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| vinland the good by nevil shute: Vinland the Good, by Nevil Shute Nevil Shute, 1946 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Vinland the Good Nevil Shute, 1946 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: An Old Captivity Nevil Shute, 1968 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Vinland the Good Nevil Shute Norway, 2022-08-01 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Round the Bend Nevil Shute, 2023-03-24 Round the Bend follows the life of Tom Cutter, an Englishman who becomes a pilot and settles in the Middle East after World War II. Tom starts an air freight business and becomes fascinated by the spiritual beliefs of the local Muslim population, which leads him to start his own religion called The Way. Through his travels and teachings, Tom attracts a group of devoted followers and becomes a spiritual leader. However, his unconventional beliefs and practices lead to conflict with some of the more traditional religious and political authorities in the region. Despite the challenges he faces, Tom remains committed to his beliefs and the pursuit of a more peaceful and harmonious world. The novel explores themes of religion, spirituality, cultural differences, and the clash between tradition and modernity. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Trustee from the Toolroom Nevil Shute, 2010-01-26 Discover a classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach. Keith Stewart is an ordinary man. However, one day he is called upon to undertake an extraordinary task... When his sister's boat is wrecked in the Pacific, he becomes trustee for his little niece. In order to save her from destitution he has to embark on a 2,000 mile voyage in a small yacht in inhospitable waters. His adventures and the colourful characters he meets on his journey make this book a marvellous tale of courage and friendship. Delightfully written and filled with a reverent attention to mechanical details, Shute's posthumous tale of an unassuming man's remarkable adventure is as enjoyable today as it was on publication. 'Something about this author's calm, deliberate style creates unexpected excitement... we are warmed by the justice and sheer pleasure of it' Independent |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: The Far Country Nevil Shute, 2018-09-27 Jennifer fled the drab monotony of post-war London. When she landed in Australia, it was like coming home. She loved it and when she met Carl, she had every reason to stay. But the two of them came from quite different worlds, and it is the story of their building a life together that Nevil Shute tells in his matchless way. With warmth and understanding, and with his natural affection for the people he creates, the author brings to life his characters and the pioneer country in which they live |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Marazan Nevil Shute, 2022-07-21 Marazan is the first novel by the British author Nevil Shute. It tells the story of Philip Stenning, a commercial pilot trained during the First World War. As his plane crashes, Philip is rescued by an escaped convict, Denis Compton, who turns out to have been framed for embezzlement by his Italian half-brother, Baron Rodrigo Mattani. The latter has a business in the drug trade in England. Upon learning, Philip Stenning sets out to help his savior clear his name and break the drug ring. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Requiem for a Wren Nevil Shute, 2022-08-10 Requiem for a Wren is a heartbreaking story of the consequences of those in service during WWII. Even after the war ends, it is never over for them. The ghosts of the past torment them, the guilt stays with them, and they live with an unexplainable restlessness. They understand that they must put the past behind them and adjust to civil life as best as possible. But it is not so simple. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Ruined City Nevil Shute, 2023-03-24 Ruined City chronicles the struggles of a British aviation company called the United Airways in the aftermath of World War II. The story follows the company's new managing director, Peter Moran, as he tries to revive the struggling airline. Moran's efforts are hindered by various challenges, including labor strikes, financial troubles, and competition from other airlines. As Moran works to turn the company around, he also becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a woman named Mary. The novel explores themes of business ethics, loyalty, love, and the struggles of post-war society. Ultimately, Moran's determination and ingenuity help him to overcome the obstacles he faces and to bring success to the United Airways. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Pied Piper Nevil Shute, 1956 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: The Smugglers Iain Lawrence, 2000-10-10 Steer clear of that ship, warns the mysterious gentleman who shares a coach with John and his father. Death she'll bring you, says the man. It's the way of a ship that was christened with blood. This is an ominous introduction to the schooner John is about to be entrusted with for a voyage to London. But he's too charmed by the pretty Dragon to heed the advice. The ship looks clever and quick, and John can hardly wait to sail her. She was a smugglers' vessel once, but now she's his Dragon, and she'll proudly carry wool for honest trade. But soon John will be forced to consider the gentleman's warning. And to wonder what he really knows about his bonny crew. