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Adventure Genre

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Books in the Adventure genre:

Hornblower Goes to Sea (1965)

This omnibus edition of Mr. Midshipman Hornblower and Lieutenant Hornblower has been edited for younger readers in this first volume of the Cadet Edition.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Whittam

Hornblower in Captivity (1965)

This omnibus edition of Ship of the Line and Flying Colours has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 3 in the Cadet Edition.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Whittam

Hornblower in Captivity (1965)

This omnibus edition of Ship of the Line and Flying Colours has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 3 in the Cadet Edition.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Whittam

Hornblower Takes Command (1965)

This omnibus edition of Hornblower and the Atropos and Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 2 of the Cadet Edition.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Whittam

Hornblower Takes Command (1965)

This omnibus edition of Hornblower and the Atropos and Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 2 of the Cadet Edition.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Whittam

Hornblower’s Triumph (1965)

This omnibus edition of Commodore Hornblower (The Commodore) and Lord Hornblower is edited for younger readers and is Volume 4 of the Cadet Edition.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Whittam

Hornblower’s Triumph (1965)

This omnibus edition of Commodore Hornblower (The Commodore) and Lord Hornblower is edited for younger readers and is Volume 4 of the Cadet Edition.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Whittam

The Horse that Swam Away (1965)

A boy and his horse befriend a porpoise.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Leo Summers

The House by the River (1965)

Steve and Sim head down the river and end up at Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien where they encounter some crooks and spend a night in jail.

Author(s): August Derleth
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Long Trains Roll (1965)

Randy MacDougal stumbles on evidence of a sabotage ring aimed at the trains passing through Calico Gap and contacts the FBI.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Phantom of the Blockade (1965)

Anse O’Neal signs on aboard the Gray Witch as she carries Southern cotton to Bermuda to exchange for guns and ammunition for Lee’s Army of Virginia.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Victor Mays

Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World (1965)

Pip Pip the cat travels to thirty-three cities around the world

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Stig of the Dump (1965)

Barney discovers a caveman, Stig, while playing in the local dump.

Author(s): Clive King
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Teeny Tiny Tales Set 1 (1965)

Eight tiny books including Learning to Count with Hooty Owl, Farmer Pig, Brave Elephant, The Runaway Bus, The Farm, The Four Seasons, Tugboat Tom, and The Fishing Cat.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Teeny Tiny Tales Set 2 (1965)

Eight tiny books including Polite Puppy, Harry’s Airplane Ride, The Sad Pony, Mary’s Doll House, Bunny Rabbit, Peter the Painter, The Train Ride and A Tale of Tails.... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Thuggery Affair (1965)

Peter Marlow and Patrick Merrick get on the track of a gang of drug runners.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Charles Mozley

Tim and Ginger (1965)

When Ginger is trapped offshore by the rising tide Tim rows out to rescue him. A storm comes up and they are sent on the rocks. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1965)

Based on the film in which Tintin and Captain Haddock search for treasure.

Author(s): André Barret
Rémo Forlani
Hergé
Illustrator(s): Photographs

Trap-Lines North (1965)

Based on the true adventures of Jim Vanderbeck this book tells the story of his winter on the trapline.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Enos Comstock

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