.)
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