Night FlightAn adventure story about the men who risked their lives flying the first commercial air mail routes in the early 1930's. |
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Sometimes, after a hundred miles of steppes as desolate as the sea, he
encountered a lonely farm-house that seemed to be sailing backwards from him
in a great prairie sea, with its freight of human lives; and he saluted with his wings
this ...
Sometimes, after a hundred miles of steppes as desolate as the sea, he
encountered a lonely farm-house that seemed to be sailing backwards from him
in a great prairie sea, with its freight of human lives; and he saluted with his wings
this ...
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Meanwhile Riviere, in silence, pursued his train of thought. "On the face of it, a
pretty scheme enough— but it's ruthless. When «ne thinks of all the lives, young
fellows' lives, it has cost usl It's a fine, solid thing and we must bow to its 54
NIGHT ...
Meanwhile Riviere, in silence, pursued his train of thought. "On the face of it, a
pretty scheme enough— but it's ruthless. When «ne thinks of all the lives, young
fellows' lives, it has cost usl It's a fine, solid thing and we must bow to its 54
NIGHT ...
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in him to his misfortune, which obliged him to live only for his work. "Pellerin's a
great friend of yours, isn't he, Robineau?" "Well—" "I'm not reproaching you."
Riviere made a half-turn and with bowed head, taking short steps, paced to and
fro ...
in him to his misfortune, which obliged him to live only for his work. "Pellerin's a
great friend of yours, isn't he, Robineau?" "Well—" "I'm not reproaching you."
Riviere made a half-turn and with bowed head, taking short steps, paced to and
fro ...
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Contents
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
RIVIERE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 31 |
Copyright | |
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air-mail airport amongst anchorage Asuncion mail Bahia Blanca beneath bineau Brazil breath Buenos Aires calm Chile clear sky clouds cockpit crew cyclone dark death eczema engine Europe mail eyes Fabien Fabien's wife face feel fellow flying golden grew gyroscope hands hear heart heavy hour human Inspector Robineau knew lamp land landing-ground Leroux light lips little towns lives looked lost man's manometers minutes Monsieur Robineau moon murmured mused neau ness night flights orders paper passed his finger Patagonia mail peace Pellerin perhaps pilot PILOT'S WIFE pity plane Riviere felt Riviere thought Riviere's Robineau felt rose San Antonio San Julian secret seemed shadow ship shoulders signal silence slowly smile snow somewhere squalls stars storm sure telegrams thing thought Riviere thousand to-night touch Trelew trivial objects turned victory voice wait watched weather reports wind wireless operator
Bibliographic information
| Title | Night Flight Volume 7 of Modern masterpieces in English |
| Author | Antoine de Saint-Exup©♭ry |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert, André Gide |
| Contributor | André Gide |
| Publisher | Century Company, 1932 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 198 pages |
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