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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Page 37
... Monsieur Robineau , at five thirty one couldn't see ten yards ahead ! " " Those are the orders . " " But , Monsieur Robineau , we couldn't sweep the fog away with a broom ! " He alone amongst all these nonentities knew the secret ; if ...
... Monsieur Robineau , at five thirty one couldn't see ten yards ahead ! " " Those are the orders . " " But , Monsieur Robineau , we couldn't sweep the fog away with a broom ! " He alone amongst all these nonentities knew the secret ; if ...
Page 38
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 3 " But , Monsieur Robineau , one doesn't choose the place to have it . " " Those are the orders . " The orders , thought Rivière , are like the rites of a religion ; they may look absurd but they shape men in ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 3 " But , Monsieur Robineau , one doesn't choose the place to have it . " " Those are the orders . " The orders , thought Rivière , are like the rites of a religion ; they may look absurd but they shape men in ...
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... Monsieur Robineau . " Robineau had all but made a friend of his guest , the pilot . Under his eyes he had unpacked his suitcase and revealed those trivial objects which link inspectors with the rest of men ; some shirts in execrable ...
... Monsieur Robineau . " Robineau had all but made a friend of his guest , the pilot . Under his eyes he had unpacked his suitcase and revealed those trivial objects which link inspectors with the rest of men ; some shirts in execrable ...
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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