The Prince of the Skies

2021-11-02

A gripping narrative of friendship and exploration, and an homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an unforgettable writer who touched the lives of millions of readers, and who was able to see the world through the eyes of a child.

Author: Antonio Iturbe

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

ISBN: 9781250807007

Category: Fiction

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A gripping narrative of friendship and exploration, and an homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an unforgettable writer who touched the lives of millions of readers, and who was able to see the world through the eyes of a child. In the 1920s, long before he wrote The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was an accomplished pilot. Along with Jean Mermoz and Henri Guillaumet, he was chosen to pioneer new mail routes across the globe. No distance was too far and no mountain too high—each letter had to reach its destination. The three friends soared through the air, while back on solid ground, they dealt with a world torn apart by wars and political factions.
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Death in the Skies

2016-01-14

Stéphanie Chartier was the only daughter of Henri Chartier, a wealthy banker, for many years a friend of King Edward VII who, when he was still Prince of Wales, had often been a guest in the banker's home.

Author: Richard Grindal

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781471918254

Category: Fiction

Page: 240

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When the valet of a German baron visiting Paris is stabbed to death, the murder is not allowed to interfere with the glittering social life of the Belle Epoque. Inspector Gautier has scarcely begun to investigate the murder when he is instructed to make secret enquiries into a case of espionage involving the Minister for War. The minister has been wildly indiscreet, and Gautier's enquiries uncover a murderous conspiracy, which is brought to a denouement during a spectacular historical pageant under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
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The Prince s Quest

1892

... tempest soared away , Bearing that royal burden ; and his eyes Were wandering wells of lightning to the skies . Long time the Prince was held in swound , and knew Nor outer world nor inner , as they flew From darkness unto darkness ...

Author: William Watson

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015065458591

Category:

Page: 150

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The Prince s Quest and Other Poems

1893

... covered of the blear untimely Dark , Clutch'd with his gripple claws the Prince his prey , And backward through the tempest soared away , Bearing that royal burden ; and his eyes Were wandering wells of lightning to the skies .

Author: William Watson

Publisher: London E. Mathews and J. Lane 1893.

ISBN: HARVARD:HWPAIV

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Page: 145

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Silent Skies

2008-08-30

Legends of flying warriors bringing death from the skies inspired attempts by the learned, the brave and the foolish to leap from high places in the hopes of finding the secret of flight, knowing that, as Friar Joseph Galien (1699—1762) ...

Author: Tim Lynch

Publisher: Pen and Sword

ISBN: 9781844157365

Category: History

Page: 240

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On 10 May 1940 warfare changed forever when gliders swooped down to seize the fortress of Eben Emael in Belgium ahead of the German advance. In the following five years of war, the glider evolved into a war-winning weapon capable of landing men, guns and even tanks with pinpoint precision. Across the world it became a vital element in military planning, yet no full history of glider operations has been written. Tim Lynch, in this graphic and highly readable study, gives vivid accounts of glider operations - some famous, some less well known - in every theatre of the war, in northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Far East and the Pacific. He quotes extensively from the memoirs and eyewitness accounts of the glider pilots and the troops they carried, and he traces the evolution glider tactics over the course of the war.
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The Forgotten Heavens Six Essays on Cosmology

2010-02-09

It again inflates his status and ignores the victory of the Chief Prince, Michael. ... 15 It might even be said that the armies seen in the skies prior to Jerusalem's destruction in a.d. 70 (mentioned by Tacitus) remind us of Michael.

Author: Douglas Wilson

Publisher: Canon Press & Book Service

ISBN: 9781591280712

Category: Religion

Page: 128

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"There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." So said Hamlet, but for some strange reason Christians seem to have bought this reductionistic view of the world. Have we forgotten the Bible? Our modern cosmology suggests that the universe can be explained through astronomy and mathematics. But this seems far too simplistic, not to mention rather dull. Are stars angels? Do satyrs truly exist? What does a seraph look like? Can demons tell the future? What does God's creation contain beyond the visible realm? In the following essays, such questions are not peremptorily dismissed, but are engaged with on the basis of what can be found in the Bible. We are not living in a world that can be easily dissected in a laboratory. Our universe is filled with intelligence and life, and the creativity behind it can only be understood fully through the Creator. This book includes essays from Evan and Douglas Wilson, Chris Schlect, Wes Callihan, and others.
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English Translations

1810

The prince with transport Then from the Heavens the martial goddess fies Hung round his neck , while tears bis cheek bedew ; Through the wide fields of air , and cleaves the skies ; Nor less the father pour'd a social food !

Author: Alexander Chalmers

Publisher:

ISBN: UCAL:B4027802

Category: Classical literature

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The Iliad

1872

Yet cease to go - what man so bless'd but The hero re - ascends : the prince o'eraw'd mourns ? Scarce lifts his eyes , and bows as to a god . Were every wish indulged by favouring skies , Then with surprise ( surprise chastised by This ...

Author: Homer

Publisher:

ISBN: NYPL:33433082228226

Category: Greek poetry

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The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer

1890

Yet cease to go - what man so bless'd but The hero re - ascends : the prince o'eraw'd mourns ? Scarce lifts his eyes , and bows as to a god . Were every wish indulged by favouring skies , Then with surprise ( surprise chastised by This ...

Author: Homer

Publisher:

ISBN: STANFORD:36105216941422

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Page: 526

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