Action/Adventure Stories

An aging man becomes obsessed with books about knights and chivalry. Believing these tales, he renames himself Don Quixote and sets out to revive knighthood.

An English surgeon who sets out on a series of sea voyages and encounters strange and fantastical lands.

A semi-autobiographical novel that explores life aboard a U.S. Navy warship based on Melville’s own experiences.

A young American sailor who abandons his whaling ship along with a shipmate while docked in the Marquesas Islands.

The book is based on the author's own real-life experiences in the South Pacific.

The narrator escapes from the Typee Valley and joins a whaling ship sailing through the South Seas.

The story begins in Scotland, where Lord Glenarvan of the yacht Duncan finds a bottle washed ashore, containing a message in three languages.

A five-week journey across the African continent in a specially designed hydrogen balloon called the Victoria.

The novel follows a Swedish man who has adopted a philosophy of detachment from the world, choosing to live alone on a remote island.

The story begins in Bombay, where the Narcissus takes on a new crew, including a Black sailor from the West Indies.