"Catriona (novel) Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is an 1893 novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson as a sequel to his earlier novel ""Kidnapped"" (1886). It was first published in the magazine ""Atalanta"" from December 1892 to September 1893. The novel continues the story of the central character in ""Kidnapped"", David Balfour. The book begins precisely where ""Kidnapped"" ends, at 2 pm on 25 August 1751, outside the British Linen Company in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first part of the book recounts the attempts of the hero, David Balfour, to gain justice for James Stewart (James of the Glens), who"
"The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (now more commonly rendered as """"The Further adventures of Robinson Crusoe"""") is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. Just as in its significantly more popular predecessor, ""Robinson Crusoe"" (1719), the first edition credits the work's fictional protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author. It was published under the considerably longer original title: ""The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of His Life, And of the Strange Surprising Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of the Globe."" Although intended to be"
"Anthony McGowan, who revived the ""Adventure"" series in 2012, has cited ""Amazon Adventure"" as the series' best entry ""from a literary point of view"". Amazon Adventure Amazon Adventure is a 1949 children's novel by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his ""Adventure"" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to the Amazon River to capture animals for their father's wildlife collection business. Dorothy Hinman, reviewing the book for ""Elementary English"" in February 1950, wrote:The authentic experiences presented by Willard Price in this account of a trip through the Amazon jungle in themselves would offer to an"
"in 1709 by Woodes Rogers during an English expedition that led to the publication of Selkirk's adventures in both ""A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World"" and ""A Cruising Voyage Around the World"" in 1712. According to Tim Severin, ""Daniel Defoe, a secretive man, neither confirmed or denied that Selkirk was the model for the hero of his book. Apparently written in six months or less, ""Robinson Crusoe"" was a publishing phenomenon. The author of ""Crusoe's Island,"" Andrew Lambert states, ""the ideas that a single, real Crusoe is a 'false premise' because Crusoe's story is a complex"
"travelogue fictionally “anticipates” moments of discovery in Charles Darwin’s ""Voyage of the Beagle"" (1845), ""Insectivorous Plants"" (1875), and ""Origin of the Species (1859)."" https://publish.lib.umd.edu/scifi/article/view/323/283"" The Boats of the ""Glen Carrig"" The Boats of the ""Glen Carrig"" is a horror novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1907. Its importance was recognised in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the twenty-fifth volume of the celebrated ""Ballantine Adult Fantasy series"" in February 1971. The novel is written in an archaic style, and is presented as a true account, written in 1757, of events occurring earlier. The"
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (or, in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry ""Huck"" Finn, the narrator of two other Twain novels (""Tom Sawyer Abroad"" and ""Tom Sawyer, Detective"") and a friend of Tom"
"William Butcher was published by Oxford University Press in 2005. The Adventures of Captain Hatteras The Adventures of Captain Hatteras () is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: ""The English at the North Pole"" () and ""The desert of ice"" (). The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included into Voyages Extraordinaires series (""The Extraordinary Voyages""). Although it was the first book of the series it was labeled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863-65 (""Five Weeks in a Balloon"", ""Journey to the Center of the"
"of the most popular fictional styles in Great Britain, perhaps because of the philosophical interest in Rousseau and Chateaubriand's ""noble savage."" ""Treasure Island"" was a climax of this development. The growth of the desert island genre can be traced back to 1719 when Daniel Defoe's legendary ""Robinson Crusoe"" was published. A century later, novels such as S. H. Burney's ""The Shipwreck"" (1816), and Sir Walter Scott's ""The Pirate"" (1822) continued to expand upon the strong influence of Defoe's classic. Other authors, however, in the mid 19th-century, continued this work, including James Fenimore Cooper's """" (1823). During the same period, Anthony"
