The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane

D'Artagnan rides to Paris and joins Athos, Porthos and Aramis in duels, intrigues and a race to save the queen's honor. The swashbuckling classic in the William Robson translation.

Alexandre Dumas

Shipwrecked alone on a remote island, Crusoe builds a shelter, tames goats and survives 28 years before rescue. The castaway story that started it all.

Daniel Defoe

Kidnapped as a child, Bob Singleton crosses Africa on foot and later turns pirate on the high seas. Defoe's rough, fast-moving tale of mutiny and treasure.

Daniel Defoe

Crusoe can't stay home. He returns to his island, then sails on to Madagascar, China and Siberia in Defoe's sequel to the famous castaway tale.

Daniel Defoe

Allan Quatermain leads a desperate trek across desert and mountains in search of a lost brother and a legendary diamond mine. The book that launched the lost-world genre.

H. Rider Haggard