West with the Night (Warbler Classics)

by Beryl Markham

Overview

In West with the Night Beryl Markham chronicles her unconventional, free-spirited girlhood in Kenya and her adventures as a rescue pilot, mail carrier, and bush pilot, scouting game for safaris all over Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. The book earned high praise upon its publication in 1942 but fell out of print and into obscurity. When it was republished in 1983 the book became an international bestseller and is now considered both a classic of its genre and a significant literary achievement. National Geographic Adventure ranks it number 8 in a list of 100 best adventure books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781954525344
Publisher:	Warbler Classics
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

BERYL MARKHAM (1902-1986) was a racehorse trainer and breeder, aviator, and author. She grew up on her father's horse ranch in Kenya, learning Swahili, Nandi, and Masai, and spear hunting with the local Nandi Murani tribe. In 1933 she became the first woman in Kenya to become a commercial pilot. In 1936 Markham, who was already a well-known figure among in aviation circles, made international news when she became the first woman to make a non-stop solo transatlantic flight from Europe to North America. After a stint in Hollywood, Markham returned to Kenya and trained horses until her death in 1983.

Table of Contents

Contents

Book One

I. Message from Nungwe 1

II. Men with Blackwater Die 12

III. The Stamp of Wilderness 25

IV. Why Do We Fly? 35

BOOK TWO

V. He Was a Good Lion 43

VI. Still Is the Land 51

VII. Praise God for the Blood of the Bull 59

VIII. And We be Playmates, Thou and I 77

IX. Royal Exile 84

X. Was There a Horse with Wings? 91

BOOK THREE

XI. My Trail is North 100

XII. Hodi! 109

XIII. Na Kupa Hati M'zuri 118

XIV. Errands of the Wind 134

BOOK FOUR

XV. Birth of a Life 140

XVI. Ivory and Sansevieria 149

XVII. I May Have to Shoot Him 156

XVIII. Captives of the Rivers 167

XIX. What of the Hunting, Hunter Bold? 174

XX. Kwaheri Means Farewell 188

XXI. Search for a Libyan Fort 196

XXII. Benghazi by Candlelight 204

XXIII. West with the Night 214

XXIV. The Sea Will Take Small Pride 226

Biographical Timeline 228

Editorial Reviews

"Written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer. [Markham] can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves as writers ...it really is a bloody wonderful book."

-Ernest Hemingway

"Written with exceptional, simple beauty in a style that,

without aiming at distinction, achieves it unquestionably."

-The New York Times

"A real contribution to the literature of flight."

-Boston Globe

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