Adventure books

""Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective: Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express"" delivers a thrilling adventure into...  Read More >>

Step back into the 19th century American West with Richard Henry Savage's enthralling novel, ""The Midnight Passenger:...  Read More >>

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Set sail for adventure in Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch's ""The Blue Pavilions,"" a captivating work of historical...  Read More >>

Boy overboard! After falling off a luxury liner the spoiled teenager is rescued by a crew of rough fishermen. His...  Read More >>

Set against the backdrop of the Transvaal in South Africa, H. Rider Haggard's ""Jess"" is a compelling tale of adventure,...  Read More >>

His name was Sanford Hantee, but you will hear that only occasionally, for the boys of the back streets called him...  Read More >>

It was a warm summer day. Not too warm for away up in the Connecticut hills the sun seemed to temper its rays and...  Read More >>

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and...  Read More >>

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""Port of Adventure,"" by Charles N. Williamson and Alice M. Williamson, is a captivating tale of romance, mystery,...  Read More >>

Set in the deep and dark backdrop of the thick forests of Manitoba, Canada, this is a story revolving around the...  Read More >>

A western; A romance; A spellbinding novel capturing the mythos of Texas. Zane Grey is straight forward, descriptive...  Read More >>

Set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1845, which sought to restore Charles Edward Stuart to the British throne,...  Read More >>

Experience 17th-century England in Charlotte M. Yonge's historical novel, ""Under the Storm: Steadfast's Charge.""...  Read More >>

Experience the drama and passion of the 18th-century Ohio River Valley in Emerson Bennett's ""Ella Barnwell: A Historical...  Read More >>

The Queen's Scarlet from George Manville Fenn. English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist (1831-1909)....  Read More >>

Venture into the heart of South Africa with Harry Collingwood's thrilling adventure, ""Through Veld and Forest:...  Read More >>

Set against the rugged beauty of 19th-century Nantucket Island, Ferna Vale's ""Natalie: A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds""...  Read More >>

Jules Verne's classic, a bestseller for over a century, has never appeared in a critical edition before. William...  Read More >>

Two of the occupants of the room curled up on elevated window ledges were emitting clouds of tobacco smoke and nursing...  Read More >>

Experience the thrill of early American adventure in ""At War with Pontiac: The Totem of the Bear,"" a historical...  Read More >>

Step into the quaint, humorous world of ""At Sunwich Port, Complete,"" a collection of short stories by W. W. Jacobs...  Read More >>

Unique among Melville's works, Israel Potter was the author's only historical novel, presuming to offer the life...  Read More >>

""The Daughter of a Magnate"" by Frank H. Spearman transports readers to the romantic and rugged landscape of the...  Read More >>