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 33
... breath of wind . But the storm was at my heels all right ! " It was such a damned queer business , he said ; that was why he mentioned it . The summits were lost in snow at a great height while the lower slopes seemed to be stream- ing ...
... breath of wind . But the storm was at my heels all right ! " It was such a damned queer business , he said ; that was why he mentioned it . The summits were lost in snow at a great height while the lower slopes seemed to be stream- ing ...
Page 102
... his little miner's davy , whose light , falling only on a hand or wing , suf- fices to push the unknown a shoulder's breath away . Yet a silent communion , deep within them , united Rivière and his pilots in the battle 102 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... his little miner's davy , whose light , falling only on a hand or wing , suf- fices to push the unknown a shoulder's breath away . Yet a silent communion , deep within them , united Rivière and his pilots in the battle 102 NIGHT FLIGHT.
Page 151
... breath of life , save his and his companion's . Like plunderers of fabled cities they seemed , im- mured in treasure - vaults whence there is no escape . Amongst these frozen jewels they were wandering , rich beyond all dreams , but ...
... breath of life , save his and his companion's . Like plunderers of fabled cities they seemed , im- mured in treasure - vaults whence there is no escape . Amongst these frozen jewels they were wandering , rich beyond all dreams , but ...
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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