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Shute: The engineer who became a prince of storytellers Richard Thorn, 2017-08-08 Nevil Shute was a writer whose books were frequently looked down on by literary critics and yet when he died in 1960 he was one of the best selling novelists of his day. Today, books such as A Town Like Alice and On the Beach continue to attract new generations of fans. However there was more to Shute than his books, a great deal more. Richard Thorn explores Shute’s personal and professional life, drawing from extensive research carried out using archives and sources in the UK, USA and Australia. Nevil Shute Norway began his professional life as an aeronautical engineer working on the outskirts of London for the newly established de Havilland Aircraft Company. He quickly went on to play a key role in Britain’s ill-fated and final airship programme, before co-founding an aircraft manufacturing company at the height of an economic depression. All the while, using the pseudonym Nevil Shute, he spent his time writing for relaxation in the evenings. After the Second World War, he flew a single-engined aeroplane to Australia and back in search for new material for his novels. Fascinated by the new world that he had seen, the novelist sold up and moved his family to Australia, buying a farm in a small town on the outskirts of Melbourne. For the remainder of his life, Australia was his home and the inspiration for many of his best-loved novels. Shute tells the story of the life and times of an extraordinary man who made a significant contribution to twentieth century popular literature. This book will appeal to fans of Shute’s work, those interested in his background and personal life or to readers interested in the early years of the aviation industry in Britain. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: The Rainbow and the Rose Nevil Shute, 2010-12-07 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. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: The Chequer Board Nevil Shute, 2010-01-26 John Turner, a young man with a chequered past, has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his time in search of three very different men he met briefly during the war: an snobbish British pilot, a young corporal accused of murder, and a black G.I. accused of attempted rape. Along the way, Turner learns about forgiveness, tolerance and second chances, and overcomes his fear of death. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Thor Martin Arnold, 2011-06-02 The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the Icelandic Eddas, set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. Thor's significance persisted long after the Christian conversion and, in the mid-eighteenth century, Thor resumed a symbolic prominence among northern countries. Admired and adopted in Scandinavia and Germany, he became central to the rhetoric of national romanticism and to more belligerent assertions of nationalism. Resurrected in the latter part of the twentieth century in Marvel Magazine, Thor was further transformed into an articulation both of an anxious male sexuality and of a parallel nervousness regarding American foreign policy. Martin Arnold explores the extraordinary regard in which Thor has been held since medieval times and considers why and how his myth has been adopted, adapted and transformed. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: In the Wet , 1971 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Landfall Nevil Shute, 2010-07-13 When Jerry Chambers, a young coastal patrol pilot during World War II, is accused of mistakenly sinking a British submarine he is reprimanded and sent to a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb, a dangerous mission far away from the woman he loves. While Jerry risks his life, his sweetheart Mona sets about trying to clear her lover's name before it is too late. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: On the Beach Nevil Shute, 2010-02-09 The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off. THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end.... |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Vineland Reread Peter Coviello, 2021-01-19 Vineland is hardly anyone’s favorite Thomas Pynchon novel. Marking Pynchon’s return after vanishing for nearly two decades following his epic Gravity’s Rainbow, it was initially regarded as slight, a middling curiosity. However, for Peter Coviello, the oft-overlooked Vineland opens up new ways of thinking about Pynchon’s writing and about how we read and how we live in the rough currents of history. Beginning with his early besotted encounters with Vineland, Coviello reads Pynchon’s offbeat novel of sixties insurgents stranded in the Reaganite summer of 1984 as a delirious stoner comedy that is simultaneously a work of heartsick fury and political grief: a portrait of the hard afterlives of failed revolution in a period of stifling reaction. Offering a roving meditation on the uses of criticism and the practice of friendship, the fashioning of publics and counterpublics, the sentence and the police, Coviello argues that Vineland is among the most abundant and far-sighted of late-century American excursions into novelistic possibility. Departing from visions of Pynchon as the arch-postmodernist, erudite and obscure, he discloses an author far more companionable and humane. In Pynchon’s harmonizing of joyousness and outrage, comedy and sorrow, Coviello finds a model for thinking through our catastrophic present. