Nevil Shute (1899 – 1960) was a British novelist and aeronautical engineer.This collection contains 22 of his novels:MarazanSo Disdained (aka The Mysterious Aviator)Lonely RoadRuined City (aka Kindling)What Happened to the Corbetts (aka Ordeal)An Old CaptivityLandfall, A Channel StoryPied PiperMost SecretPastoralThe Chequer BoardNo HighwayA Town Like Alice (aka The Legacy)Round the Ben...

The story is set during the opening months of World War II and it concerns a young pilot, Roderick 'Jerry' Chambers, who is part of an air patrol unit guarding the southern coast of England—around Portsmouth. One day, Chambers sees a submarine and, believing it to be German, attacks with his weaponry and bombs. The submarine is sunk. Back at the base, it is revealed that the sunken submarine was, in fact, a British vessel. Chambers escapes discipline but is censured and posted far away to ...

From the hugely acclaimed author of On the Beach—a tale of love and war that follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback. • “Entertaining ... Dramatic ... Shute is a natural and effective story-teller.” —The New York TimesJean 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 oth...

Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path. Among them is an American submarine captain struggling to resist the knowledge that his wife and children in the United States...

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...

World War II pilot Peter Marshall leads the most successful bombing crew at his airbase, having survived an unusual number of extremely dangerous missions over Germany. However, when Peter falls hopelessly in love with an attractive WAAF officer—one who insists that wartime duties should take precedence over emotions—his concentration begins to suffer. Soon it looks as though his perfect run of successful missions may be at risk—along with the lives of Peter and his men—unless she can be p...

World War II pilot Peter Marshall leads the most successful bombing crew at his airbase, having survived an unusual number of extremely dangerous missions over Germany. However, when Peter falls hopelessly in love with an attractive WAAF officer—one who insists that wartime duties should take precedence over emotions—his concentration begins to suffer. Soon it looks as though his perfect run of successful missions may be at risk—along with the lives of Peter and his men—unless she can be p...

The story takes place partly in London and partly in Australia. It is set in 1950. Jennifer Morton, a young girl from Leicester but living in London, witnesses the death of her grandmother, the widow of a retired Indian civil servant. Her pension has ceased and she has literally starved to death, despite apparent prosperity. Before she dies, she leaves Jennifer a small sum of money sent by a niece in Australia, and asks that Jennifer use the money to visit Jane and Jack Dorman who own a pr...

Stephen Morris tells the story of a young man who becomes a pilot during the early days of aviation. The novel follows Morris's journey as he learns to fly and becomes a successful pilot, but also experiences personal struggles and challenges. Along the way, Morris becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a woman named Cecily, but their relationship is threatened by Morris's commitment to his career and the dangers he faces as a pilot.The second part of the book, "Pilotage,...

The Classic Collection of Nevil Shute. Ten Novels. Illustrated: On the Beach, A Town Like Alice, Trustee from the Toolroom, Pied Piper, Ruined City and Others brings together the finest works of one of the 20th century’s most beloved storytellers. Known for his deeply human characters, calm yet compelling narrative voice, and masterful blend of adventure, drama, and emotional truth, Nevil Shute created novels that continue to resonate across generations. This beautifully illustrated collec...

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The story is told from the perspective of a senior naval commander who has oversight of a secret wartime operation in which a Breton fishing vessel, the Genevieve, is the means of a series of raids on the German-occupied French coast, focused on the fishing port of Douarnenez, an area where resistance to the German occupation has remained strong. Charles Simon, half English and half French seizes the opportunity to be captured and taken to Britain during a raid on the port while he is visi...