Adventure — from the blog
Essays, reading notes and reviews from the adventure shelves of the collection.
Getting Started with Joseph Conrad
A guide to the Polish-British master of English prose for readers meeting his work for the first time.
An Introduction to Edgar Rice Burroughs
A prolific American writer of adventure, science fiction and fantasy, and the creator of Tarzan and John Carter.
Jack London: An Introduction for New Readers
An American writer of frontier adventure, animal stories and political fiction, and where a newcomer might begin.
Seven Adventures from the XtreamFm Library
A reading list from the Adventure shelf, from a Michigan riverbank to the chessboards of Mars.
The Riverman: Logs, Ledgers, and a Slow-Building Betrayal
Stewart Edward White's frontier novel starts on a log-choked river and ends in a duel fought entirely on paper, over notes and mortgages.
The Mysterious Island: Survival by Method
Jules Verne's castaway novel treats a Pacific island as a workshop, and its patience is both its subject and its price.