Adventure books from Hungary
Recommended adventure books (4)
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If you are into adventure here are some adventure books from Hungary for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Eclipse of the Crescent Moon by Gárdonyi Géza, (trans George F. Cushing) EN
Description:
Novel based on the Seige of Eger in 1552, when a small Hungarian garrison resisted a far larger Turkish army for almost six weeks, forcing its humiliating retreat. The garrison commander, Istvan Dobo became a national hero, but he was helped by Gergely Bornemissza, whose ingenious use of explosives caused confusion in the Turkish forces. An exciting tale of chivalry, love, adventure & disaster, leading up to the seige itself. A convincing blend of history & fiction, a Hungarian literary classic beloved of adults & children alike
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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy EN
Description:
The first and most successful in the Baroness’s series of books that feature Percy Blakeney, who leads a double life as an English fop and a swashbuckling rescuer of aristocrats, The Scarlet Pimpernel was the blueprint for what became known as the masked-avenger genre. As Anne Perry writes in her Introduction, the novel “has almost reached its first centenary, and it is as vivid and appealing as ever because the plotting is perfect. It is a classic example of how to construct, pace, and conclude a plot. . . . To rise on the crest of laughter without capsizing, to survive being written, rewritt... continue
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Voyage to Kazohinia by Sándor Szathmári EN
Description:
A page-turning classic--comic, eerily timely--novel that stands alongside Brave New World and Gulliver's Travels