The Air Pirate (The Complete Original Text with a Modern Introduction)

First published in 1911, when aeroplanes were still marvels and the sky seemed the last unclaimed frontier, Guy Thorne's 'The Air Pirate' is a rousing adventure from the dawn of aviation. In these pages the romance and menace of early flight come vividly to life, as daring aviators, ingenious machines, and a bold outlaw of the skies carry readers into an era when the heavens promised both boundless freedom and new kinds of danger. Written with the breathless energy of Edwardian popular fiction, the novel remains a fascinating window onto how the twentieth century first imagined aerial crime, aerial heroism, and the conquest of the air. This edition presents the complete, unabridged original text, faithfully reproduced, together with a new introduction and reader's notes that set the story in its historical context. For lovers of vintage adventure and aviation history alike, it is a voyage worth taking. Part of The Founding Texts Library.