Adventure books

A Frontier Mystery from Bertram Mitford. Colonial writer, novelist, essayist and cultural critic (1855-1914).  Read More >>

Embark on a thrilling journey to the heart of Africa with Frederick Marryat's ""The Mission; or Scenes in Africa.""...  Read More >>

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""Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond"" by Joseph Alexander Altsheler plunges readers into the heart...  Read More >>

W.W. Jacobs, a master of maritime humor, invites you aboard for a delightful collection of short stories in ""Lady...  Read More >>

""A Soldier's Trial: An Episode of the Canteen Crusade"" by Charles King transports readers to the heart of military...  Read More >>

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Experience the passion and turmoil of a bygone era in Gilbert Parker's ""No Defense, Vol. 3."" This collection of...  Read More >>

The Romance of Dollard By Mary Hartwell Catherwood  Read More >>

The Zeppelin Destroyer is a work of fiction first published in 1916.  Read More >>

'The Pretty Lady' is a novel set against the background of London and English society in World War I. Deception...  Read More >>

In order to shield his younger brother and to protect the name of the wedded Lady Guenevere, the Honourable Bertie...  Read More >>

Experience life on the Canadian prairie in Ralph Connor's ""The Foreigner, A Tale of Saskatchewan."" This historical...  Read More >>

The capital of North Carolina-one of the forty-four states of the Union at this epoch-is the rather important town...  Read More >>

A marvellous collection by Harte in which each story is brimming with action and adventure. A deep atmosphere of...  Read More >>

Excerpt: ...ostentatiously to the words, Oh, excuse, please,...  Read More >>

Set sail for laughter with ""Dialstone Lane, Part 4"" from W. W. Jacobs, a master of humorous sea stories. This...  Read More >>

""The Ruby Sword: A Romance of Baluchistan"" by Bertram Mitford transports readers to the heart of the British Raj...  Read More >>

Eighteen years ago, Sir Crispin Galliard, the Tavern Knight in service of King Charles, was another man--a man with...  Read More >>

Jimmy Torrance graduated from college without a hope. He set out for Chicago and found a tough life in a tough place...  Read More >>

Prairie folks (1893). This book, Prairie folks, by Hamlin Garland, is a replication of a book originally published...  Read More >>

As part of the series of ""Leatherstocking"" tales, this story chronicles the career of Natty Bumppo - hunter, scout,...  Read More >>

It is May 1660. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on winning...  Read More >>

Experience the thrill of the American West in ""The Insurgent Chief,"" a classic historical adventure by Gustave...  Read More >>

Shoe-Bar Stratton from Joseph Bushnell Ames. US author, mostly of Westerns (1878-1928).  Read More >>