Classic Adventures: 132 books

A classic adventure tale written for young men between the ages of about eight to eighteen.

Perhaps fiction, perhaps real, tale of Kimble Bent, who met, loved, and fought with the Maori in New Zealand before the founding of that county.

A group of tough young Brits make their way to the west of North America, where there are numerous hazards, in the form of grizzly bears, wolves, and a few tribes of Indians who definitely did not want them there. For much of the book they are with a tribe that is very friendly, and thus we are able...

A raucous adventure written for younger men.

A description of a boy's life in Lexington in the middle of the 18th century, the coming on of the Old French War, and how Ben and two companions enlisted in the winter of 1758-9 in Rogers' Rangers. In the course of the story we meet with Lord Howe, John Stark and Israel Putnam, and the adventures...

A classic war tale told for younger men, but became a classic adventure series for all.

Tale of a knight's adventures, and meeting his true love. Thrilling reading.

A tale of the battle of the Marne in World War I. A young man's adventures and coming of age in the Marne, this tale describes how he became, by accident, a deserter, in a way. A short but very complex tale that only Edith Wharton could tell.

This is one of a series of books set in the Australian bush that recounts the adventures of the Linton family living at a station called "Billabong".

A thrilling tale of adventures during WWI.

Fascinating tale of whaling ships and sea adventures.

The story of a young man from the Shetland Islands, and his adventures in the whaling trade. A thrilling novel of the sea and coming of age.

Dismantling the dirigible-ship Monarch & the submarine Porpoise, our crew constructs from the combined parts the Flying Mermaid which is both airship & submarine. They leave their home in Maine & head for a region of the South Polar sea where they previously found an opening into the Hollow...

In this excellent book of smuggling life on the south coast of England, dating about 1830, we read of the adventures of two boys living on a small off-shore island. One is the son of the local doctor, the other the son of the squire, or owner of the land round about.