The Air Pirate is an adventure novel by Guy Thorne, published under the pen name Ranger Gull. It centres on airborne piracy and the mystery surrounding the figure of an air pirate. It is worth listening to as a vintage adventure story of movement and suspense.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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The Air Pirate Some Ranger Gull Books HIS GRACE'S GRACE BACK TO LILAC LAND THE CIGARETTE SMOKER PORTALONE THE SERF } THE HOUSE OF TORMENT } Historical Novels WHEN SATAN RULED } THE HARVEST OF LOVE A STORY OF THE STAGE THE PRICE OF PITY The Air Pirate by Ranger Gull Author of "The Serf," "Back to Lilac Land," "The Snare of the Fowler," etc.
LONDON: HURST AND BLACKETT, LTD. PATERNOSTER HOUSE, E.C. Dedication ТО PERCY BURTON, Esq. In memory of a certain celebrated walk from Great Holland to Frinton-on-Sea, and the salmon we met at the end of it. With all good wishes from the Author. CONTENTS СНАР. PAGE I. - THE COMMISSIONER OF AIR POLICE FOR GREAT BRITAIN а RIDES TO PLYMOUTH IN GOOD COMPANY II. —FATE OF THE TRANSATLANTIC AIR-LINER "ALBATROS" 24 III. - "COLD-BLOODED PIRACY IN THE HIGH AIR" за 55 IV. - THE NEWSPAPERS IN FULL CRY V. - THE FAMILIAR SPIRIT OF MR. VAN ADAMS 67 VI. — MR. DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF 83 VII. - THE CURIOUS FIGHT IN THE RESTAURANT да VIII. - THE HUNTING INSTINCT IS STIMULATED BY A 111 PROCESSION IX. - THE MAN WITH THE WICKED FACE 128 X. - SIR JOHN CUSTANCE COMES UPON THE HOUSE OF 138 HELZEPHRON