The National Review, Volume 90W.H. Allen, 1927 - English literature |
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Page 262
... turn of someone else to recount the day's doings , and Monsieur , having hitherto monopolized speech , develops a ... turns to the wilting dunce among us . This is a tale which proceeds at a more leisurely pace , though the end is not ...
... turn of someone else to recount the day's doings , and Monsieur , having hitherto monopolized speech , develops a ... turns to the wilting dunce among us . This is a tale which proceeds at a more leisurely pace , though the end is not ...
Page 450
... turn or two , he pushed me off solo into the blue on about my third or fourth day . The general tendency is to land too steeply at first , and thus to rush across the aerodrome like a whirlwind , to land in the ploughed field beyond ...
... turn or two , he pushed me off solo into the blue on about my third or fourth day . The general tendency is to land too steeply at first , and thus to rush across the aerodrome like a whirlwind , to land in the ploughed field beyond ...
Page 451
... turn , but he praises me when I make a good one . He shows me how to sideslip down into the aerodrome , which is much quicker than " losing height ” with S turns . The Avro feels like a bird in his hands . He pushes me off solo , and I ...
... turn , but he praises me when I make a good one . He shows me how to sideslip down into the aerodrome , which is much quicker than " losing height ” with S turns . The Avro feels like a bird in his hands . He pushes me off solo , and I ...
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