"of escaped slaves from Margarita Island and, combining forces, defeat Spanish slaver pursuers and seize their ship. Fearing Spanish revenge, Jan and his followers leave the island on the captured ship. Their adventures continue in the two next Arkady Fiedler's novels ""Orinoco"" (""Orinoko"", 1957) and ""The White Jaguar"" (""Biały Jaguar"", 1980). Robinson Crusoe Island (novel) Robinson Crusoe Island () is a historical adventure novel for young people by Polish author Arkady Fiedler. It was first published in 1954. The story takes place on Coche Island, 1725-1726. The protagonist Jan (John) Bober, a half-Polish half-English Virginia pioneer, flees from government pursuit"
"The Grail Quest The Grail Quest is a historical fiction novel series written by Bernard Cornwell dealing with a 14th-century search for the Holy Grail, around the time of the Hundred Years' War. The stories follow the adventures of the fictional Thomas of Hookton as he leaves Dorset after the murder of his father and joins the English Army under Edward III as an archer. In ""Harlequin"" he is involved in battle in Brittany and subsequently at the Battle of Crécy. The archers are the first soldiers to be deployed along the crest of the hill at Crécy, providing cover"
"sailed into Hamburg (18 September), and Hague. He arrived at London on 10 January 1705, having been gone from England ten years and nine months. The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (now more commonly rendered as """"The Further adventures of Robinson Crusoe"""") is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. Just as in its significantly more popular predecessor, ""Robinson Crusoe"" (1719), the first edition credits the work's fictional protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author. It was published under the considerably longer original title: ""The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second"
"The Adventures of Captain Hatteras The Adventures of Captain Hatteras () is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: ""The English at the North Pole"" () and ""The desert of ice"" (). The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included into Voyages Extraordinaires series (""The Extraordinary Voyages""). Although it was the first book of the series it was labeled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863-65 (""Five Weeks in a Balloon"", ""Journey to the Center of the Earth"", and ""From the Earth to the Moon"") were added"
"Gorilla Adventure Gorilla Adventure is a 1969 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his ""Adventure"" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to capture a giant mountain gorilla for a circus. The location was post-colonial Congo. As usual, the greatest danger posed to the brothers, and to the animals, came not from the wild beasts but in the form of humans. The two main primary antagonists were: one inept, boastful but cowardly Belgian (Andre Tieg) who pass himself off as a guide, and a poacher of gorillas, called Nero, whose primary M.O. was"
"whale and they were saved by a modern whaler with a whale-spotting helicopter. Whale Adventure Whale Adventure is a 1960 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his ""Adventure"" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. The novel depicts Hal and Roger's journey on a whaling ship with anachronistic, nineteenth century features such as harpooning by hand, hard tack, the brig, and keel-hauling. Price borrows the setting and many key events from Herman Melville's ""Moby-Dick"". A scientist travels in the ship as a passenger. The captain of the ship does not agree to accommodate any more passengers, so"
"The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery The Voyagers: Being Legends and Romances of Atlantic Discovery is a children's book by Padraic Colum. It comprises a mixture of legendary and historical stories about Atlantic exploration, from the story of Atlantis to the naming of America. The book, illustrated by Wilfred Jones, was first published in 1925 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1926. The voyagers are Maelduin, Saint Brendan, the children of Eric the Red, Christopher Columbus, Ponce de Leon, colonists of Virginia, and Amerigo Vespucci. Their stories are told within a framing sequence of Henry the"
"Whale Adventure Whale Adventure is a 1960 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his ""Adventure"" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. The novel depicts Hal and Roger's journey on a whaling ship with anachronistic, nineteenth century features such as harpooning by hand, hard tack, the brig, and keel-hauling. Price borrows the setting and many key events from Herman Melville's ""Moby-Dick"". A scientist travels in the ship as a passenger. The captain of the ship does not agree to accommodate any more passengers, so the only way the boys may join the journey is to join the"
"The Castle of Adventure The Castle of Adventure (published in 1946) is a popular children's book by Enid Blyton. It is the second book in The Adventure Series. The first edition of the book was illustrated by Stuart Tresilian. Jack, Lucy, Dinah and Philip attempt to figure out what is behind the strange goings-on at a ruined castle near Spring Cottage in Scotland where they are on holiday with Dinah and Philip's mother, Aunt Allie. The four youngsters make friends with Tassie, a mysterious gypsy living in the woods with her mother. Along with Bill Cunningham, who appears later in"
