Spark Notes
On the Beach by Nevil Shute: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Nevil Shute's On the Beach. Students may check some of their answers online.
Other
"Mr. Norway" Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute, the author, was also Nevil Shute Norway, engineer and race car driver. This site looks at his life but pays particular attention to his career as a racing driver.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Nevil Shute
Read this transcript or listen to the broadcast of a radio program about the books and characters created by Nevil Shute, who called himself "an engineer who wrote books."
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Nevil Shute
This site includes a selected bibliography of Shute's works and a short biography of this author best know for "On the Beach."
