The Flying Girl

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The Flying Girl

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

EN·~4 hours·29 chapters

Chapters

29 total
1

Transcriber’s Note

1:12
2

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:10
3

FOREWORD

1:37
4

CHAPTER I ORISSA

7:23
5

CHAPTER II A DISCIPLE OF AVIATION

14:00
6

CHAPTER III THE KANE AIRCRAFT

7:25
7

CHAPTER IV MR. BURTHON IS CONFIDENTIAL

10:25
8

CHAPTER V BETWEEN MAN AND MAN—AND A GIRL

8:44
9

CHAPTER VI A BUCKING BIPLANE

8:04
10

CHAPTER VII SOMETHING WRONG

10:51

Description

Orissa Kane is a bright, determined young woman working as a clerk in a bustling Los Angeles office, but her mind is forever drawn to the sky. While her boss, Mr. Burthon, insists on strict office hours, she secretly studies the latest aeronautic feats and dreams of piloting an aircraft herself. The story captures the excitement of the early 1910s, when aviation was still a daring novelty and society’s expectations for women were beginning to shift.

When an unexpected chance to spend an extra evening away from the desk lands her at the local airfield, Orissa’s resolve is put to the test. She meets seasoned aviators, confronts doubts about a woman’s place in the cockpit, and begins hands‑on training that pushes her courage to new heights. As she balances responsibilities, ambition, and the thrill of flight, listeners are invited to share in her pioneering spirit and the early thrills of an era where the sky seemed finally within reach.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (250K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Chris Curnow, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2016-10-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

1856–1919

Best known for opening the door to Oz, this inventive American writer turned a lively mix of humor, fantasy, and stagecraft into one of the most enduring worlds in children's literature. His stories still feel welcoming, strange, and full of possibility.

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