Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1847675212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Edited by Francis Russell Hart. Treasure Island/The Black Arrow/The Treasure of Franchard/Will o’ the Mill/ The Sire de Malétroit’s Door/The House of Eld/The Song of the Morrow Stevenson is one of the world’s great storytellers. From the gripping opening of Treasure Island, to the unforgettable portrait of Richard III in The Black Arrow, his gift for driving narrative and marvellously paced prose holds the attention of the reader from beginning to end. This volume is designed to showcase the full range of Stevenson’s talents as a writer of adventure. Included are not only some of his most famous works but also lesser known gems from The New Arabian Nights and Fables.
Tales Of Adventure
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1847675212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Edited by Francis Russell Hart. Treasure Island/The Black Arrow/The Treasure of Franchard/Will o’ the Mill/ The Sire de Malétroit’s Door/The House of Eld/The Song of the Morrow Stevenson is one of the world’s great storytellers. From the gripping opening of Treasure Island, to the unforgettable portrait of Richard III in The Black Arrow, his gift for driving narrative and marvellously paced prose holds the attention of the reader from beginning to end. This volume is designed to showcase the full range of Stevenson’s talents as a writer of adventure. Included are not only some of his most famous works but also lesser known gems from The New Arabian Nights and Fables.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1847675212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Edited by Francis Russell Hart. Treasure Island/The Black Arrow/The Treasure of Franchard/Will o’ the Mill/ The Sire de Malétroit’s Door/The House of Eld/The Song of the Morrow Stevenson is one of the world’s great storytellers. From the gripping opening of Treasure Island, to the unforgettable portrait of Richard III in The Black Arrow, his gift for driving narrative and marvellously paced prose holds the attention of the reader from beginning to end. This volume is designed to showcase the full range of Stevenson’s talents as a writer of adventure. Included are not only some of his most famous works but also lesser known gems from The New Arabian Nights and Fables.
Tales of Adventure ...
Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
The Big Book of Adventure Stories
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030747450X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
A hair-raising collection of adventure stories that's so big and enthralling if you open it you may never be seen again: enter at your own risk. Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O. Henry, H. Rider Haggard, Alastair MacLean, Talbot Mundy, Cornell Woolrich, and many others, this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains some of the best characters from the most thrilling adventure tales, including The Cisco Kid; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Bulldog Drummond; Tarzan; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Conan the Barbarian; Hopalong Cassidy; King Kong; Zorro; and The Spider. Divided into sections that embody the greatest themes of the genre—Sword & Sorcery, Megalomania Rules, Man vs. Nature, Island Paradise, Sand and Sun, Something Feels Funny, Go West Young Man, Future Shock, I Spy, Yellow Peril, In Darkest Africa—it is destined to be the greatest collection of adventure stories ever compiled. Featuring: Lawless open seas Ferocious army ants Deadeyed gunmen Exotic desert islands Feverish jungle adventures Including: The story that introduced The Cisco Kid The complete novel of Tarzan the Terrible
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030747450X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
A hair-raising collection of adventure stories that's so big and enthralling if you open it you may never be seen again: enter at your own risk. Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O. Henry, H. Rider Haggard, Alastair MacLean, Talbot Mundy, Cornell Woolrich, and many others, this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains some of the best characters from the most thrilling adventure tales, including The Cisco Kid; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Bulldog Drummond; Tarzan; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Conan the Barbarian; Hopalong Cassidy; King Kong; Zorro; and The Spider. Divided into sections that embody the greatest themes of the genre—Sword & Sorcery, Megalomania Rules, Man vs. Nature, Island Paradise, Sand and Sun, Something Feels Funny, Go West Young Man, Future Shock, I Spy, Yellow Peril, In Darkest Africa—it is destined to be the greatest collection of adventure stories ever compiled. Featuring: Lawless open seas Ferocious army ants Deadeyed gunmen Exotic desert islands Feverish jungle adventures Including: The story that introduced The Cisco Kid The complete novel of Tarzan the Terrible
Tales from the Land of Ooo
Author: Max Brallier
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698143930
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Tales from the Land of Ooo takes the reader on a unique journey into the world of Adventure Time in this 64-page collection of original, off-the-wall short stories featuring full-color illustrations and a flexi-bound cover.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698143930
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Tales from the Land of Ooo takes the reader on a unique journey into the world of Adventure Time in this 64-page collection of original, off-the-wall short stories featuring full-color illustrations and a flexi-bound cover.
Real-Life Dramas: Amazing Tales of Adventure, Survival & Suspense
Author:
Publisher: RDA Digital LLC
ISBN: 1621450767
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher: RDA Digital LLC
ISBN: 1621450767
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Tales of adventure by sea and land [ed. by W.D.].
Classic Tales of Adventure
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504065239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5871
Book Description
Journey to worlds both real and imagined with these timeless landmarks of literature. Don Quixoteby Miguel de Cervantes: Considered by many to be the first modern novel, this witty epic follows the famed nobleman from La Mancha on his quest to live up to the ideals of a chivalrous knight. Gulliver’s Travelsby Jonathan Swift: The classic satire that takes Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, and other fantastical corners of the world. The Confidence-Manby Herman Melville: The intertwined tales of a group of passengers on a steamboat journey down the Mississippi River by the author of Moby Dick. The Mark of Zorroby Johnston McCulley: Originally published as The Curse of Capistrano, this is the book that introduced masked hero Diego Vega. The Three Musketeersby Alexandre Dumas: In seventeenth-century France, a daring young man defends the queen’s honor and tests his skills against the best swordsmen of the day.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504065239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5871
Book Description
Journey to worlds both real and imagined with these timeless landmarks of literature. Don Quixoteby Miguel de Cervantes: Considered by many to be the first modern novel, this witty epic follows the famed nobleman from La Mancha on his quest to live up to the ideals of a chivalrous knight. Gulliver’s Travelsby Jonathan Swift: The classic satire that takes Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, and other fantastical corners of the world. The Confidence-Manby Herman Melville: The intertwined tales of a group of passengers on a steamboat journey down the Mississippi River by the author of Moby Dick. The Mark of Zorroby Johnston McCulley: Originally published as The Curse of Capistrano, this is the book that introduced masked hero Diego Vega. The Three Musketeersby Alexandre Dumas: In seventeenth-century France, a daring young man defends the queen’s honor and tests his skills against the best swordsmen of the day.
Tales of Adventure on the Sea
Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368185721
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368185721
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
The Romance of Adventure, Or, True Tales of Enterprise
Author: James Grant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description