PDF Books in Action & Adventure Fiction
Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules VerneJules Verne's adventure novel Five Weeks in a Balloon narrates the voyage of three men in a hydrogen baloon. Perhaps through this novel Verne mastered the art of writing precise details on the scientific and geographic information in a fiction novel. The trio comprising a scholar, his servant and a friend starts flying and encounters various ..
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras
by Jules VerneThe Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne comprising two parts titled as The English at the North Pole & The Field of Ice. Verne narrates the British Expedition led by Captain John Hatteras. The English at the North Pole narrates the Hatteras expedition to the north pole in spite their ship gets..
The Mystery of Cloomber
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Mystery of Cloomber is a short novel by written by Arthur Conan Doyle. John Berthier Heatherstone who served in Indian Army during English rule of India has settled in Cloomber Hall, which was not occupied by any tenants for long years. The General is nervous and paranoid and his fears are connected to his injustice done to few peopl..
The Adventures of Gerard
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Gerard is a set of short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle starring his another fictional hero Etienne Gerard serving French Army in Napoleonic wars. While there is no doubt Gerard is a brave soldier and great swordsman, often his own pride let him down in-spite he could escape from many of the encounters. A c..
The Doings of Raffles Haw
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Doings of Raffles Haw is a novel by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle. A mysterious millionaire, Raffles Haw, comes to reside in Tamfield in Staffordshire. Even before he arrives, people start gossiping about him. As his house is being constructed, people wonder at the number of workers, their speed, and the complete disregard..
The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales is a collection short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.I. THE NIGHT OF THE BEACONSII. COUSIN EDIE OF EYEMOUTHIII. THE SHADOW ON THE WATERSIV. THE CHOOSING OF JIMV. THE MAN FROM THE SEAVI. A WANDERING EAGLEVII. THE SHADOW ON THE LANDVIII. THE COMING OF THE CUTTERIX. THE DOINGS AT WEST INCHX. THE RET..
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Exploits of Brigadier Gerard is a collection of short stories starring Etienne Gerard, a fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle in the absence of Sherlock Holmes. Readers might doubt that Conan scripted the death of Sherlock Holmes only to popularize Brigadier Gerard and wrote about 18 short stories portraying his br..
The Man from Archangel, and Other Tales of Adventure
by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure is a volume collecting 15 short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1925. The collection is divided in two parts : Tales of Adventure with miscellaneous stories, and Tales of Medical Life with stories about medecine and doctors...