英语词汇“adventure story”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

I felt a pang of loneliness as I scanned a row of books, searching for an exciting adventure story to take me away. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I think somebody’s been reading too many adventure stories,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He knew just which books each of us liked best and that I would choose fairy tales, Ji-yong would get adventure stories, and Ji-yun would want animal stories. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a little too drifty in school so she thought it was a good idea that I read more books, and she knew I liked history and adventure stories. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Because that would be the happy ending, the right ending for a jolly girls’ adventure story. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I flipped through it, hoping to find something useful, but it was filled with sticky-sweet adventure stories meant to amuse children. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I thought of it more as a simple adventure story—a journey into the wonders of our unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Zarra, many times. Dumas’s life was the real adventure story.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t an adventure story anywhere that was safe from me. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were adventure stories and mysteries and love stories and fantasies. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Hugo also remembered that sometimes at night, Father would read to him from amazing adventure stories byjules Verne and a collection of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, which were Hugo’s favorites. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

As a child, he had been something of a loner, reading adventure stories during his school days and dreaming of fame and fortune. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

What ensues is a deeply romantic adventure story with life-or-death stakes and strong, noble characters who fight for every bit of their hard-won happily ever after. Review | Here’s one way to celebrate Valentine’s Day: Read five of the most romantic romance novels 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Over the decades since I first found the books to be rollicking adventure stories, they’ve become chilling horror stories of lonely children lost and desperate to survive in unforgiving wilderness. Lauren Groff: By the Book 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

Heading for my first “friend” date felt more nerve-racking than going on a romantic one, but, after that initial margarita, we were soon swapping single-life adventure stories. ‘My first “date” felt more nerve-racking than a romantic one’: how to make new friends as a grownup 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z

I really enjoyed this because it is an exciting adventure story and I liked the prince character because he sounded like a very smart person. The False Prince by Jennifer Neilsen - review 2012-08-04T14:00:00Z

I think this book is good for girls and boys who love reading adventure stories! Famous Five Run Away Together by Enid Blyton - review 2011-07-12T09:05:54Z

I think boys and girls aged nine to seventeen who like wildlife adventure stories should read this series. Safari Adventure by Willard Price 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z

This is an exciting adventure story with some funny parts. Group reviews: a selection 2013-05-08T17:00:00Z

I thought this was a very good adventure story. Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Hunt for the Yeti Skull: Nepal by Elizabeth Singer Hunt - review 2013-04-29T11:00:00Z

Dramas, comedies, adventure stories, musicals, biographies – all would use animals, but the genre that used the most was the western. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z

Children battle for the planet’s redemption in this precisely written postapocalyptic adventure story. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z

“It’s a pure adventure story,” Mr. Howard said. Can Ron Howard Save ‘Solo’? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

Tarzan, says Chris Bradford, the author of Young Samurai, a recent series of adventure stories, "is more relevant today than he ever was". Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z

Strayed struck publishing gold this year with her best-selling memoir “Wild,” her adventure story about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone, which is currently being turned into a movie by Reese Witherspoon. Last-minute holiday shopping list! 2012-12-21T17:57:00Z

A transcontinental adventure story set in 1873, it was more epic than most Chocolate Factory shows, with ornate dresses as well as automated sets — the first ever used at the theater, he said. David Babani?s Chocolate Factory Shines Up Old Shows 2010-07-23T02:10:00Z

The bloody drama of vengeance — common to spaghetti westerns and Jacobean theater — is translated into a sharp-witted, ever-mutating adventure story of two African-American sisters on a mission to kill their father. The Best Theater of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

Ravani and his new friends become a kind of family while evading an orphan catcher known only as the Hunter in a book that is equal parts adventure story and group bildungsroman. This Novel Surprised Our Reviewer: It Didn’t Make Him Cry 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z

It’s an adventure story, in which Petit confronts the gravest and clearest danger, looks death in the face and survives. “The Walk” Falls Short of Artistry 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

Zhang, who grew up reading “Little House on the Prairie,” said she wanted to write a frontier adventure story that explored the loneliness of the immigrant experience, and the clash between civilization and wilderness. With a Chinese American Gunslinger, He’s Challenging the Whiteness of Westerns 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

When the best picture field was expanded to 10 last year, “Up,” the adventure story about a crotchety old man and his young, balloon-toting charge, became a best picture contender. The Carpetbagger: Animation Advocacy, Pixar Style 2011-02-09T23:54:28Z

“The audience, wherever, whoever, and whenever it is, will be captivated by my space adventure story.” A Long Visit to Weimar-Era Berlin Through an Epic Graphic Novel 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

Unlike T. E. Laurence, now better remembered in movies and adventure stories than in real life, well into this century “Miss Bell” remained a well-known figure in the country she helped create: Iraq. 7 of the most amazing women you’ve never heard of 2014-01-20T20:00:00Z

I grew up loving adventure stories and wanting to see more women having kick-ass adventures. “A lifetime of fighting fires, drinking beer and eating red meat”: The author of “Wildfire” on what it takes for a woman to make it on a hotshot crew 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z

