The Flying Girl

Read by Diana Schmidt, Jason in Panama, Marialuisa Ruiz, realisticspeakers, Eli27, Jibchmarl, jcrosbie, Christi Luphe, Kalynda, Michael Fassio

Frank L. Baum, author of the Oz books, delivers an engaging story for all ages. Orissa Kane works in order to provide for her family. Her mother is blind, while her brother devotes his time to his invention, a flying machine. Everything changes when he brakes his leg and Orissa decides to continue developing the machine. This fascinating and relatable book explores the early days of aviation, and the changing role of women. Frank L. Baum chose to publish this book under the name Edith Van Dime. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

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M4B Audiobook (132MB)

queue_music Chapters 27

1 00 - Foreword 2:23
2 01 - Orissa 7:57
3 02 - A Disciple of Aviation 14:28
4 03 - The Kane Aircraft 10:08
5 04 - Mr. Burthon is Confidential 13:15
6 05 - Between Man and Man, and a Girl 12:19
7 06 - A Bucking Biplane 8:11
8 07 - Something Wrong 12:01
9 08 - Mr. Burthon’s Proposition 8:30
10 09 - The Other Fellow 5:54
11 10 - A Fresh Start 6:38
12 11 - Orissa Resigns 9:45
13 12 - The Spying of Tot Tyler 10:37
14 13 - Sybil is Critical 10:13
15 14 - The Flying Fever 12:40
16 15 - A Final Test 13:00
17 16 - The Opening Gun 9:43
18 17 - A Curious Accident 5:58
19 18 - The One to Blame 12:43
20 19 - Planning the Campaign 10:42
21 20 - Uncle and Niece 11:22
22 21 - Mr. H. Chesterton Radley-Todd 12:10
23 22 - The Flying Girl 13:15
24 23 - A Battle in the Air 13:38
25 24 - The Criminal 16:57
26 25 - The Real Heroine 11:18
27 26 - Of Course 14:50