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Shute

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Shute
Nevil, real name Nevil Shute Norway. 1899--1960, English novelist, in Australia after World War II: noted for his novels set in Australia, esp A Town like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957)


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Mr 'Skipper' Shute belonged to the last-named of the three classes.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
It is true that Colonel Shute had probably never led so unquiet a life while fighting the French as he did now, while governing this province of Massachusetts Bay.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
He was to have exchanged pulpits with Parson Shute, of Westbury; but Parson Shute sent to excuse himself yesterday, being to preach a funeral sermon.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
 
 
 
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