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Adventure books — 151 PDFs & ePubs

151 classic adventure books · free in PDF & EPUB

Storms, treasure, duels, shipwrecks, and no sensible way back: the adventure shelf runs from Homer's wine-dark sea to Verne's submarines. All of it public domain, all of it free in PDF and EPUB — or read online wherever the day takes you.

The Count of Monte Cristo is the genre's cathedral: escape, fortune, and the longest, sweetest revenge in literature. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea invented half of science fiction along the way, and The Odyssey is, quite literally, where the journey began.

Treasure Island cover

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Treasure Island

The map, the mutiny, the one-legged cook: every pirate story since is a footnote to this one.

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813 by Maurice Leblanc — cover
813Maurice Leblanc

813

Maurice Leblanc

Aeneid by Virgil — cover
AeneidVirgil

Aeneid

Virgil

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard — cover
Allan QuatermainH. Rider Haggard

Allan Quatermain

H. Rider Haggard

Ayesha, the Return of She by H. Rider Haggard — cover
Ayesha, the Return of SheH. Rider Haggard

Ayesha, the Return of She

H. Rider Haggard

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini — cover
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini

Captain Blood

Rafael Sabatini

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes — cover
Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

Ivanhoe by Walter Scott — cover
IvanhoeWalter Scott

Ivanhoe

Walter Scott

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory — cover
Le Morte d'ArthurThomas Malory

Le Morte d'Arthur

Thomas Malory

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad — cover
Lord JimJoseph Conrad

Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad

Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore — cover
Lorna DooneR. D. Blackmore

Lorna Doone

R. D. Blackmore

Louise de La Valliere by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
Louise de La ValliereAlexandre Dumas (père)

Louise de La Valliere

Alexandre Dumas (père)

Moby Dick by Herman Melville — cover
Moby DickHerman Melville

Moby Dick

Herman Melville

The Giant of the North cover

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The Giant of the North

Sledges, sea-ice, and survival.

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Montezuma's daughter by H. Rider Haggard — cover
Montezuma's daughterH. Rider Haggard

Montezuma's daughter

H. Rider Haggard

Mr. Standfast by John Buchan — cover
Mr. StandfastJohn Buchan

Mr. Standfast

John Buchan

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad — cover
NostromoJoseph Conrad

Nostromo

Joseph Conrad

Off on a Comet by Jules Verne — cover
Off on a CometJules Verne

Off on a Comet

Jules Verne

Poor Jack by Frederick Marryat — cover
Poor JackFrederick Marryat

Poor Jack

Frederick Marryat

Redburn: His First Voyage by Herman Melville — cover
Redburn: His First VoyageHerman Melville

Redburn: His First Voyage

Herman Melville

Rob Roy by Walter Scott — cover
Rob RoyWalter Scott

Rob Roy

Walter Scott

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini — cover
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini

Scaramouche

Rafael Sabatini

She and Allan by H. Rider Haggard — cover
She and AllanH. Rider Haggard

She and Allan

H. Rider Haggard

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown — cover
Sir Gawain and the Green KnightUnknown

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Unknown

Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
Ten Years LaterAlexandre Dumas (père)

Ten Years Later

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom by Tobias Smollett — cover
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count FathomTobias Smollett

The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom

Tobias Smollett

The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett — cover
The Adventures of Roderick RandomTobias Smollett

The Adventures of Roderick Random

Tobias Smollett

The Brethren by H. Rider Haggard — cover
The BrethrenH. Rider Haggard

The Brethren

H. Rider Haggard

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The DeerslayerJames Fenimore Cooper

The Deerslayer

James Fenimore Cooper

The Iliad by Homer — cover
The IliadHomer

The Iliad

Homer

The Lady of the Shroud by Bram Stoker — cover
The Lady of the ShroudBram Stoker

The Lady of the Shroud

Bram Stoker

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans

James Fenimore Cooper

The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Man in the Iron MaskAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Man in the Iron Mask

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne — cover
The Mysterious IslandJules Verne

The Mysterious Island

Jules Verne

The Mystery of the Sea by Bram Stoker — cover
The Mystery of the SeaBram Stoker

The Mystery of the Sea

Bram Stoker

The Nibelungenlied by Unknown — cover
The NibelungenliedUnknown

The Nibelungenlied

Unknown

The Odyssey by Homer — cover
The OdysseyHomer

The Odyssey

Homer

The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The PathfinderJames Fenimore Cooper

The Pathfinder

James Fenimore Cooper

The People of the Mist by H. Rider Haggard — cover
The People of the MistH. Rider Haggard

The People of the Mist

H. Rider Haggard

The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The PioneersJames Fenimore Cooper

The Pioneers

James Fenimore Cooper

The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper — cover
The PrairieJames Fenimore Cooper

The Prairie

James Fenimore Cooper

The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini — cover
The Sea-HawkRafael Sabatini

The Sea-Hawk

Rafael Sabatini

The Sundering Flood by William Morris — cover
The Sundering FloodWilliam Morris

The Sundering Flood

William Morris

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Vicomte de BragelonneAlexandre Dumas (père)

The Vicomte de Bragelonne

Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Young Fur Traders by R. M. Ballantyne — cover
The Young Fur TradersR. M. Ballantyne

The Young Fur Traders

R. M. Ballantyne

Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
Twenty Years AfterAlexandre Dumas (père)

Twenty Years After

Alexandre Dumas (père)

Typee: A Romance of the South Seas by Herman Melville — cover
Typee: A Romance of the South SeasHerman Melville

Typee: A Romance of the South Seas

Herman Melville