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Stories of adventure, as told by adventurers — Edward Everett Hale

Stories of adventure, as told by adventurers

Edward Everett Hale

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 271 pages

A collection of adventure stories by Edward Everett Hale, presented as first-person accounts by travelers and adventurers. The tales range across journeys and encounters in distant lands, opening with a piece about the Great Chan of Cathay at table. It offers varied, old-fashioned storytelling for listeners who enjoy exploration and discovery.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. Stories of Adventure
  2. PREFACE.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. I. MARCO POLO.
  6. II. SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE AND THE CRUSADES.
  7. III. BERTRANDON IN PALESTINE.
  8. IV. GEOFFREY OF VINSAUF.
  9. V. HERNANDO CORTES’S LETTERS.
  10. VI. FRA MARCO AND CORONADO.
  11. VII. THE JESUIT RELATIONS.
  12. VIII. NORTHERN DISCOVERIES.
  13. IX. HUMBOLDT’S TRAVELS.
  14. X. A YOUNG MAN’S VOYAGE.
  15. XI. THE NORTHWEST.
  16. XII. SIBERIA AND KAMCHATKA.
  17. INDEX.
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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