SO DISDAINED PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Nevil Shute Norway | 240 pages | 19 Oct 2009 | Vintage Publishing | 9780099530183 | English | London, United Kingdom So Disdained | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing - eBooks | Read eBooks online Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words? Do you know the person or title these quotes desc Login or Register. Save Word. Keep scrolling for more. Choose the Right Synonym for disdain Verb despise , contemn , scorn , disdain mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration. Examples of disdain in a Sentence Noun McCarthy's indifference to accolades and his disdain for grandstanding … turned into a disdain even for being understood. I have a healthy disdain for companies that mistreat their workers. Verb The right eyes him [Thomas Jefferson] suspiciously as a limousine Jacobin so enamored of revolution that he once suggested we should have one every 20 years. The left disdains him as your basic race hypocrite. Schickel mentions but loftily announces that he disdains to tell us about. She disdained to answer their questions. Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Both parents and district officials across the state have overwhelmingly voiced their disdain with the inadequacies of distance learning. Buy an Airstream RV," 6 June Snow disdained the mockingjay long ago Even before Katniss became the symbolic Mockingjay, a rebel of the Capitol, Snow disliked the hybrid bird for reasons that had nothing to do with the skilled archer. First Known Use of disdain Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Learn More about disdain. In effect, the book describes a situation of cold war between Britain and the Soviet Union, though the term did not yet exist. Many elements which were to become familiar in the background of s and s thrillers - an accelerated arms race, development of secret weapons, intensive espionage and counter-espionage around these weapons projects, political and social subversion, and the tendency to promote right-wing dictatorships as allies against Communism - are already present in this book, three decades earlier. This might have prompted the decision to republish it in Specifically, the book was written in the direct aftermath of the General Strike which seemed to put the spectre of a Socialist Revolution on the British agenda - highly unwelcome to people of Shute's persuasions. Peter L. Moran, the narrator, is agent to Lord Arner. Driving home after a dinner in Winchester, he picks up Maurice Lenden, who in had been a fellow pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. The story tells how Lenden had been flying a photographic espionage mission for the Russians, how he came to be doing that, and discusses the morality of acting as a traitor to his country. As in Marazan , Shute expresses respect for the Italian Fascist movement of the time. Philip Stenning the first person narrator of Marazan appears again in this novel, once again portrayed as a 'rough diamond' with a debatable sense of moral justice. Shute's evident sympathy to Italian Fascism is explained in a passage in the book. In the seventh chapter Moran, wounded from his crash landing in Italy, considers his options and comes to the conclusion that "I had to get allies. I was up against a Bolshevik organization; the most obvious people in Italy to set against the Bolsheviks were the Fascisti. In the later chapters of the book, Moran meets Captain Frazzini, the local Fascist leader: "I liked the look of him. He was a man of my own age, very tall and straight, and with a tanned, unshaven face. He had a very high forehead, and in some peculiar way he had the look of a leader in spite of his three-days' beard. When Frazzini had roused his men to raid the secret Communist base, Moran remarks: "His force of Fascisti paraded in the square. Spoiler alert: it wasn't. I really like how the story evolved throughout, and it was quite exciting without going too far concerning the importance of possible consequences e. One certain character honestly did not appeal very much to me at When I reached page 40 of this book, I was kind of surprised. One certain character honestly did not appeal very much to me at all and was annoying with their constant indecision, even as more things were at stake. However, the other characters were believable and easy to sympathise with, especially the main character, Peter Moran. There were scenes which felt unnecessary, for example Mr. Moran meeting the young pilot at the train station. Overall, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it since I didn't know anything about the author or the plot as I picked it up, and I would say that it was worth the read. Sep 07, Jeff Cliff rated it liked it. A fascinating glimpse into the point of view in britain, before WW2 but after WW1. Those days of leather flight jacket wearing men controlling deathtrap contraptions flying through the air faster than normal people could travel. When maps were on paper and set once, and kept a long time. When men were men, women could be forced to drink wi A fascinating glimpse into the point of view in britain, before WW2 but after WW1. When men were men, women could be forced to drink wine to shut them up and you could get away with flaying the skin off of a human being in a town square in the more civilized parts of europe. A vastly alien world compared to today and an interesting one to look back on, if somewhat horrifying in retrospect. I think this was the first book I read in English, 27 years ago, after my aunt gave me three or four books that some English tourists had left behind after renting their summer house. The book itself didn't make much of an impression on me. I was hoping for a spy thriller, but I can't remember being particularly thrilled - I suppose the style is somewhat dated. The main thing I remember from the book is the portrayal of the Italian fascists, which is Mar 20, Vivian rated it really liked it. As usual, Nevil Shute kept me thoroughly entertained. One of an excellent story tellers very early books, it shows a little. An excellent story line but the balance of words given to each part of the story could have been better. Some parts were stretched out and others were dealt with too quickly. Having said that, it was clear that NS was on his way to be a real winner. Early work of Nevil Shute Set against a background of the early years of aviation and English society and politics in the s this is an account of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. Enjoyable story and interesting insights into the period. The book was published in Nov 14, Cindy rated it really liked it. Another good one from the most exceptional storyteller! The author has a way of pulling me in every time. I really feel like I know the characters. He also does a good job with suspense in this one as well! Not one of Shrivelled Newt's best I'm a great fan of Nevil Shute but this one takes a long time to say very little. This story is curiously uninvolving and seems to lack his customary comfortable command of simple phrases and descriptions. Nevertheless it is worth a read and has an unexpected climax. May 17, Louise rated it liked it. Not my favourite Nevil Shute book. I usually enjoy Nevil Shute's books. Not this one. Mar 24, Sharon Zink rated it really liked it Shelves: The narrator encounters an old friend on a road one dark night and so becomes involved in an errand of espionage for the Soviets, which he manages to foil. Jul 21, Verity W rated it liked it Shelves: on-the-pending-shelf. A bit dated - but a cracking thriller if you can ignore the really quite outdated attitudes to non-brits. Bit of a slow start but worth persevering. I picked this out of a stack of books at Paramount Books in Manchester without quite realising what I had. I'd only read On the Beach before, you see, and that's quite a different beast. It would be wrong to compare the two, as such. But I loved this book almost as much; and I was carried away by it and surprised by it - I kept expecting it to turn the way an Alastair MacLean might, but of course Shute's heroes are never just that. Lovely, lively find. Feb 19, Ann added it. Outstanding read! This is Shute's second book, written when he was still using his surname, Norway. It's a dated spy novel, but perfectly readable and with the authentic voice one expects from Shute. I waited many months for the library to obtain a copy, and now I'll request a hold on one of the others that I haven't been able to find. Reading Shute--always a treat. Jul 01, Jackie rated it did not like it Shelves: books-i-own , bad-read , crime. I've read most of Nevil Shute's books and enjoyed them very much but not this one. It was written in and this is clearly shown in the different attitudes British people have towards foreigners. It would definitely fall foul of the politically correct brigade if written today. But it is hardly the author's fault that the world has changed since his era and this isn't why I didn't enjoy the book.