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Viking America Geraldine Barnes, 2001 Viking America examined through the writing and rewriting of the Vinland story from the middle ages to the twentieth century. The accounts in the Vinland sagas of the great voyages to the northeast coast of America in the early years of the eleventh century have often been obscured by detailed argument over the physical identity of the West Atlantic landwhich its Scandinavian discoverers named Vinland. Geraldine Barnes leaves archaeological evidence aside and returns to the Old Norse narratives, Groenlendinga saga (Saga of Greenlanders) and Eiriks saga rauda(Saga of Eric the Red), in her study of the writing and rewriting of the Vinland story from the middle ages to the late twentieth century. She sets the sagas in the context of Iceland's transition from paganism to Christianity; later chapters explore the Vinland story in relation to issues of regional pride and national myths of foundation in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America, to the ethos of popular imperialism during the same periodin English literature, and, in the late twentieth century, to postcolonial concerns. GERALDINE BARNES is associate professor of English, University of Sydney. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: In the Wet Nevil Shute, 2023-03-24 In the Wet is a science fiction novel set in a future Australia where a charismatic pilot named David Anderson becomes a national hero after he flies a mission to save a group of people during a devastating flood. The story is told through the eyes of various characters who are connected to Anderson, including his wife, his brother, and a young girl who becomes his protégé. Along the way, the novel explores themes of love, loyalty, faith, and the importance of following one's own moral compass. Ultimately, In the Wet is a touching story of one man's journey to make a difference in the world, and the impact he has on the lives of those around him. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Delphi Complete Works of Nevil Shute (Illustrated) Nevil Shute, 2020-06-11 Nevil Shute was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer, who spent his later years living in Australia. His novels are written in a simple, highly readable style, with clearly delineated plots. An enduring theme of his novels is the dignity of work, spanning all classes. His famous novel ‘On the Beach’ (1957) reflects his pessimism for humanity in the atomic age, while ‘A Town like Alice’ (1950) tackles themes of emigration and racism, as the heroine seeks economic prosperity in a disadvantaged outback community. Several of Shute's novels explore the boundary between accepted science and rational belief, on the one hand, and mystical or paranormal possibilities, on the other. The author is noted for his unique talent of weaving his technical knowledge of engineering into the texture of his narratives. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Shute’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Shute’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 23 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The rare play script ‘Vinland the Good’ * Features Shute’s autobiography – discover his intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: 'The Seafarers' was published many years after Shute's death and so cannot appear in this collection, due to copyright restrictions. CONTENTS: The Novels Marazan (1926) So Disdained (1928) Lonely Road (1932) Ruined City (1938) What Happened to the Corbetts (1938) An Old Captivity (1940) Landfall (1940) Pied Piper (1942) Pastoral (1944) Most Secret (1945) The Chequer Board (1947) No Highway (1948) A Town like Alice (1950) Round the Bend (1951) The Far Country (1952) In the Wet (1953) Requiem for a Wren (1955) Beyond the Black Stump (1956) On the Beach (1957) The Rainbow and the Rose (1958) Trustee from the Toolroom (1960) Stephen Morris (1961) Pilotage (1961) The Film Script Vinland the Good (1946) The Autobiography Slide Rule: Autobiography of an Engineer (1954) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints , 1968 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: No Highway Nevil Shute, 2010-10-12 Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicuous engineer whose eccentric interests are frowned upon in aviation circles. When a passenger plane crashes in Newfoundland under unexplained circumstances, Honey is determined to prove his unorthodox theory about what went wrong to his superiors, before more lives are lost. But while flying to the crash scene to investigate, Honey discovers to his horror that he is on board one of the defective planes and that he and his fellow passengers, including a friendly young stewardess and an aging movie actress, are in imminent peril. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Cumulated Index to the Books , 1947 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Round the Bend Nevil Shute Norway, 2022-08-01 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Encyclopedia of World Writers, 1800 to the Present Marie Diamond, 2020-07-01 In recent years, schools have started introducing more inclusive syllabi emphasizing the works and ideas of previously overlooked or underrepresented writers. Readers of all ages can now explore the rich contributions of writers from around the world. These writers have various backgrounds, and unlike most writers from the U.S. or the United Kingdom, information on them in English can be difficult to find. Encyclopedia of World Writers: 1800 to the Present covers the most important writers outside of the U.S., Britain, and Ireland since 1800. More than 330 insightful, A-to-Z entries profile novelists, poets, dramatists, and short-story writers whose works are anthologized in textbooks or assigned in high school English classes. Entries range in length from 200 to 1,000 words each and include a biographical sketch, synopses of major works, and a brief bibliography. Dozens of entries are new to this edition and many existing entries have been updated and significantly expanded with new Critical Analysis sections. Coverage includes: Chinua Achebe Margaret Atwood Roberto Bolaño Albert Camus Khalid Hosseini Victor Hugo Mohammad Iqbal Franz Kafka Stieg Larsson Mario Vargas Llosa Naghib Mahfouz Gabriel García Márquez Kenzaburo Oe Marcel Proust Leo Tolstoy Emile Zola and more. