Two Tales of the Aerial Board of Control

Rudyard Kipling''s thrilling science fiction novella follows the exploits of an intercontinental mail dirigible battling foul weather. Meanwhile, a planet-wide Aerial Board of Control enforces a rigid system of command and control in the skies and in world affairs, too. In Kipling''s 1912 follow-up story, As Easy As A.B.C., set 65 years after With the Night Mail, the Aerial Board has complete cont...