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51 Gentlemen Rovers by E. Alexander Powell

A collection of biographical and adventure sketches in which Powell tells the stories of famous explorers, adventurers, and soldiers of fortune.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Biography
Tags: Travel
Downloads: 29 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 271KB | 47,285 words | Posted:

52 In the Mountains by Elizabeth Von Arnim

The book follows a young woman and her companions as they spend time in a remote mountain village.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fiction
Tags: Travel, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 12 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 308KB | 59,421 words | Posted:

53 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau

A blend of travel narrative, memoir, natural history, and philosophical reflection.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Travel
Downloads: 14 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 628KB | 115,931 words | Posted:

54 Christopher and Columbus by Elizabeth Von Arnim

The story follows Anna-Rose and Anna-Felicitas von Twinkler, a pair of German-English orphaned twin sisters.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fiction
Tags: Humor, Parody, War, Travel, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 9 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 650KB | 120,502 words | Posted:

55 Canoeing in the Wilderness by Henry David Thoreau

A posthumously published account of Thoreau’s canoe trip through the remote lakes and rivers of Maine, accompanied by his guide.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Spiritual, Travel
Downloads: 27 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 169KB | 32,724 words | Posted:

56 California: the Land of the Sun by Mary Austin

A nonfiction book that offers a vivid and lyrical portrait of California's natural beauty, cultural diversity, and regional character.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Essay
Tags: Cults, Travel
Downloads: 13 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 180KB | 32,733 words | Posted:

57 Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The story is framed as a tale told by a seaman to fellow sailors aboard a boat anchored on the Thames River.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Fiction
Tags: Politics, Travel, Vignettes
Downloads: 26 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 204KB | 38,799 words | Posted:

58 Journal of a West India Proprietor by M. G. Lewis

The book is a non-fictional travelogue and personal journal from Lewis's time managing a Jamaican sugar plantation.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Politics, Historical, Travel
Downloads: 36 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 553KB | 102,050 words | Posted:

59 Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne

A five-week journey across the African continent in a specially designed hydrogen balloon called the Victoria.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Travel, Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 22 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 509KB | 91,593 words | Posted:

60 In Search of the Castaways by Jules Verne

The story begins in Scotland, where Lord Glenarvan of the yacht Duncan finds a bottle washed ashore, containing a message in three languages.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Travel, Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 34 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 868KB | 155,156 words | Posted:
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