Told through the alternating points of view of Lyra, her allies and her enemies, the novel is at once a gripping adventure story, a tense spy thriller and a dynastic political drama. Review | Philip Pullman returns to the world of ‘His Dark Materials’ with ‘The Secret Commonwealth’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

But it’s always good news for adventure stories. Review | ‘Raft of Stars’ takes a cue from Hemingway, then puts a less macho spin on the adventure tale 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

Elegantly written and structured, the book is a riveting adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, and a restless, searching meditation on love, friendship and family. Notable nonfiction of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Now that it’s in theaters, is this adventure story set inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl worth the hype? What to Do This Weekend 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Yet “Apollo” does him a power of good: he shows the artist’s journey as an adventure story in which everything is new. Dance Review: Youth, Balanchine and Fans Are Served 2011-05-06T23:29:12Z

This best-selling book is an adventure story about a Texan boy who rides off with his buddy to Mexico. Cormac McCarthy’s Unsettling Dream of a Novel 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z

Part of the fun with "Undiscovered Country" was pitching the story as a type of wild "Land of the Lost"-type adventure story through a mysterious America with all of its different territories and biomes. "Trump's wall is based on a ridiculous fantasy": Scott Snyder on how reality is scarier than fiction 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z

Quanta Magazine writes that as a child growing up in Iran, Mirzakhani told herself adventure stories. Math prize winner Maryam Mirzakhani once wanted to be a writer 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth, of course — the original subterranean adventure story. Lovecraft Country recap: season one, episode four – misogyny, murder and Montrose 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z

At the same time, "The Book of Negroes" is an adventure story, a straight-up classic romance. 'Book of Negroes' is a compelling look at a slave's journey 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

Their mythic adventure stories colonised the imagination of this new generation and took on folkloric qualities of universal recognition and, more problematically, universal ownership. Sweded movies: the end of Hollywood as we know it? 2012-07-05T19:00:03Z

That, in a nutshell, is Thompson’s Latin American adventure story. Transformative Travel, 4 Ways 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

This book in particular was really inspired by adventure stories, like "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z

By contrast the local journalists in Kazakhstan knew about about the Osterns: They are highly regarded in those areas, even though they are pulp adventure stories. Manchester filmmaker wins international scripting prize 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z

Above all else, I love a good adventure story. Ernest Cline: By the Book 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

I’ve always had a fondness for those kind of science fiction/adventure stories, the male warrior in an exotic, alien land, overcoming physical challenges and confronting the fears of difference. John Carter: Andrew Stanton's Martian Mission Impossible 2012-03-08T16:11:02Z

That suggests a possible amateurishness, yet Falkner’s books are actually virtuosic masterpieces of their respective genres — the supernatural tale, the adventure story and the gothic romance. Review | Looking back to a time when leaders and millionaires were also men of letters 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

They are forced to jump "into" the classic adventure stories to steal famous fictional artefacts such as the map in Treasure Island, using a gadget called the Nautilus. Readers "jump into" classics in publishing venture 2011-06-13T23:06:45Z

It’s a platoon picture about a dangerous mission, a father-son melodrama, an adventure story, a caper and a political provocation. ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review: Black Lives Mattered in Vietnam, Too 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

The most radical chapter, though, is constructed as a choose-your-own- adventure story. Monica Lewinsky, reimagined 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z

Sometimes you just want a larger-than-life adventure story about thieves, wizards, assassins and kings to dwell in for a good long while, and this certainly scratched that itch. Sublime New Fantasy Fiction 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

Lewis It is a great mystical adventure story to feed the imagination of kids. For Eddie Izzard, a ‘99’ Ice Cream and a Waterloo Sunset Are Wondrous Things 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

These books are adventure stories, featuring that uniquely American creation, the pioneer family. The Little House books as feminist classics 2012-12-28T22:55:10Z

It was very exciting, especially when their auntie disappeared!This is an adventure story that has some very funny things happening. The Book Bunch - group review selection 2013-02-06T09:00:00Z

CS: Look at your sports experience as an adventure story with lots of ups and downs. Want to enjoy sports more this year? Your attitude may need a workout. 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

The Gardner publication reads like an adventure story, and so does another study of a single work, this one from the Getty Center in Los Angeles and edited by Andrew D. Turner. Best Art Between the Covers of These Holidayx Books 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

The war in “Desperate Journey” is no longer the stuff of a boy’s adventure story; here senseless deaths occur, and there are no melodramatic villains to draw cathartic boos and whistles. DVDs: On DVD, Errol Flynn and Raoul Walsh War Movies 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z

Gander’s poetic writing lends this adventure story a dense, brooding atmosphere; Dale and Hoa’s troubles unfold slowly in this carefully crafted novel of intimacy and isolation. Books to Watch Out For: November 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

