Record Added: 1/12/2011 Topic Adventure Collection of Stories Publisher Doubleday Publishers Year 1957 Age 9-12 Pages 283 Description Printed binding
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This book is a collection of Adventure Stories by the following authors: Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, Seumas MacManus, Merritt P. Allen, Mary Macleod, Arthur B. Chrisman, Armstrong Sperry, Robert Louis Stevenson, Will James, Charles J. Finger, Esther Forbes, Howard Pyle, Barrett Willoughby, Alexandre Dumas, Daniel Defoe, Robert Hyatt, Hules Verne, and Sir John Hunt.
Contents Include:
- An Unqualified Pilot – Rudyard Kipling
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (The Haunted House, The Young Detectives, Buck Mounts Guard) – Mark Twain
- Rory The Robber – Seumas MacManus
- Two Chests of Treasure – Merritt P Allen
- King Arthur and His Noble Knights (Sir Lancelot and the Strong Knight of the Forest) – Mary Macleod
- Four Generals – Arthur B Chrisman
- Call It Courage – Armstrong Sperry
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- Treasure Island (How My Shore Adventure Began, The First Blow, The Man of the Island) – Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrow Escape – Will James
- A Brace of Cowards – Charles J Finger
- Life on the Mississippi (The Boy’s Ambition, A Cub Pilot) – Mark Twain
- Johnny Tremain (Salt-Water Tea) – Esther Forbes
- The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Robin Hood Meets Little John, The Grand Shooting-Match at Nottingham) – Howard Pyle
- One Alaska Night – Barrett Willoughby
- The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
- The Count of Monte Cristo (Dantes’ Escape From the Chateau D’if) – Alexandre Dumas
- Robinson Crusoe (Exploring the Island) – Daniel Defoe
- The Terrible Stranger – Robert Hyatt
- The Mysterious Island (The Pirate Ship) – Jules Verne
- The Conquest of Everest (The Summit) – Sir John Hunt
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