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If pirates, jousting and horseback chases no longer appeal to you, you're too old or too boring. Adventure stories fell out of vogue among 20th century literary types who thought serious fiction had to be boring and depressing, but to those born with fire in their bones, adventure stories are deeply serious.

Not serious like existentialism or keeping a stiff upper lip, but serious like Robin Hood—devoted to protecting the downtrodden, committed to Maid Marian, sworn to fight injustice as long as a soul is in his body, always laughing and ready for a fight or a feast.

G. K. Chesterton wrote adventure stories because they best expressed the eternal joy that supported his generous frame. For those raised on Modern Adventure Stories, joy may seem an inappropriate word for an increasingly dark genre, but the fault lies with those who think adventures are forays into evil rather than romps with Gilbert Keith.

There's nothing evil about a good adventure. There may be bad guys (there ought to be), but if the Good Guy does his job there'll be more of his exploits to talk about than theirs. Because, should he be doing his job, the Hero will be sword-fighting, being clever, wooing, chasing and laughing to the detriment of his enemies on every page.

Average people don't have the adventures Heroes in Books have—they have the adventures of Modern Men in Books. But the way through the prosaic troubles of life isn't to immerse yourself in them, it's to let the Good Guys show The Way Out of Problems, and do your best to imitate them when you meet the less dramatic, but no less real, dangers of everyday existence.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
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	All But Lost - Volume I by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	All But Lost - Volume II by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	All But Lost - Volume III by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Balloon Boy of San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha Leland from Tomato Enterprises for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.95
	Betrayal A Novel on John Calvin by Douglas Bond from P&R Publishing for 7th-12th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Between the Forest and the Hills Bethlehem Books Adventure Library by Ann Lawrence from Bethlehem Books Humorous Fantasy for 7th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.50
	Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli from Hillside Education for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.95
	Boy of the Pyramids A Mystery of Ancient Egypt by Ruth Fosdick Jones from Purple House Press for 3rd-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99
	Brethren A Tale of the Crusades by H. Rider Haggard from Christian Liberty Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $16.75 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare from Houghton Mifflin Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1962 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99
	Captain Bayley's Heir A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Colonel Thorndyke's Secret by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Crispin at the Edge of the World by Avi from Hyperion/Madison Press for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Crispin: The End of Time by Avi from Hyperion/Madison Press for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Cry From Egypt Book One of the Promised Land by Hope Auer from Great Waters Press for 4th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.50 (2 in stock)
	Curse of Carne's Hold by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Dark Canoe by Scott O'Dell Reprint from Sourcebooks for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Door to the North A Saga of 14th Century America by Elizabeth Coatsworth from Bethlehem Books for 6th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Fair Margaret by H. Rider Haggard from Great Light Publications for 8th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $13.99
	Faith and Freedom Trilogy Faith and Freedom by Douglas Bond from P&R Publishing for 5th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $33.97
	Fear in the Forest by Cateau de Leeuw from Bethlehem Books for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.95
	Fiddler's Green Fin's Revolution: Book II (Fin's Revolution (Rabbit Room)) from Rabbit Room Press for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $16.99
	Fiddler's Gun by A. S. Peterson 1^st edition from Rabbit Room Press for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $16.99
	Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Fingal's Quest by Madeleine Polland from Hillside Education for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Flame-Colored Taffeta by Rosemary Sutcliff from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Gabriel Allen, M.P. by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Girl in a Cage Stewart Quartet by Jane Yolen, Robert Harris from Speak for 6th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Give Me Liberty by L. M. Elliott from HarperCollins for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Great and Terrible Quest by Margaret Lovett from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. Historical Fiction for 6th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Great Trouble A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson Reprint from Yearling for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Gunner's Run by Rick Barry from Bob Jones University Press for 7th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.99
	Hidden Foe A Romantic Adventure of Inheritance by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	I Am David Previously published as North to Freedom by Anne Holm from Harcourt Realistic Fiction for 3rd-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	In a Dark Wood by Michael Cadnum from Puffin Books for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	In the Hands of the Cave Dwellers by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	In the Hands of the Malays A Collection of Short Stories by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	In the Heart of the Rockies An Adventure on the Colorado River by G. A. Henty from Dover Publications for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $11.95
	In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	In Times of Peril A Tale of India by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert from Little, Brown & Company Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1972 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $8.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Iron Scouts of the Confederacy by Lee McGiffin 2^nd edition from Christian Liberty Press Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Iron Scouts of the Confederacy by Lee McGiffin 2^nd edition from Christian Liberty Press Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $10.50
	Jack Archer A Tale of the Crimea by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	John Hawke's Fortune A Story of Monmouth's Rebellion by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Lady of Blossholme by H. Rider Haggard Centennial Edition from Great Light Publications for 7th-12th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Lost Baron Bethlehem Books Adventure Library by Allen French from Bethlehem Books for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Lost Heir by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Lysbeth A Tale of the Dutch by H. Rider Haggard from Christian Liberty Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $16.75 $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff Reprint from Chicago Review Press for 7th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $12.95
	Men of Iron by Howard Pyle 2^nd edition from Bob Jones University Press Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $8.99
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle from Dover Publications Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Michael Strogoff The Courier of the Czar by Jules Verne from Bottom of the Hill Publishing for 7th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $17.99
	Michael Strogoff The Courier of the Czar by Jules Verne from SeaWolf Press for 7th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Midshipman Bolitho by Alexander Kent from McBooks Press for 8th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle from Dover Publications Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $12.95
	Out with Garibaldi A Story of the Liberation of Italy by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Pearl Maiden by H. Rider Haggard from Christian Liberty Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $16.75 $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Plague Ship by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Queen's Cup by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal Bethlehem Books Living History Library by Robert T. Reilly from Bethlehem Books Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.95
	Red Keep Bethlehem Books Adventure Library by Allen French from Bethlehem Books Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Revenge of the Forty-Seven Samurai by Erik Christian Haugaard Reprint from HMH Books for Young Readers for 4th-8th grade in Japan (Location: HISMC-JAP)
	Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter from Beautiful Feet Books Historical Epic for 8th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter from CreateSpace Historical Epic for 8th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.95
	Search for a Secret by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Soldier's Daughter & Other Stories by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow Bethlehem Books Adventure Library by Allen French from Bethlehem Books Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.95
	Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow Bethlehem Books Adventure Library by Allen French from Yesterday's Classics Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $10.95
	Sturdy & Strong Or, How George Andrews Made His Way by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Swift Rivers by Cornelia Meigs from Bloomsbury Publishing Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1933 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $9.99 $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Through the Fray A Tale of the Luddite Riots by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean from Thunder's Mouth Press Action/Adventure (Espionage) for 8th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean from Sterling Publishing Co. Action/Adventure (Espionage) for 7th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from Dover Publications Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $10.36
	White Seneca by William W. Canfield from Salem Ridge Press for 5th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $10.50
	Winged Girl of Knossos by Erick Berry First Paul Dry Books from Paul Dry Books for 4th-8th grade 1934 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.95
	Winning His Spurs by G.A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)

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