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Western American Literature , 1986 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Catalog of Copyright Entries Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1946 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas New York Public Library. Reference Dept, 1961 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Published Screenplays Clifford McCarty, 1971 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas New York Public Library. Reference Department, 1961 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Berserker Fred Saberhagen, 2003 Presents a series of short science-fiction stories that tells of encounters between humans and the intelligent, self-aware death machines known as the Berserkers. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Ontario Library Review , 1947 Book selection guide included in each number. |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers NA NA, 2015-12-25 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: The New York Times Book Review , 1946 |
| vinland the good by nevil shute: Wisconsin Library Bulletin , 1945 |
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Vinland - Wikipedia
Vinland, Vineland, [2] [3] or Winland [4] (Old Norse: Vínland hit góða, lit. 'Vinland the Good') was an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings. Leif Erikson landed there around 1000 …
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Since 1990, Vinland has provided drug and alcohol addiction treatment for people with co-occurring cognitive impairments. We were the first center in the country to design a treatment …
Vinland | Norse Exploration, North America History | Britannica
May 30, 2025 · Vinland, the land of wild grapes in North America that was visited and named by Leif Eriksson about the year 1000 ce. Its exact location is not known, but it was probably the …
Vinland - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 10, 2018 · Vinland (Old Norse Vínland, 'Wine Land') is the name given to the lands explored and briefly settled by Norse Vikings in North America around 1000 CE, particularly referring to …
Vinland: Identifying the Viking Homeland in America
Vinland is what the medieval Norse Sagas called the decade-long Viking settlement in North America, the first European attempt at establishing a trading base in North America.
Where Was the Viking Colony of Vinland - DailyHistory.org
Oct 5, 2021 · One particular mystery that was debated for decades was the claim in two of the sagas – Erik’s Saga and The Greenland Saga – that the Norse discovered and colonized …
The Forgotten Viking Settlement in North America: Vinland
Oct 11, 2024 · Among their remarkable feats was the discovery of a land they called Vinland, located in what is now North America. This was the first known European presence in the …
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Vinland — Vinland Meads
Vinland, Vineland, or Winland (Old Norse: Vínland hit góða, lit. 'Vinland the Good') was an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings. Leif Eriksson landed there around 1000 AD, nearly …
Vinland - Encyclopedia.com
May 21, 2018 · VINLAND refers to the southernmost region on the Atlantic coast of North America visited and named by Norse voyagers about a.d. 1000. Sagas and archaeological findings …
Vinland - Wikipedia
Vinland, Vineland, [2] [3] or Winland [4] (Old Norse: Vínland hit góða, lit. 'Vinland the Good') was an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings. Leif Erikson landed there around 1000 AD, …
Vinland Center | Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Since 1990, Vinland has provided drug and alcohol addiction treatment for people with co-occurring cognitive impairments. We were the first center in the country to design a treatment program to …
Vinland | Norse Exploration, North America History | Britannica
May 30, 2025 · Vinland, the land of wild grapes in North America that was visited and named by Leif Eriksson about the year 1000 ce. Its exact location is not known, but it was probably the area …
Vinland - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 10, 2018 · Vinland (Old Norse Vínland, 'Wine Land') is the name given to the lands explored and briefly settled by Norse Vikings in North America around 1000 CE, particularly referring to …
Vinland: Identifying the Viking Homeland in America
Vinland is what the medieval Norse Sagas called the decade-long Viking settlement in North America, the first European attempt at establishing a trading base in North America.
Where Was the Viking Colony of Vinland - DailyHistory.org
Oct 5, 2021 · One particular mystery that was debated for decades was the claim in two of the sagas – Erik’s Saga and The Greenland Saga – that the Norse discovered and colonized North …
The Forgotten Viking Settlement in North America: Vinland
Oct 11, 2024 · Among their remarkable feats was the discovery of a land they called Vinland, located in what is now North America. This was the first known European presence in the …
After 20 Years, 1 of Manga's Most Beloved Epics Will Release Its …
3 days ago · There are many amazing and long-running manga series out there, but one of the medium's best epics may be coming to an end sooner than expected.
Vinland — Vinland Meads
Vinland, Vineland, or Winland (Old Norse: Vínland hit góða, lit. 'Vinland the Good') was an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings. Leif Eriksson landed there around 1000 AD, nearly …
Vinland - Encyclopedia.com
May 21, 2018 · VINLAND refers to the southernmost region on the Atlantic coast of North America visited and named by Norse voyagers about a.d. 1000. Sagas and archaeological findings …
