Project Gutenberg 2017-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 138 Franklyn, Irwin R. Graves, Ralph 1900 1977 29022689 Flight: An Epic of the Air Adapted from the 1929 film "Flight": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_(1929_film) E-text prepared by Roger Frank "Flight: An Epic of the Air" by Irwin R. Franklyn is a novel written in the late 1920s. The story revolves around the lives and aspirations of U.S. Marines, particularly focusing on the character Lefty Phelps, who struggles with the aftermath of a disastrous football game and his longing to find redemption through aviation. The opening of the book sets the stage for Lefty’s internal conflict and his journey towards self-discovery. It begins at the Yale Bowl during a climactic football game, where Lefty, having taken the place of the injured star player, unwittingly scores a touchdown for the opposing team, Harvard. This blunder leads him to leave Yale in shame and pursue a new life in the Marines, where he is determined to prove himself as a pilot. As the narrative unfolds, we witness Lefty's interactions with Panama Williams, a hardened Marine sergeant, and the influence of Nurse Elinor Martin, who becomes a pivotal figure in the lives of both men. The beginning of the novel lays the groundwork for themes of perseverance, friendship, and the quest for identity amid the daunting challenges of military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Air pilots -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 344503 2025-06-22T10:24:00.495968 text/html 324382 2024-10-23T02:54:15 text/html 1010418 2025-06-22T10:24:06.082955 application/epub+zip 1014118 2025-06-22T10:24:01.438964 application/epub+zip 178777 2025-06-22T10:24:00.945007 application/epub+zip 1128395 2025-06-22T10:24:09.772918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1104738 2025-06-22T10:24:05.664956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260532 2022-08-25T08:41:47.281636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324706 2025-06-22T10:23:59.692982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304914 2024-10-23T02:54:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16556 2025-06-22T10:24:09.923925 application/rdf+xml 9744 2025-06-22T10:24:01.058036 image/jpeg 1831 2025-06-22T10:24:01.002969 image/jpeg 981417 2025-06-22T10:24:00.551991 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia