NEVIL SHUTE
Nevil Shute Norway
1899-1960
engineer and author
nevilshute.org

site updated 07/07/2006

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A website for information on the life and work of Nevil Shute. Although UK based it will include items of interest for Shutists everywhere. Here you will find information about this best-selling author whose novels are still widely read today. Click on the links to the left to go to the various pages. To go to the Nevil Shute Foundation website (nevilshute.org) click on the link under the banner at the top left.

 

 News
   
 Alison Jenner appeared in the BBC TV show "Mastermind" scoring 14 points on "The Life and Work of Nevil Shute" She won her round handsomely and will appear on a later show with a different specialist subject.

  The Discussion Board has been revived. Click on the link to the left to access the Board.
  
 The Alice Springs Event is scheduled for April 2007. Don't miss the opportunity to register for this event. Click on the Alice Springs page on the left for more information. This will be kept up to date as the Conference planning progresses.

 The Sinn Fein Rebellion As I Saw It.
   Nevil Shute writes about his experiences in the 1916 Easter Rising in his autobiography "Slide Rule". His mother's book of letters written at the time has just been republished as a paperback. The reference is:-

Mary Norway "The Sinn Fein Rebellion As I Saw It" published by Kessinger Publishing ISBN 1-4179-7132-0. It is available through www.abebooks.com