The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

A young Spaniard sets out for university and lands among robbers, quacks and courtiers instead. Smollett's lively translation of the picaresque classic that shaped the adventure novel.

Alain-René Lesage

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

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