Classic Adventures: 132 books

A thrilling tale for younger readers about the ivory trade a century ago. Although intended for younger men, this tale is thrilling for all to read.

The writer says of his work: "I went to the Pacific when I was a boy of twenty, remaining there till I was twenty-eight. For two years I sailed in various ships, visiting not only all the principal groups, but stopping at many a lost little paradise like Manihiki, Nieue or Gente Hermosa, which...

A tale of early American settlers and the natives they found.

A virile mixture of hard men, soft women, and shameless violence.  Pulp fiction at its finest.

A rather unusual tale set in Yellowstone National Forest. Romantic, suspenseful, and action-filled, this is a much overlooked tale of adventure and love.

A series of battles in Wales, England, and Scotland during wars for independence. This is a very detailed historical novel of the times and places. Great reading.

The story of a Thug, one of the members of the strange murder sect of India. The Thugs would join travelers and gain their confidence. This would allow them to then surprise and strangle their victims by pulling a handkerchief or noose tight around their necks. They would then rob their victims of...

Part of the Motor Boys series, this one deals with a boat race and chase. Thrilling reading for the whole family.

An adventure tale that combines action, adventure, war, thrills, and science to form what is basically a science fiction thriller.

A Union officer tells his tale of being captured during the American Civil War.

A romance and adventure tale about a young man who lives with a family of pioneers.

Part of the Army Boys series, this novel was written after WWI, targeted at an audience that was thrilled to read the exploits of American service men in Europe. It was cheap pulp fiction, and was sold out on stands around the country, going through several printings.

Boy scouts, and other boys, who have read White Fang and The Call of the Wild will like these short stories of dogs or of adventure in the far west, the Klondike and on the sea. Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews.

A thrilling tale of a young man who inadvertently becomes a thief, sort of, by leaving home and being taken in by a gang of thieves, after he is robbed and left in the street.