Bromley House Library 2019 Talks - Life of Nevil Shute Norway

Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 – 12 January 1960) was an English-Australian novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice.

Speaker Roger is a Past President of Radcliffe on Trent Probus Club and founder Chair of Buckminster Gliding Club, Saltby Aerodrome, Leics.1975. Roger encourages you to read the novels and biographies of Shute in advance of the talk to encourage a sharing of knowledge about this great engineer and novelist. Roger has previously given talks at Bromley House Library on Kipling and T. E. Lawrence