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Moby-Dick
Ishmael joins the Pequod as Captain Ahab pursues the great white whale across an immense and mysterious ocean.
Treasure Island
A mysterious map sends young Jim Hawkins into a world of pirates, danger, and buried treasure.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mischief and adventure along the Mississippi through the eyes of the irrepressible Tom Sawyer.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Wrongfully imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes and returns with a fortune and an elaborate plan for revenge.
The Man of the Forest
Milt Dale, a solitary woodsman, learns of a plot against a rancher’s nieces and leaves his remote home to protect them. His knowledge of the forest becomes essential as danger follows the women into the wilderness.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or as it is known in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885.
A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures
Bunny Manders recalls further adventures with Raffles, the gentleman burglar whose sporting reputation conceals his criminal pursuits. Their schemes bring them into contact with wealthy households, dangerous rivals, and increasingly difficult choices.
The call of the wild
As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and the comforts of home, he faces the hardships of being a sled dog.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Blakeney and his companions undertake further rescues during the French Revolution. Their work depends on disguises, secret plans, and the ability to move people beyond the reach of determined pursuers.
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
Two brothers of the Durie family become bitter rivals after their lives take different paths during the Jacobite rising. James, the elder, repeatedly returns to unsettle Henry’s household and claim what he believes is his due.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
These are the true confessions of a remarkable and passionate young woman are thought to have been based on the adventures of a real prisoner in Newgate where Moll was born.
The Sea-Hawk
Cornish gentleman Oliver Tressilian is betrayed and carried into captivity, eventually becoming the corsair Sakr-el-Bahr. His altered life brings new loyalties while leaving unfinished business with the people he once trusted.
"Captains Courageous": A Story of the Grand Banks
, the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the North Atlantic.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
The six Bastable children try to restore their family's fortune using a variety of schemes taken from books, including finding buried treasure, rescuing someone from bandits, and starting a newspaper.
The Second Jungle Book
Not so much a sequel as a small collection of short stories, only five of which feature Mowgli and friends.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
From the book:Have you heard of the great Forest of Burzee? Nurse used to sing of it when I was a child. She sang of the big tree-trunks, standing close together, with their roots intertwining below the earth and their branches intertwining above it; of…
The Coral Island
A nineteenth century adventure story of three teenaged boys shipwrecked on a Pacific island.
The White Company
From the book:The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing. Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell. Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air. It…
Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight was Jack London's best selling book during his lifetime.
White Fang
White Fang by Jack London explores gold discoveries, wolfdogs, classic literature.
The Story Girl
Two young boys visiting their relatives on Prince Edward Island become entranced by Sara Stanley and the stories she tells about the island and its long-ago inhabitants.
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain explores balloon ascensions, travel, tom sawyer (fictitious character).
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
"Brigadier Etienne Gerard is a Hussar in the French Army, in Napoleon's service.
Children of the Frost
Children of the Frost by Jack London explores classic literature, american short stories, publishers' advertisements.