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 52
... . But a speck of light remained for Ro- bineau , as for every man , and it was in a mood of quiet ecstasy that he drew , from the bottom of his valise , a little bag care- fully wrapped up in paper . He fumbled with it 52 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... . But a speck of light remained for Ro- bineau , as for every man , and it was in a mood of quiet ecstasy that he drew , from the bottom of his valise , a little bag care- fully wrapped up in paper . He fumbled with it 52 NIGHT FLIGHT.
Page 54
... bineau ? " He had a way of springing conundrums of this sort when he came out of a brown study . " The map , Monsieur Rivière ? Well— ” As a matter of fact he had no ideas on the subject ; nevertheless , frowning at the map , he roved ...
... bineau ? " He had a way of springing conundrums of this sort when he came out of a brown study . " The map , Monsieur Rivière ? Well— ” As a matter of fact he had no ideas on the subject ; nevertheless , frowning at the map , he roved ...
Page 165
... which saved propeller - bosses from rusting . But this night's happenings found Ro- bineau at fault . His inspectorial mandate could not control the elements , nor yet a phantom ship that , as things were , strug- gled 165.
... which saved propeller - bosses from rusting . But this night's happenings found Ro- bineau at fault . His inspectorial mandate could not control the elements , nor yet a phantom ship that , as things were , strug- gled 165.
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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