"raised. Eventually the group of adventurers makes their way through the fort, avoiding hobgoblin patrols, and reaches a dungeon area. After exploring the dungeons, the players eventually learn that this fort is not the headquarters of the Slave Lords. In fact, the real stronghold of the Slave Lords is located somewhere in the Drachensgrab Hills. This revelation leads the adventurers to the third installment in the series. ""Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords"" was published by TSR in 1981 as a thirty-two page booklet with an outer folder, and was written by Allen Hammack. The cover artwork by"
"The Prince and the Pilgrim The Prince and the Pilgrim is a 1995 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart. It is a stand-alone novel, has an oblique reference to King Arthur, and is not a part of the Merlin Trilogy. The Prince, the protagonist, is named Alexander. His father, Prince Baudouin, is murdered by the King of Cornwall, King March. When Alexander comes of age, he sets out to Camelot to seek justice from King Arthur and to avenge his father's death. The pilgrim is named Alice. She rescues a young French nobleman who has in his possession an enchanted silver"
"Tiger Adventure Tiger Adventure is a 1979 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price. In his ""Adventure"" series featuring characters Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to India to capture animals, including tigers, for a zoo. They encounter an annoying city boy, named Vic Stone, who is a constant pain to their travels. He blames everything on Hal and Roger, even when it is his fault. The scene changes when they have a disastrous encounter on the Himalayas, where Vic has a life-threatening accident and changes his attitude completely for the better, even saving Hal's life."
"Tiger Adventure Tiger Adventure is a 1979 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price. In his ""Adventure"" series featuring characters Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to India to capture animals, including tigers, for a zoo. They encounter an annoying city boy, named Vic Stone, who is a constant pain to their travels. He blames everything on Hal and Roger, even when it is his fault. The scene changes when they have a disastrous encounter on the Himalayas, where Vic has a life-threatening accident and changes his attitude completely for the better, even saving Hal's life."
"Cannibal Adventure Cannibal Adventure is a 1972 children's novel by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his ""Adventure"" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to New Guinea in search of some exotic creatures as Komodo dragons, bandicoots and dinosaur lizards. Hal and Roger sail for New Guinea, an island still inhabited by headhunters and cannibals, where many dangers await them. However, they soon realize that the cannibals are not their biggest threat when they discrover an old enemy that has escaped from jail and is bent on having his revenge. English author Anthony McGowan, who"
"as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the more numerous British colonists. The novel is set primarily in the upper New York wilderness, detailing the transport of the two daughters of Colonel Munro, Alice and Cora, to a safe destination at Fort William Henry. Among the caravan guarding the women are the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, Major Duncan Heyward, and the Indians Chingachgook and Uncas, the latter of whom is the novel's title character. These characters are sometimes seen as a microcosm of the budding American society, particularly with regard to their racial composition. The novel has been"
"with most of its crew being lost. Being a voluntary castaway, Selkirk was able to gather numerous provisions to help him to survive, including a musket, gunpowder, carpenter's tools, a knife, a Bible, and clothing. He survived on the island for four years and four months, building huts and hunting the plentiful wildlife before his rescue on 2 February 1709. His adventures are said to be a possible inspiration for ""Robinson Crusoe"", a novel by Daniel Defoe published in 1719. Philip Ashton, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1702, was captured by pirates while fishing near the coast of Nova Scotia"
"day, however, and the book is still considered something of a classic in travel literature, along with Fleming's later two books, """" (published in 1934) and """" (1936), both of which were widely read by the public and were influential with other travel writers. Peter Fleming was the brother of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond thriller series. Brazilian Adventure Brazilian Adventure is a book by Peter Fleming about his search for the lost Colonel Percy Fawcett in the Brazilian jungle. The book was initially published in 1933 by Alden Press. In 1925, British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, along"
