Action/Adventure Stories

The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. Aboard this vessel, Pym and a sailor named Dirk Peters continue their adventures further south. Docking on land, they encounter hostile black-skinned natives before escaping back to the ocean.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a picaresque novel by American author Mark Twain that was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885.

A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris, through central and southern Europe.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (also simply known as Tom Sawyer) is a novel by Mark Twain published on June 9, 1876, about a boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along the Mississippi River.

Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897.

The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain

The novel is narrated by a sailor named Ishmael, who signs up for a whaling voyage aboard the ship Pequod. The ship is commanded by the mysterious and intense Captain Ahab.

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.