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Adventure Genre

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Books in the Adventure genre:

It was a Dark and Stormy Night (1993)

Antonio has been kidnapped by brigands. Now they demand he tell them a story. Can he use the story to help himself escape from their clutches? Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

Li’l Abner Volume 16 Dailies 1950 (1993)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the sixteenth volume in a reprinting of the daily strips.

Li’l Abner Volume 17 Dailies 1951 (1993)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the seventeenth volume in a reprinting of the daily strips.

Li’l Abner Volume 18 Dailies 1952 (1993)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the eighteenth volume in which Li’l Abner finally marries Daisy Mae.

The Twilight of Magic (1993)

The twins, Giles and Anne, with assistance of Agnes the Applewoman come to the aid of the King.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Tatsuro Kiuchi

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1994)

Set along the Mississippi River, this book traces the adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Jim, the runaway slave. The great American novel.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Three (1994)

A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators.

Author(s): Antonia Barber
Various
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley
Et al

The Carl Barks Library of Donald Duck Adventures in Color (1994)

This series of twenty-five albums reprints the Carl Barks Donald Duck titles in full color. For cover images of each issue go to I.N.D.U.C.K.S.... View More

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

The Carl Barks Library of Gyro Gearloose Comics and Fillers in Color (1994)

This series of six albums reprints the Carl Barks Gyro Gearloose titles in full color. For cover images of each issue go to I.N.D.U.C.K.S.... View More

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Croco’nile (1994)

Hamut and Nekatu escape from slave traders in ancient Egypt with the aid of their pet crocodile. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s): Roy Gerrard

Li’l Abner Volume 19 Dailies 1953 (1994)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the nineteenth volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Li’l Abner Volume 20 Dailies 1954 (1994)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twentieth volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Moominpappa’s Memoirs (1994)

In this revised version of The Exploits of Moominpappa, Moominpappa regales Moomintroll, Sniff and Snufkin with the story of his early life. Is it any more accurate? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s): Tove Jansson

The Rattlebang Picnic (1994)

On a trip to Mount Fogg, Granny McTavish’s pizza comes in handy when the rattlebang car breaks down. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Margaret Mahy
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

The Adventures of Lowly Worm (1995)

A collection of Lowly’s favorite adventures.

Read online at archive.org

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

Around the World in Eighty Days (1995)

A new English translation illustrated by Alphonse de Neuville and Leon Benett of Jules Verne’s most popular adventure. Phineas Fogg sets out with his valet Passepartout to circle the globe in eighty days. What about that date line?

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): None

Asterix Conquers America (1995)

Asterix and Obelix cross the Atlantic. This is based on the animated film version of Asterix and the Great Crossing. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Albert Uderzo
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Li’l Abner Volume 21 Dailies 1955 (1995)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-first volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Li’l Abner Volume 22 Dailies 1956 (1995)

Set in the hillbilly South, Li’l Abner was one of the most popular comic strips in America for decades. This is the twenty-second volume in the reprinting of the strip.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1996)

Huck and Jim, a fugitive slave, travel down the Mississippi. Lost for over a hundred years, the first half of the original manuscript of Mark Twain’s masterpiece was discovered in 1990. It contained additional material, originally cut by the au... View More

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

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