What Happened to the Corbetts

Overview:

• Title: What Happened to the Corbetts
• Author: Nevil Shute
• Year: 1939
• Type: Novel

Synopsis:

Published less than 5 months prior to the outbreak of WWII, this novel described the horrors of the coming war and speculated about the possible effects of an aerial bombardment of London.

Variant Titles:

• 1939. Ordeal (US)

Editions/Publications:

• 1939. What Happened to the Corbetts (1939, Nevil Shute London: Heinemann, 235 pages, Novel)
• 1939. What Happened to the Corbetts (1939, Nevil Shute London: William Heinemann Ltd., 267 pages, Hardcover, Novel)

Resources:

• Wikipedia article on What Happened to the Corbetts