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 32
... Pellerin's in- alienable greatness lay in this - his simple yet sure awareness of what the world , seen from a special angle , signified , his massive scorn of vulgar flattery . So Rivière con- gratulated him : " Well , how did you ...
... Pellerin's in- alienable greatness lay in this - his simple yet sure awareness of what the world , seen from a special angle , signified , his massive scorn of vulgar flattery . So Rivière con- gratulated him : " Well , how did you ...
Page 39
... city , Rivière instructed the driver to take him to the Head Office . Presently Robineau found himself alone with Pellerin and a question shaped itself upon his lips . V ROBINEAU WAS FEELING TIRED TO - NIGHT . V 39 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... city , Rivière instructed the driver to take him to the Head Office . Presently Robineau found himself alone with Pellerin and a question shaped itself upon his lips . V ROBINEAU WAS FEELING TIRED TO - NIGHT . V 39 NIGHT FLIGHT.
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... Pellerin - Pellerin the Conqueror- he had just discovered that his own life was a gray one . Worst of all , he was coming to realize that , for all his rank of inspector and authority , he , Robineau , cut a poor figure beside this ...
... Pellerin - Pellerin the Conqueror- he had just discovered that his own life was a gray one . Worst of all , he was coming to realize that , for all his rank of inspector and authority , he , Robineau , cut a poor figure beside this ...
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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