History Literature / TrusteeFromTheToolroom

* [[SimpleMindedwisdom Simple Minded Wisdom]]: Jack Donnelly is semi-literate and somewhat simple-minded. He can also hand-build a boat and sail it over thousands of miles of ocean by following aeroplanes or seabirds.

1960 novel written by Creator/NevilShute in which Keith Stewart, a mild-mannered staff writer for a model engineering hobby magazine, crosses continents and moves mountains to regain a lost fortune for his niece.

1960 novel written by Nevil Shute in which Keith Stewart, a mild-mannered staff writer for a model engineering hobby magazine, crosses continents and moves mountains to regain a lost fortune for his niece.

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* JustifiedCriminal: Both Keith Stewart and his brother in law John Dermott are portrayed as upstanding citizens. Nevertheless, both take it for granted that Dermott is justified in smuggling diamonds into Canada in order to give them a financial start in their new home. [[TruthInTelevision Truth in Literature]], as the post-war regulations limiting the amount of wealth that could be taken out of the UK were widely evaded by otherwise law-abiding people. The trope also applies to Stewart’s efforts to get the diamonds back [[spoiler: from their place of concealment in the wrecked yacht on the other side of the world.]]

* PowerOfTrust: The premise of the whole story is the trust placed in Keith Stewart by his sister and her husband to look after their daughter. While they never doubted that he would act honourably, until the situation demanded that he rise to the occasion neither they nor he guessed how capable he would be. Also, the trope is shown in the way Stewart’s articles for ''Miniature Mechanic'' magazine serve as a passport of trust for him to gain the help of a worldwide community of model engineering hobbyists.

* PowerOfTrust: The premise of the whole story is the trust placed in Keith Stewart by his sister and her husband to look after their daughter. While they never doubted that he would act honourably, until the situation demanded that he rise to the occasion neither they nor he guessed how capable he would be. Also, Stewart’s articles for ''Miniature Mechanic'' magazine serve as a passport of trust for him to gain the help of a worldwide community of model engineering hobbyists.

* [[SimpleMindedwisdom Simple Minded Wisdom]]: Jack Donnelly is semi-literate and somewhat simple-minded. He can also hand-build a boat and sail it over thousands of miles by following aeroplanes or seabirds.

* SeriousBusiness: Model engineering . This is the book of the trope in its most benign form.

* [[SimpleMindedwisdom Simple Minded Wisdom]]: Jack Donnelly is semi-literate, somewhat simple-minded, and boozy. He can also hand-build a boat and sail it over thousands of miles by following aeroplanes or seabirds.

* [[SimpleMindedwisdom Simple Minded Wisdom]]: Jack Donnelly may be semi-literate, somewhat simple-minded, and boozy, but can still hand-build a boat and sail it over thousands of miles by following aeroplanes or seabirds.

* TakeCareOfTheKids: Stewart’s sister and her husband ask Keith and his wife Katie to look after Janice for six months while they sail to Canada – and forever, if anything happens to them, [[spoiler: as it does]].

* JustifiedCriminal: Both Keith Stewart and his brother in law John Dermott are portrayed as upstanding citizens. Nevertheless, both take it for granted that Dermott is justified in smuggling his wife Jo’s diamonds into Canada in order to give them a financial start in their new home. [[TruthInTelevision Truth in Literature]], as the post-war regulations limiting the amount of wealth that could be taken out of the UK were widely evaded by otherwise law-abiding people. The trope also applies to Stewart’s efforts to get the diamonds back [[spoiler: from their place of concealment in the wrecked yacht on the other side of the world.]]

* DueToTheDead

* [[SimpleMindedwisdom Simple Minded Wisdom]]: Jack Donnelly may be semi-literate, somewhat simple-minded, and boozy, but can still hand-build a boat and sail it from Hawaii to Tahiti.

* PowerOfTrust: The premise of the whole story is the trust placed in Keith Stewart by his sister and her husband to look after their daughter. While they never doubted that he would act honourably, until the situation demanded that he rise to the occasion neither they nor he himself guessed how capable he would be. Also, Stewart’s articles for ''Miniature Mechanic'' magazine serve as a passport of trust for him to gain the help of a worldwide community of model engineering hobbyists.

* [[SimpleMindedwisdom Simple Minded Wisdom]]: Jack Donnelly may be semi-literate and boozy, but can still hand-build a boat and sail it from Hawaii to Tahiti.

* [[SimpleMindedwisdom Simple Minded Wisdom]]: Jack Donnelly may be semi-literate and boozy, but can still build and sail a boat from Hawaii to Tahiti.

1960 novel written by Nevil Shute in which Keith Stewart, a mild-mannered staff writer for a model engineering hobby magazine, crosses continents and moves mountains to regain a lost fortune for his orphaned niece.

* ShownTheirWork: The process of engineering, described step by step, is almost as much the hero of the book as Stewart himself.

* UnclePennybags: Sol Hirzhorn. He’s a tough businessman, but quite willing to use his business clout to do right by those he thinks deserves it.

* JustifiedCriminal: Both Keith Stewart and his brother in law John Dermott are portrayed as honourable men. Nevertheless, both take it for granted that Dermott is justified in smuggling his wife Jo’s diamonds into Canada in order to give them a financial start in their new home. [[TruthInTelevision Truth in Literature]], as the post-war regulations limiting the amount of wealth that could be taken out of the UK were widely evaded by otherwise law-abiding people. The trope also applies to Stewart’s efforts to get the diamonds back [[spoiler: from their place of concealment in the wrecked yacht on the other side of the world.]]

* HeroicVow: Keith Stewart may not look much like an epic hero but he takes his duty as the trustee for his niece and now adopted child ''very'' seriously.

* PowerOfTrust: The premise of the whole story is the trust placed in Keith Stewart by his sister and her husband to look after their daughter. Also, Stewart’s articles for ''Miniature Mechanic'' magazine serve as a passport for him to gain the help of a worldwide community of model engineering hobbyists.

* JustifiedCriminal: Both Keith Stewart and his brother in law John Dermott are portrayed as honourable men. Nevertheless, both take it for granted that Dermott is justified in smuggling his wife Jo’s diamonds into Canada in order to give them a financial start in their new home. [[TruthInTelevision Truth in Literature]], as the regulations limiting the amount of currency that could be taken out of the UK were widely evaded by otherwise law-abiding people. The trope also applies to Stewart’s efforts to get the diamonds back [[spoiler: from their place of concealment in the wrecked yacht on the other side of the world.]]

* ShownTheirWork: The process of engineering is almost as much the hero of the book as Stewart himself.

* ShownTheirWork: The process of engineering is almost as much the hero of the book as Stewart himself.

* PowerOfTrust: Keith Stewart’s articles for ‘’Miniature Mechanic’’ magazine serve as a passport for him to gain the help of a worldwide community of model engineering hobbyists.

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