The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
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Guide 01
The Collection
Adventure: where to start
Treasure Island/books/Treasure-Island-Robert-Louis-Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883). The pirate story as we know it: maps, parrots and Long John Silver.
The Count of Monte Cristo/books/The-Count-of-Monte-Cristo-Alexandre-Dumas by Alexandre Dumas (1844). Betrayal, escape, a fortune and the ultimate revenge.
Twenty Years After/books/Twenty-years-after-Alexandre-Dumas by Alexandre Dumas (1845). The Musketeers ride again, twenty years older.
The Hero of the People/books/The-Hero-of-the-People-Alexandre-Dumas by Alexandre Dumas (1851). A country boy swept into the storming of the Bastille.
Gulliver's Travels/books/Gullivers-Travels-into-Several-Remote-Nations-of-the-World-Jonathan-Swift by Jonathan Swift (1726). Tiny people, giants and talking horses, with satire in every chapter.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth/books/A-Journey-to-the-Centre-of-the-Earth-Jules-Verne by Jules Verne (1864).
Down an Icelandic volcano toward the center of the Earth.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn/books/Adventures-of-Huckleberry-Finn-Mark-Twain by Mark Twain (1884). A raft, a river and a journey toward freedom.
Blow the Man Down: A Romance of the Coast/books/Blow-The-Man-Down-Holman-Day by Holman Day (1916).
Smugglers and romance on the Maine coast.
Guide 02
About This Collection
Questions about this shelf
What's the best classic adventure novel?
The Count of Monte Cristo for scale, Treasure Island for pure fun.
Is Twenty Years After a sequel?
Yes, to The Three Musketeers. You can read it on its own, though the first book adds to it. The Three Musketeers isn't in the library yet.