Adventure

The Story of Wool

Sara Ware Bassett

The opening of The Story of Wool places the reader squarely in a quiet Boston household where a father‑son…

Far Past the Frontier

James A. Braden

Far Past the Frontier is a high‑octane Western adventure that thrusts the reader straight into a frantic…

Starlight Ranch, and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier

Charles King

Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier is a collection of Western tales written by…

The Curlytops and Their Playmates; Or, Jolly Times Through the Holidays

Howard Roger Garis

The Curlytops and Their Playmates is a lively juvenile tale that centers on the sibling duo Ted and Janet…

The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story

William Dean Howells

Tom Slade on a Transport

Percy Keese Fitzhugh

The novel opens with Tom Slade strolling down Terrace Avenue toward his modest office at Temple Camp, where a…

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Volume 1 (of 2)

Robert Paltock

The work is a mid‑eighteenth‑century fantasy adventure that begins with a sweeping essay on the vanity of…

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Emmuska Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel opens amid the fevered chaos of Revolutionary Paris, where the guillotine’s blade has…

The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon; or, The Hermit of the Cave

Carson, James, Captain

The story introduces the “Saddle Boys,” two teenage riders, Frank Haywood, the son of a wealthy Arizona…

The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service

James R. Driscoll

The story opens in a high‑school setting where three bright, eager boys, Joe, Jerry and the self‑conscious…

A Girl of the Klondike

Victoria Cross

A Girl of the Klondike is a frontier adventure set amid the fevered gold rush of the Yukon.

History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians

Old Humphrey

This work is a nineteenth‑century compilation on the peoples of North America, assembled by the prolific…

The Keepers of the King's Peace

Edgar Wallace

The opening of The Keepers of the King’s Peace places the reader in a remote African village called Isongo,…

Farthest North, Vol. II Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896

Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen’s Farthest North, Vol. II records the planning and execution of the 1893‑96 Fram expedition,…

Hunters Out of Space

Joseph E. Kelleam

Hunters Out of Space is a mid‑century pulp adventure that blends ordinary domestic moments with a sudden…

Gouden Daden

Cornelis Johannes Kieviet

Dit werk van Cornelis Johan Kieviet is een historisch jeugdverhaal dat zich afspeelt in de turbulente tijd…

Work and Win; Or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise

Oliver Optic

The work is a mid‑nineteenth‑century juvenile adventure that blends Christian moral instruction with lively…

Frank Merriwell's Bravery

Burt L. Standish

Frank Merriwell’s Bravery is a juvenile adventure set against the rough‑and‑ready backdrop of the Oklahoma…

Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner

Ellsworth Douglass

The work is a turn‑of‑the‑century speculative adventure that begins with a newspaper‑style report on the…

The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Islands

Roger T. Finlay

The Wonder Island Boys is a juvenile adventure series that chronicles the exploits of two boys and their…

The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest

Margaret Vandercook

The novel is a juvenile adventure set in a Girl Scout summer camp, weaving together themes of camping,…

Steve and the Steam Engine

Sara Ware Bassett

Steve and the Steam Engine is a juvenile adventure that opens with a reckless episode of teenage daring.

Sunny Boy in the Country

Ramy Allison White

Sunny Boy in the Country is a lively juvenile tale that opens with a bustling Saturday morning in a tidy city…

The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure

William MacLeod Raine

The novel is a swash‑swash adventure set against the backdrop of early twentieth‑century Panama, where a…