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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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	Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, Translated by George M. Towle Illustrated Fir from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 6th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.85
	Bears of Blue River by Charles Major from Living Book Press for 3rd-7th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $8.99
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Frances Brundage from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Book of Golden Deeds by Charlotte M. Yonge from Living Book Press for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $13.99
	Book of Legends by Horace E. Scudder from Yesterday's Classics for 1st-5th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $9.95
	Book of Marvels: Marvels of the Occident by Richard Halliburton from Living Book Press for 3rd-Adult in International Landmarks & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANINT) $17.99
	Book of Marvels: Marvels of the Orient by Richard Halliburton from Living Book Press for 3rd-Adult in International Landmarks & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANINT) $17.99
	Canterbury Tales Puffin Classics by Geoffrey Chaucer, retold by Geraldine McCaughrean from Puffin Books Epic Poetry for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.99
	Captains Courageous Signet Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Living Book Press Nautical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99
	Catriona (David Balfour) by Robert Louis Stevenson from Living Book Press for 9th-Adult in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $11.95
	Chaucer for Children A Golden Key by Mrs. H.R. (Mary) Haweis from Cheapest Books for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $14.99
	Chaucer for Children A Golden Key by Mrs. H.R. (Mary) Haweis from Yesterday's Classics for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $21.95
	Chaucer for Children A Golden Key by Mrs. H.R. (Mary) Haweis from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Famous Legends Adapted for Children by Emeline G. Crommelin 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 5th-9th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $7.99
	Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin from Yesterday's Classics for 1st-4th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $11.95
	Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin from Yesterday's Classics for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $11.95
	Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin from Living Book Press for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $8.99
	Frankenstein by Mary Shelley from Living Book Press Horror for 7th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, Translated by Louis Mercer & Eleanor King Illustrated 1874 from SeaWolf Press for 9th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.95
	General Butterfingers by John Reynolds Gardiner Reprint from HMH Books for Young Readers for 2nd-5th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.95
	Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes from CreateSpace for 5th-8th grade 1922 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.95
	He Went with Champlain by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	He Went with Christopher Columbus by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	He Went with Drake by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	He Went with Hannibal by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 6th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	He Went with John Paul Jones by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	He Went with Magellan by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	He Went with Marco Polo by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	He Went with Vasco da Gama by Louise Andrews Kent 2022 Reprint from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $15.99
	Heath Cousins and the Moonstone Cave Heath Cousins #01 by Eileen Hobbs from Xlibris Corp. for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, illustrated by Edouard Riou Illustrated Fir from SeaWolf Press Science Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Louis Rhead from SeaWolf Press for 7th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson from Living Book Press Historical Romance for 9th-Adult in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $11.99
	Kim Reader's Digest World's Best Reading by Rudyard Kipling from Living Book Press for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Redford Warren 2^nd edition from Yesterday's Classics Arthurian Legends and Myths for in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $11.95
	King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum from Yesterday's Classics for 3rd-7th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $14.95
	King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Last of the Mohicans Leatherstocking Tales #2 by James Fenimore Cooper, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth from SeaWolf Press Realistic Action/Adventure Novel for 9th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.95
	Legend of Annie Murphy The Cooper Kids Adventure Series #7 by Frank Peretti Reprinted from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.99
	Lioness and Her Knight Squire's Tales Book 7 by Gerald Morris from Houghton Mifflin for 5th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $19.99
	Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore from Living Book Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $21.99
	Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett from Living Book Press Action Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Harry Rountree 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press for 9th grade-adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Mayday at Two Thousand Five Hundred formerly titled Flying Blind The Cooper Kids Adventure Series #8 by Frank Peretti from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.99
	Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget 100th Anniversary Edition from SeaWolf Press for 7th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Men of Iron by Howard Pyle 2^nd edition from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle from Living Book Press Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Mistmantle Chronicles Book 2 Urchin and the Heartstone by M. I. McAllister, illustrated by Christine Enright from Purple House Press for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $16.99
	Mistmantle Chronicles Book 3 The Heir of Mistmantle by M. I. McAllister, illustrated by Christine Enright from Purple House Press for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $16.99
	Mistmantle Chronicles Book 4 Urchin and the Raven War by M. I. McAllister, cover by Christine Enright, illustrated by Janna Mattia from Purple House Press for 3rd-4th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $16.99
	Old Tobacco Shop by William Bowen from CreateSpace for 3rd-6th grade 1922 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.99
	On the Edge of the Fjord by Alta Halverson Seymour from Purple House Press for 3rd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $11.99
	Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.99
	Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington, illustrated by Gordon Grant from Living Book Press for 7th-12th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by F.D. Bedford from SeaWolf Press Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.95
	Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Facsimile Ed from Yesterday's Classics for 2nd-7th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $13.95
	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe from Living Book Press for 5th-Adult in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $13.99
	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth from SeaWolf Press for 6th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy from SeaWolf Press Action/Adventure for 6th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Stories From the Greek Tragedians by Alfred J. Church from Yesterday's Classics for 6th-9th grade in Classics Retold (Location: FIC-RET) $11.95
	Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics Myth & Legend for 2nd-5th grade in Classics Retold (Location: FIC-RET) $9.95 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Stories of Don Quixote by James Baldwin, retold from Miguel de Cervantes from Yesterday's Classics for 5th-7th grade in Classics Retold (Location: FIC-RET) $12.95
	Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics for 2nd-5th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $9.95
	Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics for 2nd-5th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $9.95
	Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children by Mary MacGregor from Yesterday's Classics for 3rd-7th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $9.95
	Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss, illustrated by Louis Rhead 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Realistic Stories/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table by Andrew Lang, illustrated by H.J. Ford from Living Book Press for 4th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Louis Rhead from SeaWolf Press for 5th-9th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson from Living Book Press for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Viking Tales by Jennie Hall from Yesterday's Classics for 7th-10th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $10.95
	Viking Tales by Jennie Hall from Living Book Press for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $8.99
	Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95
	White Fang by Jack London, illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull from Living Book Press Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)

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