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 vii
... man himself , whom Rivière aspires to mold , but the man's blemishes . In his portrayal of this character we feel ... man's happiness lies not in freedom but in his ac- ceptance of a duty . Each of the characters in this book is whole ...
... man himself , whom Rivière aspires to mold , but the man's blemishes . In his portrayal of this character we feel ... man's happiness lies not in freedom but in his ac- ceptance of a duty . Each of the characters in this book is whole ...
Page 92
... man - mine - will an- swer it . True , he rested still , yet his was the ominous rest of reserves soon to be summoned to ... man's smile , his gentle ways of love , but not his godlike fury in the storm . She might snare him 92 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... man - mine - will an- swer it . True , he rested still , yet his was the ominous rest of reserves soon to be summoned to ... man's smile , his gentle ways of love , but not his godlike fury in the storm . She might snare him 92 NIGHT FLIGHT.
Page 134
... at his feet . One day an engineer had remarked to Rivière , as they were bending above a wounded man , beside a bridge that was be- ing erected : " Is the bridge worth a man's crushed face ? " Not one of the peasants us- 134 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... at his feet . One day an engineer had remarked to Rivière , as they were bending above a wounded man , beside a bridge that was be- ing erected : " Is the bridge worth a man's crushed face ? " Not one of the peasants us- 134 NIGHT FLIGHT.
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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