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 177
... . All this apparatus had grown clumsy , futile , out of use ; a tangle of dead twigs . One thing remained ; to wait for day- break . In a few hours all Argentina would swing toward the sun , and here these men were 177 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... . All this apparatus had grown clumsy , futile , out of use ; a tangle of dead twigs . One thing remained ; to wait for day- break . In a few hours all Argentina would swing toward the sun , and here these men were 177 NIGHT FLIGHT.
Page 178
... wait . But even in the house of death order must have its due . Rivière signed to Robineau . " Circular telegram to the northern air- ports . Considerable delay anticipated Pata- gonia mail . To avoid undue delay Europe mail , will ship ...
... wait . But even in the house of death order must have its due . Rivière signed to Robineau . " Circular telegram to the northern air- ports . Considerable delay anticipated Pata- gonia mail . To avoid undue delay Europe mail , will ship ...
Page 187
... Wait ! " And the superintendent waited . XXII THE ASUNCION MAIL SIGNALED THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO 187 NIGHT FLIGHT.
... Wait ! " And the superintendent waited . XXII THE ASUNCION MAIL SIGNALED THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO 187 NIGHT FLIGHT.
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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