Project Gutenberg 2019-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 68 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le Beryl of the Biplane: Being the Romance of an Air-Woman of To-Day Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Beryl of the Biplane: Being the Romance of an Air-Woman of To-Day" by William Le Queux is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely during the World War I era. The story follows the lives of Ronald Pryor, an intrepid aeroplane builder and aviator, and Beryl Gaselee, a daring female aviator who assists in the war effort. The narrative captures their adventures in aviation, romance, and the dangers posed by enemy espionage. The opening of the novel introduces Ronald Pryor, a charismatic young man celebrated for his flying skills, who operates a successful aeroplane factory. After sustaining injuries in battle, he pours his energy into enhancing his biplane, aptly named "The Hornet." He engages in aerial defense for London while navigating his complex relationship with Beryl, who aspires to be as proficient a pilot as him. Her skilled flying and ambition are highlighted as she impresses her peers in the male-dominated field. This dynamic sets the stage for both their romantic entanglement and the looming threat of enemy spies, particularly as they gather intelligence on "The Hornet" and its innovative technology. The opening effectively combines themes of love, bravery, and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 238230 238235 2024-09-24T09:56:52.144111 2023-09-25T08:45:36.217282 text/html text/html 246203 2019-02-18T10:02:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 237817 2019-02-18T10:02:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 252273 2024-09-24T09:56:56.150065 application/epub+zip 250322 2024-09-24T09:56:52.787087 application/epub+zip 164718 2024-09-24T09:56:52.459068 application/epub+zip 330787 2024-09-24T09:56:58.902027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309629 2024-09-24T09:56:55.810091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224320 2022-09-26T16:59:40.287362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216846 216621 2024-09-24T09:56:51.643067 2023-09-25T08:45:35.745330 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 216507 2019-02-18T10:02:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 81680 2019-02-18T10:02:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18577 2024-09-24T09:56:59.028029 application/rdf+xml 21869 2024-09-24T09:56:52.539057 image/jpeg 2730 2024-09-24T09:56:52.498097 image/jpeg 268667 2024-09-24T09:56:52.170081 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia