Night FlightWinner of the 1931 Prix Femina, the novel concerns the perils of pioneer aviation, and is a fictionalized account of the author's own experience. "An enduring modern classic and the best description of flight in print" (Schiff, 205, 210). |
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... Inspector Robineau is requested to supply reports , not poems . He will be putting his talents to better use by speed- ing up the personnel . From that day forth Inspector Robineau had battened on hu- man frailties , as 35 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... Inspector Robineau is requested to supply reports , not poems . He will be putting his talents to better use by speed- ing up the personnel . From that day forth Inspector Robineau had battened on hu- man frailties , as 35 NIGHT FLIGHT.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Inspector Robineau had battened on hu- man frailties , as on his daily bread ; on the mechanic who had a glass too much , the airport overseer who stayed up of nights , the pilot who bumped a landing . Rivière ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Inspector Robineau had battened on hu- man frailties , as on his daily bread ; on the mechanic who had a glass too much , the airport overseer who stayed up of nights , the pilot who bumped a landing . Rivière ...
Page 57
... Inspector Robineau toward the desk . " I am going to teach you a lesson , Robineau . If you feel run down it's not these men's business to give you energy . You are their chief . Your weakness is ab- surd . Now write ! " " I- " " Write ...
... Inspector Robineau toward the desk . " I am going to teach you a lesson , Robineau . If you feel run down it's not these men's business to give you energy . You are their chief . Your weakness is ab- surd . Now write ! " " I- " " Write ...
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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