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 64
... pilot's shadowed back . In that obscurity the pilot's head and shoulders were all that showed themselves . His torso was a block of darkness , inclined a little to the left ; his face was set toward the storm , bathed intermittently ...
... pilot's shadowed back . In that obscurity the pilot's head and shoulders were all that showed themselves . His torso was a block of darkness , inclined a little to the left ; his face was set toward the storm , bathed intermittently ...
Page 99
... pilot found no answer . He slowly rubbed his hands one on the other . Then , raising his head , he looked Rivière in the eyes . " Yes , " he answered . Deep in himself Rivière felt sorry for this brave fellow who had been afraid . The pilot ...
... pilot found no answer . He slowly rubbed his hands one on the other . Then , raising his head , he looked Rivière in the eyes . " Yes , " he answered . Deep in himself Rivière felt sorry for this brave fellow who had been afraid . The pilot ...
Page 192
... pilot who had just made land greeted the pilot of the Europe mail , who was lolling , his hands in his pockets , against the plane . " Your turn to carry on ? " " Yes . " " Has the Patagonia come in ? " " We don't expect it ; lost ...
... pilot who had just made land greeted the pilot of the Europe mail , who was lolling , his hands in his pockets , against the plane . " Your turn to carry on ? " " Yes . " " Has the Patagonia come in ? " " We don't expect it ; lost ...
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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