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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Page 72
Somewhere, too, the planes were fighting forward; the night flights went on and
on like a persistent malady, and on them watch must be kept. Help must be given
to these men who with hands and knees and breast to breast were wrestling with
...
Somewhere, too, the planes were fighting forward; the night flights went on and
on like a persistent malady, and on them watch must be kept. Help must be given
to these men who with hands and knees and breast to breast were wrestling with
...
Page 123
Somehow, mysteriously, a rumor was gaining ground that perhaps the night
flights would be suspended in future and the Europe mail would leave by day.
They spoke in whispers of Fabien, the cyclone and, above all, of Riviere whom
they ...
Somehow, mysteriously, a rumor was gaining ground that perhaps the night
flights would be suspended in future and the Europe mail would leave by day.
They spoke in whispers of Fabien, the cyclone and, above all, of Riviere whom
they ...
Page 187
Robineau bruited abroad the astounding news; the night flights would continue.
He accosted the office superintendent. "Bring me that file of yours to check." The
superintendent brought the papers. "Wait!" And the superintendent waited.
Robineau bruited abroad the astounding news; the night flights would continue.
He accosted the office superintendent. "Bring me that file of yours to check." The
superintendent brought the papers. "Wait!" And the superintendent waited.
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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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