The Adventure Collection gathers the most thrilling tales in the public domain — stories of exploration, danger, and derring-do that have kept readers turning pages for generations. From Jules Verne’s deep-sea odyssey Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped to Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World and the swashbuckling romances of Rafael Sabatini, it spans seafaring epics, lost-world fantasies, spy thrillers, and frontier escapades.
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- Moby Dick; Or, The WhaleHerman Melville
- The Secret of ChimneysAgatha Christie
- The Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol. 1Unknown
- A Honeymoon in SpaceGeorge Chetwynd Griffith
- The Misplaced BattleshipHarry Harrison
- King Arthur and the Knights of the Round TableThomas Malory
- The Man Who Was Thursday: A NightmareG. K. Chesterton
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-BurglarMaurice Leblanc
- The Silent BarrierLouis Tracy
- Cynthia's ChauffeurLouis Tracy
- Four Arthurian RomancesChrétien de Troyes
- Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts: NovelleJoseph von Eichendorff
- The Countess of Pembroke's ArcadiaPhilip Sidney
- The Boy with WingsBerta Ruck
- A Journey to the Centre of the EarthJules Verne
- The Treasure of PearlsGustave Aimard
- The Pirate / Andrew Lang EditionWalter Scott
- One of the Six Hundred: A NovelJames Grant
- Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome IAlexandre Dumas
- The Blue Lagoon: A RomanceH. De Vere Stacpoole
- The Rover Boys on the FarmEdward Stratemeyer
- Peter the BrazenGeorge F. Worts
- Gulliver’s TravelsJonathan Swift
- CatrionaRobert Louis Stevenson
- The Camp Fire Girls Solve a MysteryHildegard G. Frey
- The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas
- The Man in the Brown SuitAgatha Christie
- The Air PirateGuy Thorne
- The Riddle of the SandsErskine Childers
- The Secret AdversaryAgatha Christie
- Monte-Cristo's DaughterEdmund Flagg
- Mr. StandfastJohn Buchan
- The Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan
- Love-at-ArmsRafael Sabatini
- Blue-grass and BroadwayMaria Thompson Daviess
- The Car of DestinyC. N. Williamson
- The Lady of the LakeWalter Scott
- Twenty years afterAlexandre Dumas
- Set in SilverC. N. Williamson
- Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial RomeErnst Eckstein
- Complete Short Works of George MeredithGeorge Meredith
- Trial by waterSewell Peaslee Wright
- The LandloperHolman Day
- Around the World in Eighty DaysJules Verne
- The Yeoman AdventurerGeorge W. Gough
- She Who SleepsSax Rohmer
- Tarrano the ConquerorRay Cummings
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, CompleteMark Twain
- The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum
- Plague ShipAndre Norton
- The Knights of the CrossHenryk Sienkiewicz
- Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain
- The Ultimate WeaponJr. John W. Campbell
- One Wonderful NightLouis Tracy
- Voyage au Centre de la TerreJules Verne
- Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930Various
- Astounding Stories, June 1931Various
- A Martian OdysseyStanley G. Weinbaum
- TriplanetaryE. E. Smith
- Astounding Stories, May 1931Various
- The Revolt on VenusCarey Rockwell
- Red NailsRobert E. Howard
- Astounding Stories, August 1931Various
- The Secret of the Ninth PlanetDonald Wollheim
- The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodHoward Pyle
- De la terre à la luneJules Verne
- The Hour of the DragonRobert E. Howard
- Peter PanJ. M. Barrie
- Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1930
- Shadows in ZamboulaRobert E. Howard
- Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground JourneyIngersoll Lockwood
- Les Trois MousquetairesAlexandre Dumas
- Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson
- The Call of the WildJack London
- The Hawk of EgyptJoan Conquest
- The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling
- Gulliver’s Travels into Remote NationsJonathan Swift
- The Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe
- L’île mystérieuseJules Verne
- The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas
- White FangJack London
- AnabasisXenophon
- A Princess of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs
- Snow-blindAlbert M. Treynor
- The Railway ChildrenE. Nesbit
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeasJules Verne
- The Lost WorldArthur Conan Doyle
- The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
- KidnappedRobert Louis Stevenson
- The Mysterious IslandJules Verne
- The gods of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs
- The Warlord of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs
- The Chessmen of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs
- The Land That Time ForgotEdgar Rice Burroughs
- The Travels of Marco Polo, Vol. 1Marco Polo
