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The Frozen Pirate
Clark W. Russell
Wildside Press, 2004
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Warriors of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume Two (The Complete Cossack Adventures) 3 reviews
Harold Lamb
Bison Books, 2006
More Swashbuckling Adventures
+ A forgotten master of adventure
+ Very, very good.
Warriors of the Steppes is the second in a four-volume set that collects, for the first time, the complete Cossack stories of Harold Lamb and presents them in order: every adventure of Khlit the Cossack and those of his friends, allies, and fellow Cossacks, many of which have never before appeared ...
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Wolf of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume One (Complete Cossack Adventures)7 reviews
Harold Lamb
Bison Books, 2006
Still very, very good.
+ An excellent book
+ Another biased though heart-felt review
+ The Wolf's Tales Unearthed
+ Biased review
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The Annotated Lost World8 reviews
Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle
Wessex Press, 1996
A labor of love in annotating this important work
+ excellent notes on a dated but fascinating novel
+ A collector's item
+ Great Bloody Book
+ Exquisite Edition of the Classic Adventure Story
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Les Miserables (Modern Library)43 reviews
Victor Hugo
Modern Library, 1992
We should be better for reading it...
+ Great book!
+ Only One Real Problem... type set
+ Les Miserables
+ The mind of a genius, the work of a lifetime
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The Three Musketeers (Barnes & Noble Classics)11 reviews
Alexandre Dumas
Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004
The Three Musketeers-- A Timeless Tale (S. Black)
+ Just excellent! Recommended for any age.
+ Super Reader
+ Not your teacher's "classic"
+ No kidding, this was great!
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Lord Jim: A Tale (Penguin Classics) 72 reviews
Joseph Conrad
Penguin Classics, 2007
a master of the English language
+ One of my favorites books
+ beware - romanticism
+ The best book on the nature of courage I've ever read
+ Moodily romantic
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Riders of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume Three (The Complete Cossack Adventures)
Harold Lamb
Bison Books, 2007
A master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here at last is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, Khlit the Cossack, the “wolf of the steppes.” Journey with the unsung grandfather of sword and sorcery in search of ancient tombs, gleaming treasure, and thrilling landscapes. ...
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Mathias Sandorf1 review
Jules Verne
ROH Press Classics, 2007
Great book!
I read this book as a child, and loved it. It is a wonderful adventure along the lines of "The Count of Monte Christo".
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The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis (Forgotten Books) 4 reviews
Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
Forgotten Books, 2008
A WONDERFUL FANTASY
+ Free SF Reader
+ The best Atlantis yarn
+ A Vanished Civilization
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H. Rider Haggard: She, King Solomon's Mine & Allan Quartermain (Gramercy Adventure Library)1 review
H. Rider Haggard
Gramercy, 1996
Jungle Adventure - Powerful Women
All three novels follow exploits of explorer Allan Quartermain. All three novels, although most centrally She, include the powerful idea of the Woman a primal force seen through the eyes of a man not a feminist. Also all three are currently analyzed for racism, since they are written by a British ...
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The Sea-Wolf (Oxford World's Classics (Oxford University Press).)84 reviews
Jack London
Oxford University Press, USA, 2001
Intense and seaching
+ London's great sea tale
+ An epic tale. Unfortunately most people miss the subtle moral that emerges at the end.
+ An American Classic
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Eric Brighteyes: The Works of H. Rider Haggard4 reviews
H. Rider Haggard
Wildside Press, 1999
A wonderful viking adventure!
+ Tolkien liked it!
+ Rousing derring-do and romance in Icelandic Saga style
+ A magnificent melding of saga and old style "romance".
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By the Gods Beloved1 review
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
House of Stratus, 2002
The Baroness' favorite book...
In the tradition of Rider Haggard's She, By The God's Beloved was the Baroness' favorite book. So whatever happened to the original Egyptians? Sure you think you know, conquered by Alexander the Great, beaten by the Romans, assimilated... disappeared.... Well no, seems abunch oif them are rumoured ...
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The Four Just Men - Edgar Wallace1 review
Edgar Wallace
Book Jungle, 2007
A 100 year old Thriller
Edgar Wallace wrote this novel nearly a hundred years ago. I myself read it about 30 years ago, and enjoyed it immensely. I then went on to build a collection of Edgar Wallace - most of his other works are also superb, though this one is simply outstanding. It is amazing that the book has been ...
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Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem4 reviews
Emilio Salgari
ROH Press, 2007
A new generation of Sandokan fans!
+ Sandokan, Sandokan...
+ Finally -- Sandokan in English!
+ Sandokan finally in English!!!!!
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Swords of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume Four (The Complete Cossack Adventures)
Harold Lamb
Bison Books, 2007
A master of driving pace, exotic setting, and complex plotting, Harold Lamb was one of Robert E. Howard's favorite writers. Here at last is every pulse-pounding, action-packed story of Lamb's greatest hero, Khlit the Cossack, the “wolf of the steppes.” Journey with the unsung grandfather of sword and sorcery in search of ancient tombs, gleaming treasure, and thrilling landscapes. ...
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Treasure Island (Signet Classics)259 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson
Signet Classics, 1998
Tense, Readable Adventure
+ "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"
+ Maybe I'll be a pirate someday! Aye?
+ Misfiled classic
+ Very nice edition of a wonderful classic.
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The Man Who Laughs27 reviews
Victor Hugo
Norilana Books, 2006
My Favorite Hugo!!
+ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
+ For those who want more from a novel
+ Quality Literature
+ Timeless classic...
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Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades9 reviews
G. A. Henty
Quiet Vision Pub, 2004
A Great Adventure
+ Problem with the Binding
+ Adventure and heroism in England, Europe, and the Middle East under King Richard
+ a great book
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