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The House by the Lock - Alice Muriel Williamson


The House by the Lock - Alice Muriel Williamson
- Author: Alice Muriel Williamson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
What secrets lay within the walls of the house by the lock? What secrets, if any, are held by the man who owns that mysterious house? A body is found in a backwater creek not far from the house by the lock, but what leads Noel Stanton on a quest to...
Flower of the North - James Oliver Curwood


Flower of the North - James Oliver Curwood
- Author: James Oliver Curwood
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Flower of the North finds Philip Whittemore on an adventure which takes him up the Churchill River of northern Canada to a land which he thought he knew. However, tucked in among the rocks and hills lies an unfamiliar outpost which he's been told is...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne


A Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
The story involves a German professor (Otto Lidenbrock in the original French, Professor Von Hardwigg in the most common English translation) who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel (Harry),...
Gulliver's Travels in Lilliput and Brobdingnag, Told to the Children - Jonathan Swift


Gulliver's Travels in Lilliput and Brobdingnag, Told to the Children - Jonathan Swift
- Author: Jonathan Swift
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
This is a children's version of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels, from the Told to the Children Series (published in 1910). The children's adventure story covers Gulliver's visits to the lands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag. (Summary by Laurie...
King Arthur and His Knights - Maude L. RADFORD WARREN


King Arthur and His Knights - Maude L. RADFORD WARREN
- Author: Maude L. RADFORD WARREN
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction
A collection of King Arthur's adventures, from his ascent to King of Britain to his death. This book includes some of the crucial Arthurian legends about Sir Lancelot, the Knights of the Round Table, Queen Guinevere, and the search for the Holy...
The Wanderer's Necklace - H. Rider Haggard


The Wanderer's Necklace - H. Rider Haggard
- Author: H. Rider Haggard
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
The Wanderer’s Necklace is classic Haggard, filled with adventure, intrigue, and steadfastness in the face of overwhelming obstacles. “The Editor" recalls his past life as Olaf, an 8th century Norseman. Olaf opens the ancient tomb of the Wanderer...
Tarzan the Untamed - Edgar Rice Burroughs


Tarzan the Untamed - Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
This book follows Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar chronologically. The action is set during World War I. While away from his plantation home in East Africa, invading German troops destroy it and kill his wife Jane and the Waziri warrior Wasimbu who is...
Won by Crime - A. Frank PINKERTON


Won by Crime - A. Frank PINKERTON
- Author: A. Frank PINKERTON
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Originally included with the published edition of Dyke Darell, this is an unrelated novella. Portuguese Viceroy to Goa, Don Garcia brought his daughter and nephew to the wild island. Adventure and melodrama ensue! (Summary by Sibella Denton)....
The Great Secret - E. Phillips Oppenheim


The Great Secret - E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Author: E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
English gentleman Hardross Courage has a good life. He has all the money he needs, enjoys sports and hunting, manages the family estate, and in general leads a satisfying life. On a trip to London to participate in a cricket match, Hardross is...
The Valley of the Giants - Peter B. KYNE


The Valley of the Giants - Peter B. KYNE
- Author: Peter B. KYNE
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Romance
The man was John Cardigan; in that lonely, hostile land he was the first pioneer. This is the tale of Cardigan and Cardigan's son, for in his chosen land the pioneer leader in the gigantic task of hewing a path for civilization was to know the bliss...
Rookwood - William Harrison Ainsworth


Rookwood - William Harrison Ainsworth
- Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
A rich and complex Gothic-Romance centring on the murky deeds of an ancient family. It is a wonderfully atmospheric piece that combines narrative, poetry, song, and descriptive writing to great effect. The character of Dick Turpin that we know today...
Ramona (version 2) - Helen Hunt Jackson


Ramona (version 2) - Helen Hunt Jackson
- Author: Helen Hunt Jackson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Romance
Set in Old California in the wake of the Mexican-American War, Ramona is two stories at once. It is the story of the love between a part-Native American orphan girl, Ramona, and Alessandro, a young Indian sheepherder. It is also the story of racial...
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy


The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
- Author: Baroness Orczy
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
The classic story of Sir Percy Blakeney and his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel. A great adventure, set during the French Revolution. (Summary by Karen Savage)...
The Adventures of Gerard - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The Adventures of Gerard - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Historical Fiction
These lesser known stories were penned by Conan Doyle during the period between killing off Sherlock Holmes in 1893 and reluctantly resurrecting him some ten years later. The swashbuckling, eponymous hero, Etienne Gerard, is one of Napoleon's...
Pariah Planet (version 2) - Murray Leinster


Pariah Planet (version 2) - Murray Leinster
- Author: Murray Leinster
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Science Fiction
When the blue plague appeared on the planet of Dara, fear struck nearby worlds. The fear led to a hate that threatened the lives of millions and endangered the Galactic peace. (Summary by Gutenberg text)...
Rescue Dog of the High Pass - Jim Kjelgaard


Rescue Dog of the High Pass - Jim Kjelgaard
- Author: Jim Kjelgaard
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Animals & Nature
Jim Kjelgaard has long wanted to tell the story of the gallant dogs who have gone out with the monks of St. Bernard Hospice to rescue travelers lost in the deep snows of the Swiss mountain passes. Unable to find the facts, he decided to reconstruct...
The Time Machine (Version 2) - H. G. Wells


The Time Machine (Version 2) - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction
Surely the Time Traveler threw great dinner parties! His guests were treated to a once-in-forever trial of a miniature time machine - an exquisite miniature that acted so flawlessly as to appear to be stage magic. That his guests did not believe the...
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 3) - Mark Twain


Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 3) - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Humorous Fiction
The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River, and its sober and often scathing look at entrenched attitudes, particularly racism. The drifting journey of Huck and his friend Jim, a runaway slave,...
The Lost House - Richard Harding Davis


The Lost House - Richard Harding Davis
- Author: Richard Harding Davis
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Austin Ford, the London correspondent of the New York Republic, is spending some idle time in the American Embassy chatting with the Second Secretary, when suddenly a note is brought in. This note is an appeal for help, found in the gutter in a dark...
Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty - G. A. Henty


Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
George Alfred Henty was an English newspaper correspondent who became a prolific author of, predominantly, adventure stories for boys. Most were based on true historical events. In this volume, published posthumously, we are presented with thirteen...