Adventure is of the literary genre that is under the scope of fantasy and is being patronized by many. The context of each story, as well as the magic that it offers, is one of the ingredients that makes this category a hit. There is just something more than the ordinary that adventure books can offer, such as going to a wizarding school instead of a normal high school, travelling to an imaginary world rather than to another country, and possessing an extraordinary ability instead of being a normal person.
Throughout the history of literature, adventure novels are always one of the kings. Regardless of what literary period it is, there is nothing more ecstatic than reading a books filled with wonderful characters, magical worlds, supernatural abilities, and unpredictable plots. Readers of all-ages are definitely drawn into this genre, some are die-hard fans while others have other favorite genres too.
There are various books and authors of this genre that have existed or are currently showcasing their greatness. Examples of these excellent works and authors are the quest and adventure books of Anita Fisk, the dystopian trilogy of Veronica Roth, the Harry Potter series of J.K Rowling, and more. However, the aforementioned belong to the contemporary or modern era of literature. There are also other masters of this genre back in the day. If you happen to be one of those who patronizes classic adventure books and want to make your spring break worthwhile, then this article is perfect for you! Listed below are five notable classic adventure novels that were written by five great authors in different eras of literature.
Gulliver’s Travel
Gulliver’s Travel is originally titled as Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, which is a satirical prose. It was written by Jonathan Swift and was published 293 years ago, in the 28th of October 1726. This book was a product of Swift’s intellectual mind with the purpose of annoying the world instead of diverting it. The book centers on the trips of Lemuel Gulliver and his life prior to his journey.
Gulliver’s first travel was dated from 4th of May 1699 to 13th of April 1702 in which he found himself a prisoner in Lilliput, a country with residents that are small people measuring 15 centimeters tall after surviving a shipwreck. He gave assurance to the people that he is not dangerous; thus, he became a citizen of the country and was even the apple of the Lilliput Royal Court’s eyes. The first voyage had its twists and turns. Moreover, it ended with Gulliver being charged for treason and other crimes, like pissing in the metropolitan — but what he intended for the act was to put a fire off. Gulliver was convicted and was ordered to be blinded. Furthermore, Gulliver had other travel histories that followed which were called A voyage to Brobdingnag, A voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubrib and Japan, and A Voyage to the Land of the Houyhnhnms.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is written by one of the great pillars of literature, which is Samuel Langhorne Clemmens or most widely known in his pen name Mark Twain. This book is the second satirical book that he authored next to the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was first released in United Kingdom in December of 1884 and have reached the US in February of 1885. This novel was published by Chatto & Windus or Charles L. Webster And Company.
The story revolves around the adventures of a boy that is in between thirteen or fourteen years old named Huckleberry Fin, also known as Huck. He was raised by his father who is an alcoholic. One of Huck’s struggle is fitting in the society. The story is set in a fictional place called St. Petersburg, Missouri, which is found along the shore of the Mississippi River. Huck is friends with Tom Sawyer, the two boys had a good amount of money as an outcome of their past journeys. Huck narrated the story and elaborated how he was taken under the wing of the Widow Douglas and how the widow and her sister tried to civilized and taught him religion. He did not like being civilized for he found it constraining. Thus, Tom helped him get away and the true adventures of Huck finally began.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild is a brief adventure book authored by Jack London. It was first published in 1903 by Macmillan. The book illustrators are Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull while the cover artist is Charles Edward Hooper. This tale is set during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s in Yukon, Canada. It immediately became a hit from the moment it was released even until the present times.
The main character of the story is the dog called Buck and that is whom the story centers on. The books started when Buck was abducted in the ranch of his home at Santa Clara Valley, California and was sold to become a sled dog in a place in Alaska. As the story developed, Buck became gradually wild given the rough environment that he is currently in. He was forced to combat in order to survive and become dominant. At the end of the story, Buck began to shed the cover of civilization started to become dependent on the primal instinct and experience to rise as a king in the wild.
The Happy Hammock 