This is a collection of 14 novels by British author Nevil Shute. A pilot, soldier and aeronautical engineer, Shute draws on personal experience for the background of these stories. Exciting and fast-paced, these are all excellent reads by this popular author.
The books are in good to fair condition. All pages are present. There is some yellowing of the paper and some of the books have notes or stamps inside the cover. This collection includes:
Marazan (1926). Paperback.
A convict rescues a downed pilot who helps him break up a drug ring.
So Disdained (1928). U.S. title: The Mysterious Aviator. Paperback.
Written soon after the General Strike of 1926, this novel reflected the debate in British society about socialism. The principled narrator initially chooses loyalty to a friend who betrayed Britain to Russia, over loyalty to his King and country.
Lonely Road (1932). Paperback.
This novel deals with conspiracies and counterconspiracies, and experiments with writing styles.
What Happened to the Corbetts (1938). Paperback. U.S. title: Ordeal.
Foretells the German bombing of Southampton early in WWII.
Ruined City (1938): U.S. title: Kindling. Paperback.
A rich banker revives a town economically with a shipbuilding company through questionable financial dealings. He goes to jail for fraud, but the shipyard revives. Ruined City was distilled from Shute's experiences in trying to set up his own aircraft company.
An Old Captivity (1940). Hardback.
The story of a pilot hired to take aerial photographs of a site in Greenland, who suffers a flashback to Viking times.
Landfall: A Channel Story (1940). Paperback.
A young RAF pilot and a British barmaid fall in love. His career suffers a setback when he is thought to have sunk a British submarine in error.
Pied Piper (1942). Paperback.
An old man rescues seven children (one of them the niece of a secret police officer) from France during the German invasion of France in 1940.
Most Secret (1942, published 1945). Paperback.
Unconventional attacks on German forces during WWII, using a French fishing boat.
No Highway (1948). Paperback.
Set in Britain and Canada; an eccentric "boffin" at RAE Farnborough predicts metal fatigue in a new airliner, but is not believed. In real life, the de Havilland DH.106 Comet failed for just this reason several years later, in 1954.
The Far Country (1952). Hardback. Dust cover has some tears.
A young woman travels to Australia. About the economic plight of Britain after WWII, in light of high wool prices providing prosperity to sheep farmers in Australia in the same period. A doctor condemns the National Health Service, another overcomes prejudice to operate.
In the Wet (1953). Paperback.
An Anglican priest tells the story of an Australian aviator. The novel criticizes British socialism and anti-monarchist democratic sentiment.
The Rainbow and the Rose (1958). Paperback.
One man's three love stories; narration shifts from the narrator to the main character and back.
Trustee from the Toolroom (1960). Hardback, no dust cover.
Shute's last novel, about the recovery of a lost legacy of diamonds from a wrecked yacht. Set in Britain, the Pacific Islands, and the American northwest.
This is a collection of 14 novels by British author Nevil Shute. A pilot, soldier and aeronautical engineer, Shute draws on personal experience for the background of these stories. Exciting and fast-paced, these are all excellent reads by this popular author.
The books are in good to fair condition. All pages are present. There is some yellowing of the paper and some of the books have notes or stamps inside the cover. This collection includes:
Marazan (1926). Paperback.
A convict rescues a downed pilot who helps him break up a drug ring.
So Disdained (1928). U.S. title: The Mysterious Aviator. Paperback.
Written soon after the General Strike of 1926, this novel reflected the debate in British society about socialism. The principled narrator initially chooses loyalty to a friend who betrayed Britain to Russia, over loyalty to his King and country.
Lonely Road (1932). Paperback.
This novel deals with conspiracies and counterconspiracies, and experiments with writing styles.
What Happened to the Corbetts (1938). Paperback. U.S. title: Ordeal.
Foretells the German bombing of Southampton early in WWII.
Ruined City (1938): U.S. title: Kindling. Paperback.
A rich banker revives a town economically with a shipbuilding company through questionable financial dealings. He goes to jail for fraud, but the shipyard revives. Ruined City was distilled from Shute's experiences in trying to set up his own aircraft company.
An Old Captivity (1940). Hardback.
The story of a pilot hired to take aerial photographs of a site in Greenland, who suffers a flashback to Viking times.
Landfall: A Channel Story (1940). Paperback.
A young RAF pilot and a British barmaid fall in love. His career suffers a setback when he is thought to have sunk a British submarine in error.
Pied Piper (1942). Paperback.
An old man rescues seven children (one of them the niece of a secret police officer) from France during the German invasion of France in 1940.
Most Secret (1942, published 1945). Paperback.
Unconventional attacks on German forces during WWII, using a French fishing boat.
No Highway (1948). Paperback.
Set in Britain and Canada; an eccentric "boffin" at RAE Farnborough predicts metal fatigue in a new airliner, but is not believed. In real life, the de Havilland DH.106 Comet failed for just this reason several years later, in 1954.
The Far Country (1952). Hardback. Dust cover has some tears.
A young woman travels to Australia. About the economic plight of Britain after WWII, in light of high wool prices providing prosperity to sheep farmers in Australia in the same period. A doctor condemns the National Health Service, another overcomes prejudice to operate.
In the Wet (1953). Paperback.
An Anglican priest tells the story of an Australian aviator. The novel criticizes British socialism and anti-monarchist democratic sentiment.
The Rainbow and the Rose (1958). Paperback.
One man's three love stories; narration shifts from the narrator to the main character and back.
Trustee from the Toolroom (1960). Hardback, no dust cover.
Shute's last novel, about the recovery of a lost legacy of diamonds from a wrecked yacht. Set in Britain, the Pacific Islands, and the American northwest.
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