"as having ""died as a lord of a thousand acres."" The Grail Quest The Grail Quest is a historical fiction novel series written by Bernard Cornwell dealing with a 14th-century search for the Holy Grail, around the time of the Hundred Years' War. The stories follow the adventures of the fictional Thomas of Hookton as he leaves Dorset after the murder of his father and joins the English Army under Edward III as an archer. In ""Harlequin"" he is involved in battle in Brittany and subsequently at the Battle of Crécy. The archers are the first soldiers to be deployed"
"of ""The Wicked Day"". The Prince and the Pilgrim The Prince and the Pilgrim is a 1995 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart. It is a stand-alone novel, has an oblique reference to King Arthur, and is not a part of the Merlin Trilogy. The Prince, the protagonist, is named Alexander. His father, Prince Baudouin, is murdered by the King of Cornwall, King March. When Alexander comes of age, he sets out to Camelot to seek justice from King Arthur and to avenge his father's death. The pilgrim is named Alice. She rescues a young French nobleman who has in his"
"An Antarctic Mystery An Antarctic Mystery (, ""The Sphinx of the Ice Fields"") is a two-volume novel by Jules Verne. Written in 1897, it is a response to Edgar Allan Poe's 1838 novel ""The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket"". It follows the adventures of the narrator and his journey from the Kerguelen Islands aboard ""Halbrane"". Neither Poe nor Verne had actually visited the remote Kerguelen Islands, located in the south Indian Ocean, but their works are some of the few literary (as opposed to exploratory) references to the archipelago. The story is set in 1839, eleven years after"
"The Adventurer (novel) The Adventurer (UK title: Michael The Finn; original title ""Mikael Karvajalka"") is a novel by Finnish author Mika Waltari, published in 1948. It is a fictional tale of young Finnish man, Mikael Karvajalka (""Hairy-foot""), set in 16th century medieval Europe. The main character Mikael is shown as an intellectual but rather naive person, starting his life as an orphan bastard who pursues a better social status with help of friendly people and by means of theological studies, but ends up drifting along through historical events across Europe rather than being able to steer his life himself. The"
"liven up their exile, José decides to mug a family of American tourists."" The book tells two stories at once with Mr. Quark narrating; one taking place in the present, high up in the mountains of Colombia and the other taking place in the past: Mr. Quark's adventurous account of pot-smuggling voyages on his ship, the Don Juan. On his website, Weisbecker says it is a book about ""a search for The Meaning of Life"". Booklist calls it, ""OUTRAGEOUS... An absurd and highly entertaining comic romp."" Cosmic Banditos Cosmic Banditos is a 1986 novel by Allan Weisbecker, originally published by"
"to have the Goblin Nations and the Foundry Glade plan to launch an attack on the Free Glades. Rook joins the Freeglade Lancers due to his need to act as well as his inability to carve a new skycraft. The story comes to a head when the Lancers, Ghosts of Screetown and Librarian Knights new and old must fight to protect the Free Glades. The Edge Chronicles: Rook Barkwater Saga The Rook Barkwater Saga is a trilogy within the children's fantasy novel series ""The Edge Chronicles"" by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. The three books were released between 2002 and"
"The Gorilla Hunters The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (1861) is a boys' adventure novel by Scottish author . A sequel to his hugely successful 1858 novel ""The Coral Island"" and set in ""darkest Africa"", its main characters are the earlier novel's three boys: Ralph, Peterkin and Jack. The book's themes are similar to those of ""The Coral Island"", in which the boys testify to the positive influence of missionary work among the natives. Central in the novel is the hunt for gorillas, an animal until recently unknown to the Western world, which came to play"
"earliest examples, ""King Solomon's Mines"", in 1885. Contemporary European politics and diplomatic manoeuvrings informed Anthony Hope's Ruritanian adventure novel ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1894). Literature for children developed as a separate genre. Some works become internationally known, such as those of Lewis Carroll, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" (1865) and its sequel ""Through the Looking-Glass"". Robert Louis Stevenson's (1850–1894) ""Treasure Island"" (1883), is the classic pirate adventure. At the end of the Victorian era and leading into the Edwardian era, Beatrix Potter was an author and illustrator, best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters. In her thirties, Potter"