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by Berta Ruck · 1878–1978
"The Boy with Wings" by Berta Ruck is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Gwenna Williams, a young Welsh girl who has left her rural home to pursue a life in London. Here, amidst the excitement of the aviation world, she dreams of adventure and love, particularly with a charming airman named Paul Dampier. The opening of the novel introduces Gwenna and her friends as they attend a flying exhibition at Hendon. Enchanted by the sight of biplanes soaring through the sky, Gwenna feels a spark of passion and longing for a life filled with excitement. As the story unfolds, she expresses her desire to fly and becomes enthralled by Paul Dampier, who embodies the adventurous spirit she yearns for. The narrative captures her youthful enthusiasm as she navigates new experiences, friendships, and the throes of first love, setting the stage for her journey of self-discovery and the challenges she may face as the backdrop of World War I looms ahead.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 410 min
- Words
- 90,156
- Chapters
- 82
- Paragraphs
- 2,441
- Price
- Free
- Air pilots, Military -- Fiction
- England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Love stories
- World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
And such was the impetus of her grief that Leslie could hardly get her to listen to the rest of the news that should be balm for this wound of disappointment;
Und die Wucht ihres Kummers war so groß, dass Leslie kaum die Kraft fand, ihr den Rest der Neuigkeiten mitzuteilen, die wie Balsam für diese Wunde der Enttäuschung wirken sollten;
namely, that Mr. Dampier was going to make an appointment with both girls to come and have tea with him at his rooms, either on Saturday or Sunday.
nämlich dass Herr Dampier sich mit beiden Mädchen einen Termin ausmachen würde, um bei ihm zu Hause Tee zu trinken, entweder am Samstag oder Sonntag.
"He'll write to you," concluded Leslie Long, "and let you know which.
„Er wird euch schreiben“, schloss Leslie Long, „und euch mitteilen, an welchem Tag.
I said we'd go either day, Taffy."
Ich sagte, wir würden an jedem der beiden Tage hingehen, Taffy.“
Gwenna, caught up into delight again from the lowest depths of disappointment, could hardly trust herself to speak.
Gwenna, die aus den tiefsten Tiefen der Enttäuschung wieder in Freude aufstieg, traute sich kaum, zu sprechen.
Surely Leslie must think her a most awful baby, nearly crying because she'd had an outing postponed!
Sicherlich musste Leslie sie für ein völlig unheimliches Baby halten, das fast weinte, nur weil ein Ausflug verschoben worden war!
So the young girl (laughing a little shakily) put up quite a plucky fight to treat it all as quite a trifle....
Also kämpfte das junge Mädchen (ein wenig zittrig lachend) tapfer dagegen an, alles als völlig unbedeutend hinzustellen....
Even the next morning at breakfast she took it quite casually that there was a note upon her plate stamped with the address of the Aero Club.
Selbst am nächsten Morgen beim Frühstück nahm sie es ganz gelassen hin, dass ein Brief auf ihrem Teller lag, gestempelt mit der Adresse des Aero-Clubs.
She even waited a moment before she opened it and read in a handwriting as small as if it had been traced by a crow-quill:
Sie wartete sogar einen Moment, bevor sie ihn öffnete und in einer Handschrift las, so klein, als wäre sie mit einer Rabenkielspitze geschrieben:
About the author
Berta Ruck1878–1978
Berta Ruck, born Amy Roberta Ruck in 1878 in Murree, British India, was a prolific Welsh writer who lived until 1978 in Aberdyfi.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #36223
- Licence
- Public domain in the United States
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