- Off on a Comet!Jules Verne
- Vingt mille lieues sous les mersJules Verne
- The Heart of UnagaRidgwell Cullum
- A Victor of SalamisWilliam Stearns Davis
- The Rose of Old St. LouisMary Dillon
- Howard Pyle’s Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
- When Dreams Come TrueRitter Brown
- The Chauffeur and the ChaperonC. N. & A. M. Williamson
- The Iron PirateMax Pemberton
- John SplendidNeil Munro
- The Trail of ’98Robert W. Service
- The Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Orczy
- John Gayther’s GardenFrank R. Stockton
- Isle o’ DreamsFrederick F. Moore
- The Long PortageHarold Bindloss
- A Mating in the WildsOttwell Binns
- The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang
- Adrift in the Ice-FieldsCharles W. Hall
- A Daughter of RaasayWilliam MacLeod Raine
- With Cochrane the DauntlessG. A. Henty
- A Bid for FortuneGuy Boothby
- The White MiceRichard Harding Davis
- The Motor PirateG. Sidney Paternoster
- The Aztec Treasure-HouseThomas A. Janvier
- The Sign of the SpiderBertram Mitford
- Ahead of the ArmyWilliam O. Stoddard
- Penny of Top Hill TrailBelle Kanaris Maniates
- Lady Betty Across the WaterC. N. & A. M. Williamson
- Scouting for BoysRobert Baden-Powell
- The Pirate of PanamaWilliam MacLeod Raine
- King Solomon’s MinesH. Rider Haggard
- At Aboukir and AcreG. A. Henty
- Athelstane FordAllen Upward
- Hidden GoldWilder Anthony
- The Princess and the GoblinGeorge MacDonald
- Witch-DoctorsCharles Beadle
- The Frozen PirateW. Clark Russell
- The Prisoner of Zenda Anthony Hope
- Rebel SpursAndre Norton
- Typee Herman Melville
- The Son of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Return of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Allan Quatermain H. Rider Haggard
- The Book of All-Power Edgar Wallace
- The Son of Monte-Cristo Jules Lermina
- The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe
- Two on the Trail Hulbert Footner
- A Girl of the Klondike Victoria Cross
- Tarzan the Untamed Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Omoo Herman Melville
- The Mad King Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Story of Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes
- It Happened in Egypt C. N. and A. M. Williamson
- Rupert of Hentzau Anthony Hope
- Allan and the Holy Flower H. Rider Haggard
- Green Mansions W. H. Hudson
- The Woman from Outside Hulbert Footner
- King of the Khyber Rifles Talbot Mundy
- A Yellow God H. Rider Haggard
- A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder James De Mille
- The Giant Raft Jules Verne
- Under Two Flags Ouida
- The Cruise of the Dazzler Jack London
- The People of the Mist H. Rider Haggard
- Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen Jules Verne
- Prester John John Buchan
- The Ancient Allan H. Rider Haggard
- The Rainy Day Railroad War Holman Day
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier
- Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Jules Verne
- The Whelps of the Wolf George Marsh
- Maiwa’s Revenge H. Rider Haggard
- Hurricane Island H. B. Marriott Watson
- Jock of the Bushveld Percy FitzPatrick
- Queen Sheba’s Ring H. Rider Haggard
- Allan’s Wife H. Rider Haggard
- Claudius Bombarnac Jules Verne
- The Romany Rye George Borrow
- Dead Men Tell No Tales E. W. Hornung
- The Frozen Deep Wilkie Collins
- The Gold Hunters’ Adventures William Henry Thomes
- Hunter Quatermain’s Story H. Rider Haggard
- Kazan James Oliver Curwood
- A Bicycle of Cathay Frank R. Stockton
- The Hunted Woman James Oliver Curwood
- The Courage of Captain Plum James Oliver Curwood
- Romance Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford
- Michael, Brother of Jerry Jack London
- The Leopard Woman Stewart Edward White
- The American Baron James De Mille
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Wizard H. Rider Haggard
- Adventure Jack London
- The Ivory Child H. Rider Haggard
- Empire Builders Francis Lynde
- The Great Taboo Grant Allen
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Wolf Hunters James Oliver Curwood
- The King’s Jackal Richard Harding Davis
- The Waif of the Cynthia Jules Verne
- The Man from Glengarry Ralph Connor
- Poor Man’s Rock Bertrand W. Sinclair
- The Magnetic North Elizabeth Robins
- Two Knapsacks John Campbell
- The Elephant God Gordon Casserly
- Gold Out of Celebes Aylward Edward Dingle
- The Puppet Crown Harold MacGrath
- Poison Island Arthur Quiller-Couch
- The Ghost Kings H. Rider Haggard
- The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont Louis de Rougemont
- The Black Bag Louis Joseph Vance
- The Red Fox’s Son Edgar M. Dilley
- The Riverman Stewart Edward White
- A Master of Fortune C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
- Dragon’s Blood Henry Milner Rideout
- A Floating City and The Blockade Runners Jules Verne
- Under the Andes Rex Stout
