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by Guy Thorne · 1875–1923
"The Air Pirate" by Guy Thorne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Sir John Custance, the Chief Commissioner of Air Police for Great Britain, as he grapples with a series of audacious air pirate attacks threatening civilian airliners. As he faces this new wave of crime, the narrative explores themes of duty, courage, and love, particularly through his relationship with a famous actress, Constance Shepherd, who becomes entangled in the conflict. The opening of the novel introduces Sir John Custance just before a critical journey to Plymouth, where he is summoned to address a pressing matter involving a recent air pirate incident. As he travels to meet Constance, who is set to travel to America via air-liner, the atmosphere is charged with anticipation and underlying tension. The reader is gradually exposed to the severity of the air piracy issue facing the world, culminating when the situation escalates dramatically with the pirating of the "Atlantis", a transatlantic air-liner, during which Constance is reported missing. Sir John’s mix of personal and professional challenges sets the stage for a gripping adventure filled with intrigue and high stakes.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 296 min
- Words
- 65,191
- Chapters
- 51
- Paragraphs
- 1,763
- Price
- Free
- Aeronautics -- Fiction
- England -- Fiction
- Pirates -- Fiction
- Science fiction
"That's what it amounts to.
"Así es.
Practically, I am going to ask for four weeks' leave of absence.
En la práctica, voy a solicitar cuatro semanas de permiso.
It must be private, though.
Pero debe ser privado.
If the news were published the public would misunderstand, and think I was deserting my post in a time of difficulty and danger."
Si la noticia se publicara, el público lo malinterpretaría y pensaría que estoy abandonando mi puesto en un momento de dificultad y peligro."
About the author
Guy Thorne1875–1923
Guy Thorne was an English author whose literary career unfolded during the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- Spanish, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #40361
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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