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Adventure — page 10
4,189 public-domain adventure books, summarised. Page 10 of 88.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
A gentle English doctor gives up his human practice to care for animals, learns their languages, and embarks on a high-seas adventure to cure a plague in Africa.
The Black Wolf Pack
Daniel Carter Beard
A hidden legacy, a mysterious missing father, and a terrifying pack of trained wolves converge in the untamed wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.
The moving picture boys on the coast
Victor Appleton
A pair of teenage filmmakers navigate the early days of cinema, tracking down stolen reels and investigating a dangerous ring of wreckers along the California shore.
The Road to Oz
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
Lost in a maze of unfamiliar roads, a little girl and a shaggy stranger wander into strange animal kingdoms on an unexpected journey to a royal celebration.
The Riflemen of the Miami
Edward Sylvester Ellis
A band of wilderness rangers battles Shawnee warriors across the Ohio frontier to rescue a woman whose past holds a secret.
The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman
Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks
Driven by an unquenchable craving for solitude, a master woodsman carves a path through the Appalachian wilderness to open Kentucky to American settlement, paying a devastating personal toll alongside his family.
The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch
Henry Wallace Phillips
Unpromising earth yields unexpected gold when a solitary miner takes in a tough street waif and learns that fortune follows the heart.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir
When ice crushes their ship in the frozen Antarctic sea, twenty-eight men begin an extraordinary fight for survival across ice floes, open water, and jagged mountains.
The Heiress of Wyvern Court
Emilie Searchfield
A quiet train ride leads nine-year-old Inna to her doctor uncle’s rural home, where unexpected adventures, dangerous coastal cliffs, and a long-hidden family mystery await.
A Cousin's Conspiracy
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
Left penniless by a dying guardian on the Iowa prairie, an orphaned boy must outwit dishonest vagrants, bank robbers, and his own greedy relatives to claim his rightful inheritance.
The Adventurous Seven: Their Hazardous Undertaking
Bessie Marchant
A family of seven orphaned siblings journeys across the world to Australia to track down their banished, disgraced father and rebuild their home.
Forests of Maine: Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge
Jacob Abbott
A summer journey toward Canada becomes an educational excursion through logging camps, steam mills, and the dense pine forests of Maine.
The Story of Wool
Sara Ware Bassett
A young city boy travels with his father to an Idaho sheep ranch, discovering the hard work of the range, the intricate science of wool production, and his own unexpected passion for Western life.
Stories of King Arthur's Knights, Told to the Children
Mary Macgregor
Honor, devotion, and tragic frailty intertw in a world where knights test their virtue against impossible vows and treacherous lands.
Stories of Siegfried, Told to the Children
Mary Macgregor
A brave heart and a dragon's blood cannot save a hero from the subtle poison of human jealousy.
A Pirate of Parts
Richard Neville
An itinerant troupe of nineteenth-century actors, led by a resourceful manager, travels America's waterways and small towns, stitching together performances out of sheer bravado, theatrical trickery, and whatever makeshift stages they can build.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca: Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece
Homer
A hero spent twenty years trying to get home, only to find that his hardest battle waited on his own doorstep.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A boundless ocean of Eastern folklore weaves magic, mortal ambition, and high drama into a single sprawling canvas of human imagination.
The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic, 1910-1913
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Driven by scientific curiosity and an unyielding sense of duty, a team of British explorers journeys into the frozen heart of Antarctica, where stunning natural wonder collides with unimaginable physical suffering and ultimate, quiet tragedy.
Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant: His Many Adventures
Richard Barnum
A young wild elephant is captured in the Indian jungle, shipped across the sea, and taught to perform under the big top.
The Story of the White-Rock Cove
Anonymous
A lonely boy on the English coast receives the companion he has always wanted, only to find that jealousy, hidden deceit, and a near-fatal accident threaten to destroy their bond.
The pirate shark
Elliott Whitney
When a seventeen-year-old mechanic forces his way onto a South Pacific-bound yacht, he stumbles into a web of mutiny, native intrigue, and a legend of sunken Spanish gold guarded by a monstrous, hose-cutting shark.
A Wounded Name
Charles King
Bound by strict codes of duty, a stoic cavalry officer navigates false accusations and deadly frontier conflicts to protect his honor and the vulnerable woman he loves.
Edison's Conquest of Mars
Garrett Putman Serviss
A world under siege rallies behind a scientific wizard who turns the vacuum of space into a battlefield for humanity's ultimate survival.
The Wallypug in London
G. E. (George Edward) Farrow
When an eccentric, crown-wearing monarch from a land of total nonsense descends upon Victorian London, urban domesticity yields to utter chaotic silliness.
Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Five spirited Boy Scouts spend an autumn night inside a discarded railroad car, only to wake up miles away on an unintended journey across the countryside. Bound by resourcefulness and humor, they turn every mishap into an adventure.
The Young Ranchers
Edward Sylvester Ellis
A young hunter rides through a gathering snowstorm into a landscape alive with silent signals, unaware that a local uprising is about to trap his family between a burning homestead and the open plains.
Two Years Before the Mast
Richard Henry Dana
Bound for the hazards of the open Pacific, a Harvard scholar trades his books for a sailor's berth to cure his failing eyesight.
The Boy Scout Automobilists
Robert Maitland
A eager troop of young scouts joins a statewide military exercise, trading campfire songs for high-speed reconnaissance and proving that resourcefulness and modern technology can swing the balance of simulated war.
Rollo in Switzerland
Jacob Abbott
In this classic narrative, a young boy gains independence and worldly experience while traversing the breathtaking landscapes of the Alps under the watchful, quiet guidance of his uncle.
The Ghost Breaker: A Novel Based Upon the Play
Charles Goddard
A Kentucky gentleman takes on a supernatural menace in a crumbling Spanish castle, discovering that human greed is far more treacherous than any restless spirit.
Burl
Morrison Heady
A devoted servant’s vow to protect his master’s family propels him through a frontier odyssey, ultimately linking his fate to a legendary leader during the turbulent struggle for the American wilderness.
The Radio Boys at the Sending Station
Allen Chapman
A group of inventive teenagers navigates the dawn of the broadcasting era, balancing their passion for technical experimentation with the responsibilities of friendship and community.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
Anonymous
This collection of tales centers on a woman whose wit saves her life, spinning stories of wonder and danger that have captivated the world for centuries.
Wandl the Invader
Ray Cummings
A rogue planet enters our solar system, controlled by malevolent intelligences intending to chain Earth, Mars, and Venus to its orbit and drain their life. Gregg Haljan and his comrades must navigate the chaos of an interplanetary war to save their world from this mechanical enslavement.
The prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope
A wandering Englishman finds himself playing the ultimate role of a lifetime when a royal scandal forces him to impersonate a king. It is a high-stakes game of masks, honor, and impossible choices.
The Dew of Their Youth
S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
The dew of youth is a fleeting, precious thing, and in the shadowed valleys of Scotland, it is often preserved in the hearts of those who fight to remain untainted by the cynicism of the world.
Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo
G. E. (George Edward) Farrow
Three children tumble through a surreal world of gnomes, talking fish, and pre-historic creatures in an earnest, episodic quest to find a missing, prideful Dodo.
Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
A group of irrepressible Boy Scouts attempts to hike in a perfectly straight line toward a distant ridge, meeting every obstacle with humor, accidental heroism, and a relentless commitment to their self-imposed vow.
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H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
A journey into the heart of Africa leads two Englishmen to a hidden kingdom where time has stopped and an immortal queen waits for a lover she killed two millennia ago.
Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay
G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
Five determined young scouts venture into the frozen Canadian wilderness, where they must outwit a ring of ruthless miners to solve the mystery of a ghost fleet haunting Hudson Bay.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest
Margaret Vandercook
A summer of youth and discovery in the deep woods turns into a test of character when a tragic accident forces a group of friends to redefine what it means to be a Girl Scout.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845
Various
This Victorian compendium captures the intellectual pulse of 1845, blending political commentary, travelogues, and literary fiction into a singular, sprawling mosaic of mid-nineteenth-century British thought.
The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories
Joaquin Miller
These tales capture the grit and whimsy of late nineteenth-century American youth, where gold-mining, railroading, and small-town mischief define the path toward growing up.
Desert Dust
Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
The high-plains West of the late 1860s serves as a backdrop for a journey of self-discovery and survival. A young Easterner, seeking health and adventure, finds his life irrevocably altered by a chance encounter with a mysterious woman and the violence of the frontier.
The Return of Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
A man of the jungle finds himself caught in the intricate, treacherous webs of high society and ancient, forgotten civilizations while seeking the woman who haunts his heart.
Radio Boys Loyalty
Wayne Whipple
The bond between two resourceful friends is tested when they leverage their technical ingenuity to rescue a classmate from kidnappers. A blend of early radio fascination and high-stakes adventure, the narrative explores the intersection of youthful loyalty and emerging technology.
Darry the Life Saver
Frank V. Webster
After surviving a devastating shipwreck, a resilient cabin boy finds a new life and a true home among the courageous men of a coastal life-saving station.