- Tarzan Triumphant Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Yellow Horde Hal G. Evarts
- Heart of the World H. Rider Haggard
- Sir Jasper Carew Charles Lever
- A Fascinating Traitor Richard Henry Savage
- An Outback Marriage Banjo Paterson
- Careers of Danger and Daring Cleveland Moffett
- Jan: A Dog and a Romance A. J. Dawson
- Jess H. Rider Haggard
- The Further Adventures of Zorro Johnston McCulley
- Timar’s Two Worlds Mór Jókai
- Captain Macklin Richard Harding Davis
- Black Rock Ralph Connor
- The Girl from Keller’s Harold Bindloss
- My Kalulu Henry M. Stanley
- Jerry of the Islands Jack London
- The Amateur Gentleman Jeffery Farnol
- The Jungle Girl Gordon Casserly
- A Tale of Three Lions H. Rider Haggard
- Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea James O. Brayman
- Corporal Cameron Ralph Connor
- The Quadroon Mayne Reid
- A Romany of the Snows Gilbert Parker
- The War Trail Mayne Reid
- The Sky Line of Spruce Edison Marshall
- Gunboat and Gun-Runner T. T. Jeans
- Cappy Ricks Peter B. Kyne
- Winston of the Prairie Harold Bindloss
- The Tragedy of the Korosko Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Purple Land W. H. Hudson
- The Gold Hunters James Oliver Curwood
- Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader R. M. Ballantyne
- A Desert Drama Arthur Conan Doyle
- Long Odds H. Rider Haggard
- Lost Farm Camp Henry Herbert Knibbs
- The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood
- Baree, Son of Kazan James Oliver Curwood
- The Dog Crusoe and His Master R. M. Ballantyne
- Tarzan the Invincible Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Eye of Istar William Le Queux
- Tarzan and the Lion Man Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Carpet from Bagdad Harold MacGrath
- The Castaways of the Flag Jules Verne
- Cursed George Allan England
- The Adventure of the Broad Arrow Morley Roberts
- The Five Arrows Allan Chase
- Red Fox Charles G. D. Roberts
- Tarzan and the City of Gold Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. Jack London
- Jacqueline of Golden River Victor Rousseau
- A Millionaire of Yesterday E. Phillips Oppenheim
- The Call of the South Louis Becke
- Nomads of the North James Oliver Curwood
- Their Island Home Jules Verne
- Pieces of Eight Richard Le Gallienne
- Dennison Grant Robert J. C. Stead
- The Quest for the Rose of Sharon Burton E. Stevenson
- The Wheel O’ Fortune Louis Tracy
- Caleb West, Master Diver F. Hopkinson Smith
- The Golden Bough George Gibbs
- The Net Rex Beach
- The Sorcerer’s Stone Beatrice Grimshaw
- The Ragged Edge Harold MacGrath
- The White Waterfall James Francis Dwyer
- The Black Police A. J. Vogan
- 6,000 Tons of Gold Henry Richardson Chamberlain
- Forest and Frontiers Anonymous
- The Garden of God H. De Vere Stacpoole
- The Land of Hidden Men Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Where Your Treasure Is Holman Day
- The Voyage of the Rattletrap Hayden Carruth
- The Argus Pheasant John Charles Beecham
- The Tickencote Treasure William Le Queux
- The Lure of the North Harold Bindloss
- Zarah the Cruel Joan Conquest
- The Man in the Twilight Ridgwell Cullum
- The Confessions of a Poacher John Watson
- The Pillar of Light Louis Tracy
- The Message Louis Tracy
- The Day of Resis Lillian Frances Mentor
- The Pathless Trail Arthur O. Friel
- The Perils of Pauline Charles Goddard
- Flowing Gold Rex Beach
- In the Midst of Alarms Robert Barr
- Fortune J. C. Snaith
- The Great White Queen William Le Queux
- Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Sunity Devee, Maharani of Cooch Behar
- Bruin: The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid
- A Backwoods Princess Hulbert Footner
- The Hunters’ Feast Mayne Reid
- The Luck of the Mounted Ralph S. Kendall
- The Way of the Strong Ridgwell Cullum
- Around the Camp-Fire Charles G. D. Roberts
- The Adventures of Kathlyn Harold MacGrath
- The Giraffe Hunters Mayne Reid
- The Last Egyptian L. Frank Baum
- Jimgrim and Allah’s Peace Talbot Mundy
- Bulldog Max Brand
- The Vast Abyss George Manville Fenn
- A Man’s Woman Frank Norris
- Tom Wallis Louis Becke
- The Trail of the Axe Ridgwell Cullum
- The Flying Legion George Allan England
- A Soldier of the Legion George Manington
- The Wood Rangers Mayne Reid
- The Circassian Slave Maturin Murray Ballou
- Glen of the High North H. A. Cody
- The Spanish Galleon Charles Sumner Seeley
- The Traitors E. Phillips Oppenheim
- The Wonder Stick Stanton A. Coblentz
- The Ghost Camp Rolf Boldrewood
- The Travels and Adventures of James Massey Simon Tyssot de Patot
- Vane of the Timberlands Harold Bindloss
- Guns of the Gods Talbot Mundy
- Saïd the Fisherman Marmaduke Pickthall
- Sophy of Kravonia Anthony Hope
- The Radio Gunner Alexander Forbes
- Lorimer of the Northwest Harold Bindloss
- Into the Primitive Robert Ames Bennet
- The River’s End James Oliver Curwood
- The Woods-Rider Frank Lillie Pollock