| TITLE | RUINED CITY | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Published: | Written 1934?; Published 1938 | |
| Setting: | Early 1930s | |
| Story: | A workaholic City Banker depressed by an unfaithful wife abandons the city and suffers amnesia. He recovers in a small hospital in a strike-ridden town in the North East. He uses his trading and banking skills to issue a false prospectus that reactivates the shipyard and the city at the expense of his own imprisonment. | |
| Locations: |
The City (of London) The North East - Sharples (Fictional shipyard city) Visgrad Laevatia (Fictional Balkan Country) |
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| Main Characters: | Henry Warren | |
| Flying Episodes: | Only incidental commercial flights to European capitals and to the Balkans | |
| Aircraft: | Not identified | |
| Flying Characters: | None | |
| Aviation Location(s): | Incidental | |
| Aviation Activities | Incidental | |
| Additional Comments: | Perhaps has connotations of Shute's experience in attempting to fund a failing (aircraft) industry |
