Popular European Adventure Books

Find adventure books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (52)

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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann D. Wyss EN

Rating: 2 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Switzerland flag Switzerland
Description:
The authoritative original English version of a beloved classic. One of the world's best-loved stories of shipwreck and survival, The Swiss Family Robinson portrays a family's struggle to create a new life for themselves on a strange and fantastic tropical island. Blown off course by a raging storm, the family, a Swiss pastor, his wife, their four young sons, plus two dogs and a shipload of livestock, must rely on one another in order to adapt to their needs the natural wonders of their exotic new home. Inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, this classic story of invention and adventure h... continue

42.

The Way of the World by Nicolas Bouvier EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Switzerland flag Switzerland
Description:
Travel writing, reflects convincingly on the meaning of the experience.

43.

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
One of the most celebrated and beloved works of literature ever written for young readers Meek little Mole, wilful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant, boastful Toad: over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly and friendship. And their misadventures - in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood - continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows is a timele... continue

44.

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
Description:
Tintin is a reporter sent to the Soviet Union to give a weekly report of his adventures.


46.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson EN

Rating: 5 (4 votes)
Description:
'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest - Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!' All hands on deck for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime! Treasure Island has captivated children for decades and remains Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With the legendary Long John Silver leading a mutinous pirate crew, children won't want to miss the boat on this classic tale of treasure and treachery.

47.

Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne EN

Rating: 3 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the public mind, even in the interior of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter. For some time past vessels had been met by "an enormous thing," a long object, ... continue

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Vorosjylovhrad : terug naar de woeste velden van Oost-Oekraïne

Vorosjylovhrad : terug naar de woeste velden van Oost-Oekraïne by Serhij Viktorovyč Žadan NL

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
Description:
Wanneer een jongeman teruggaat naar zijn geboortestad in de Oekraïne om de verdwijning van zijn broer te onderzoeken, belandt hij in een chaotisch land en beleeft surrealistische avonturen.

49.

Watership Down by Richard Adams EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
An allegorical tale of survival in which a band of wild rabbits leave their ancestral home to build a more humane society

50.

We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Follows a century in the port town of Marstal on an island off the coast of Denmark, whose citizens' lives are indelibly shaped by forces ranging from wars and shipwrecks to taboo survival practices and forbidden passions.