An Old Captivity
by Nevil Shute
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Author: Nevil ShuteEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-09
ISBN: 0884113213
Publisher: Amereon Ltd
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Book Review: Mystic search for Viking and Irish connection to New England
Summary: 4 Stars
Initially published in 1940 it is a touching story of a pilot, a scientist and his daughter who in the early 1930's are early North Atlantic aviators as they fly from England to Iceland and on to Greenland to search for evidence that the Irish may have accompanied the Vikings in their year 1000 AD colonies. Nevil Shute combines his incredible love of aviation and his admiration of pilots, with the mysticism which later becomes very much of a trademark in many of his books. A sensitive love story ties the present day characters to the ancient Norse sagas. Further underlying the tale is the question of how far west did the early voyagers to Iceland and Greeland actually get. I personally find it fascinating to note that years after Nevil Shute wrote this book, compelling evidence of Viking settlements on the North American continent itself has been found.
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