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 81
... follow . Pity is a fine thing , he thought . Lost in his musings , he turned the pages over . " Roblet , as from this day , is struck off the strength . . . . ” He remembered the old fellow and their talk the evening before . " There's ...
... follow . Pity is a fine thing , he thought . Lost in his musings , he turned the pages over . " Roblet , as from this day , is struck off the strength . . . . ” He remembered the old fellow and their talk the evening before . " There's ...
Page 165
... follow . " The only force that Robineau had to ac- tivate was one which functioned in the mechanics ' shop ; a humble force which saved propeller - bosses from rusting . But this night's happenings found Ro- bineau at fault . His ...
... follow . " The only force that Robineau had to ac- tivate was one which functioned in the mechanics ' shop ; a humble force which saved propeller - bosses from rusting . But this night's happenings found Ro- bineau at fault . His ...
Page 178
... follows only on great dis- asters , when destiny has spent its force . He had set the police of the entire country on the ... follow- ing Europe mail . " He stooped a little forward . Then , with an effort , he called something to mind ...
... follows only on great dis- asters , when destiny has spent its force . He had set the police of the entire country on the ... follow- ing Europe mail . " He stooped a little forward . Then , with an effort , he called something to mind ...
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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