tSaint-Exupery was a poet of the sky. In novels like Southern Mail and Night Flight he wrote lyrically about his experiences as a pilot in the early days of aviation—when flying was adventurous and extremely dangerous. He always exalted, sometimes in ecstatic tones, the spirit of Man. He flew ...
Two and a half stars, rounded up to three for old-time's sake. I loved it when I was twelve years old, but I was a rather odd child, fond of day-dreaming and lying on the grass watching the clouds for hours on end. I wanted to run away on a tramp steamer and dreamed of learning to fly. That must ...