The Far Country (novel)

The Far Country

First edition (Heinemann)
Author	Nevil Shute
Language	English
Genre	Fiction
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1952
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print
Pages	326 pp.
Preceded by	Round the Bend
Followed by	In the Wet

The Far Country is a novel by Nevil Shute, first published in 1952.^[1]

In this novel, Shute has some harsh things to say about the new (British) National Health Service, as well as the socialist Labour government, themes he would later develop more fully in In the Wet. He describes the lot of the 'New Australians'; refugees who are required to work for two years where they are placed, in return for free passage to Australia.