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Books in the Adventure genre:

The Prince and the Pauper (1882)

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Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at Archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): John Harley
L. S. Ipsen
Frank T. Merrill

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The Story of Siegfried (1882)

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A retelling of the Norse legends of Siegfried and the Volsung saga. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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Jackanapes (1883)

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A young British orphan grows up to be a Captain in a cavalry regiment and gives his life for his friend on the field of battle. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Robinson Crusoe (1883)

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First published in 1719, this account of ‘eight and twenty years, all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America’ was based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Most rece... View More

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank

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Treasure Island (1883)

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When Jim Hawkins retrieves Flint’s map from the sea chest of the dead Billy Bones, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey catch the treasure fever and outfit a ship to search for it. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Robert Louis Stevenson

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer’s Comrade (1885)

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Huck and Jim, a fugitive slave, travel down the Mississippi. The Great American Novel. READ NOW.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): John Harley
E. W. Kemble

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Lob Lie-by-the-Fire (1885)

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John Broom is found under a bush as a baby and adopted by two maiden ladies. After running away to sea he at last returns home. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Slateandpencilvania: Being the Adventures of Dick on a Desert Island (1885)

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An arithmetical Robinsonnade fantasy. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Walter Crane
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 (1886)

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When David Balfour comes to his uncle to claim his inheritance, he is kidnapped and put on a ship for the Carolinas. He escapes and, in company with Alan Breck Stewart, adventures about the Highlands of Scotland. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (1888)

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An historical romance set during the Wars of the Roses. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Otto of the Silver Hand (1888)

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The scholarly son of a robber baron is recalled to his father’s castle. Read online at archive.org. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889)

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A savage satire of popular tales of chivalry marred by Twain’s stubborn atheism. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Dan Beard

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Prince Prigio (1889)

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At his christening, an evil fairy gives Prince Prigio the gift of being too clever. Fortunately, with the help of the magic gifts of his other fairy godmothers, everything turns out in the end. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s): Gordon Browne

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The Admiral’s Caravan (1892)

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A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s): Reginald Birch

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Men of Iron (1892)

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A tale of Henry IV of England and his court. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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A Modern Aladdin or the Wonderful Adventures of Oliver Munier (1892)

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The hero meets the 18th century polymath and adventurer the Comte de St.-Germaine. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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Catriona: A Sequel to “Kidnapped” Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad (1893)

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In this second volume, David Balfour continues his adventures as he puts himself on the right side of the law, reclaims his inheritance and finds himself a wife. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): None

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David Balfour: Being Memoirs of His Adventures at Home and Abroad (1893)

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In this second volume, David Balfour continues his adventures as he puts himself on the right side of the law, reclaims his inheritance and finds himself a wife. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): None

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The True Story Book (1893)

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True stories of adventure. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford
Et al

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The Jungle Book (1894)

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Seven stories, including three about Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves and including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): W. H. Drake
Paul Frenzeny
John Lockwood Kipling

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