Project Gutenberg 2024-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 159 Coxwell, Henry Tracey 1819 1900 36029323 A knight of the air : $b or, The aerial rivals $aUnited Kingdom :$bDigby, Long & Co., $c1895. Susan E., David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Knight of the Air, or The Aerial Rivals" by Henry Tracey Coxwell is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Harry Goodall, an ambitious young aeronaut passionate about ballooning and aeronautics, who finds himself entangled in both scientific experimentation and mysterious intrigues. As Goodall prepares for important tests of his balloon and airship designs, he navigates not only the complexities of his inventions but also the dangers posed by shadowy figures who seem intent on thwarting his efforts. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mr. Harry Goodall, who is anxiously waiting for the arrival of a cab in Trafalgar Square, setting off a series of mysterious events. Observing two suspicious men looming nearby, Goodall becomes intrigued and somewhat paranoid about their intentions. Upon reaching the Crystal Palace, where he has set up his aeronautical experiments, he is further drawn into intrigue when a young lady named Miss Chain and her mother become involved. Combined with the potential threat from his uncle, who disapproves of his ballooning pursuits, and the arrival of antagonistic figures from his past, the stage is set for a story filled with adventure, romance, and the aspirations of early aviation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/coxwell-henry-a-knight-of-the-air-or-the-aerial-rivals-digby-long-1895/mode/2up 20240910125010coxwell 1895 GB Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Aeronautics -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 469883 2025-07-29T13:20:35.285036 text/html 444516 2024-11-09T01:18:14 text/html 741733 2025-07-29T13:20:44.053021 application/epub+zip 738432 2025-07-29T13:20:36.948037 application/epub+zip 343773 2025-07-29T13:20:36.050027 application/epub+zip 1312959 2025-07-29T13:20:48.666953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1041443 2025-07-29T13:20:43.074982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418126 2025-07-29T13:20:33.984038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398206 2024-11-09T01:18:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15853 2025-07-29T13:20:48.816968 application/rdf+xml 21213 2025-07-29T13:20:36.281040 image/jpeg 3265 2025-07-29T13:20:36.170009 image/jpeg 965660 2025-07-29T13:20:35.336045 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