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201 Typee by Herman Melville

The book is based on the author's own real-life experiences in the South Pacific.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Historical, Travel
Downloads: 68 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 551KB | 98,512 words | Posted:

202 Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas by Herman Melville

The narrator escapes from the Typee Valley and joins a whaling ship sailing through the South Seas.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Parody, Travel
Downloads: 108 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 562KB | 101,660 words | Posted:

203 In Search of the Castaways by Jules Verne

The story begins in Scotland, where Lord Glenarvan of the yacht Duncan finds a bottle washed ashore, containing a message in three languages.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Travel, Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 22 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 868KB | 155,156 words | Posted:

204 Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne

A five-week journey across the African continent in a specially designed hydrogen balloon called the Victoria.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Travel, Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 11 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 509KB | 91,593 words | Posted:

205 Victory: an Island Tale by Joseph Conrad

The novel follows a Swedish man who has adopted a philosophy of detachment from the world, choosing to live alone on a remote island.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Romance, Politics, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 18 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 621KB | 116,666 words | Posted:

206 The Nigger of the "Narcissus": a Tale of the Forecastle by Joseph Conrad

The story begins in Bombay, where the Narcissus takes on a new crew, including a Black sailor from the West Indies.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Spiritual, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 22 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 299KB | 54,938 words | Posted:

207 Canoeing in the Wilderness by Henry David Thoreau

A posthumously published account of Thoreau’s canoe trip through the remote lakes and rivers of Maine, accompanied by his guide.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Spiritual, Travel
Downloads: 20 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 169KB | 32,724 words | Posted:

208 A Son of the Sun by Jack London

A collection of eight short stories set in the early 20th-century South Pacific.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Drama, Vignettes
Downloads: 10 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 311KB | 58,037 words | Posted:

209 Donalblane of Darien by J. Macdonald Oxley

The novel follows Donalblane, a young Scottish boy who embarks on a series of adventures in Canada.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Coming of Age, Young Adult
Downloads: 8 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 108KB | 19,918 words | Posted:

210 The Flying Mercury by Eleanor M. Ingram

This novel is set in the thrilling world of early automobile racing.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Romance, Sports, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 9 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 129KB | 24,145 words | Posted:
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