Two Tales about Aviation

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)

Two science fiction stories in which Rudyard Kipling imagined a future world controlled by the Aƫrial Board of Control with its motto, "Transportation is Civilization". In 'With the Night Mail' a postal packet makes an eventful night run across the North Atlantic from London to Quebec..... . A follow up story 'As Easy as ABC' had more to say about the political organization of this new world. (Summary by Phil Benson)- Summary by Phil Benson

Genre(s): Fantastic Fiction, Science Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): adventure (1013), aviation (21), airship (3)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 With the Night Mail, Part 1 Phil Benson
00:58:43
Play 02 With the Night Mail, Part 2 Phil Benson
00:46:20
Play 03 As Easy As ABC Phil Benson
01:13:29