They include “adventure story,” Gaiman’s rumination on death, and “a calendar of tales,” short takes inspired by his replies to fan tweets. These Are The Best Books of 2015 So Far 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Check out these recent, new and upcoming books, which offer adventure stories, personal recollections, a riff on a famous novel and more. Pride, Illustrated: 6 Comics and Graphic Novels to Read This June 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

The Sultan's Tigers is an adventure story written by Josh Lacey. The Sultan's Tigers by Josh Lacey - review 2012-11-23T15:00:00Z

Instead they were consigned to hand-me-down transience, along with the murder mysteries, nautical adventure stories and outdated travel guides. Wallace Stegner and the Conflicted Soul of the West 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

A historical adventure story is, somehow, current affairs. Roddy Doyle Scored 8 Out of 10 on a Quiz About Roddy Doyle 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

Blood Red Road is an amazing adventure story told by Saba, a young girl. Blood Red Road by Moira Young - review 2012-07-01T08:00:00Z

As an adventure story, “With the Old Breed” has a momentum that might put some modern readers in mind of Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air.” ‘With the Old Breed,’ an Intimate Look at Terror in World War II 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

Like “Lost,” it’s an adventure story with overtones of a religious parable, with spiritual trials and imagery. The Strange, Lovely ‘Infinity Train’ Reaches the End of the Line 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

Miles’s voice had a new solemnity, as if this was something other than an interesting adventure story he wanted to hear. Two Open Marriages in One Small Room 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

The feeling of stepping into terra incognita makes “A Dangerous Method” something of an adventure story. | 'A Dangerous Method': ?A Dangerous Method,? by David Cronenberg - Review 2011-11-22T18:02:01Z

"White Eagles" is "fun, quite an adventure story," said Anna Dewart, a professor of English at the College of Coastal Georgia. Spy novels by real spies: Anthony Burgess, John le Carr? and others 2010-08-18T20:33:00Z

For the television series the producers added the adventure story line, changed the ethnicity of one child for diversity, and made the search for answers participatory. The Cat Comes Back, in the Name of Science 2010-08-28T02:52:00Z

"We were a generation," Graham Greene later wrote in Ways of Escape, "brought up on adventure stories who had missed the enormous disillusionment of the first world war, and so we went looking for adventure." The Love-charm of Bombs by Lara Feigel – review 2013-01-20T09:00:03Z

And an adventure story and a detective story. Review: ‘The Tailor of Inverness,’ a Father-Son Tale at Brits Off Broadway 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z

The young feel life is an adventure story. Nick Cave mourns: “I just think that he’s living in a new world” 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

I like this book because it's an adventure story and it's very exciting. Arthur and the Invisibles by Luc Besson - review 2013-05-11T17:00:00Z

Taylor told BBC Breakfast he planned to start writing adventure stories for children again, rather than horror. Children's books need age certifications, claims GP Taylor 2012-07-09T13:16:00Z

There are times when the novel adopts the tone of a boy’s adventure story with obvious villains, endangered maidens and heroes, but one particular villain is too obvious. Finding the Funny in 17th-Century History 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

Curtis’s ninth novel is among his most suspenseful, an adventure story about a white sharecropper’s son in antebellum South Carolina. In New Novels for Kids, Dangerous Journeys and Hockey Madness 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

I just like big blowsy stuff and a good old-fashioned adventure story you can get your teeth into. Kate Mosse: a life in writing 2012-10-12T21:55:18Z

He certainly gave the Star Wars Saga a new level of gravitas and interest beyond a boy’s adventure story. ‘Taken 3,’ Starring Liam Neeson 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

"I was always clear that I was writing adventure stories with women heroes," Mosse says. Kate Mosse: a life in writing 2012-10-12T21:55:18Z

I would recommend this book to children aged 8-11 who enjoy a magical adventure story.Want to tell the world about a book you've read? Lance of Truth by Katherine Roberts - review 2012-11-18T09:00:00Z

In penning an enthralling adventure story, Fuentes manages to empty his enemy of self-reflection, and thus of conscience. The Autobiography of Fidel?Castro by Norberto Fuentes 2010-04-30T23:14:00Z

In the Chinese-speaking world, Mr. Ni was perhaps best known for the “Wisely” series, a collection of about 150 adventure stories first published as newspaper serials. Ni Kuang, Prolific Hong Kong Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 87 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

This is a sweet adventure story for children. Movie Review: ‘The Painting,’ Directed by Jean-François Laguionie 2013-05-10T01:21:41Z

Virtually every adventure story relates a rebellion of the underdog against the ruling class; few movies find the one percent wonderful. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z

This is a boy’s adventure story with many of the familiar genre trappings, including guns, knives, dangerous animals and equally threatening people. Review: In ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople,’ Lighting Out for the Bush 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

On one level it's an exciting adventure story with great storms and earthquakes, terrific animals, unruly children and some dubious pirates. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z

The book, which began as a kids’ book but turned into an adventure story of greed, aspiration and regret, has been shaped into three film installments. ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’: Enter the dragon 2013-12-12T00:35:31Z

According to the Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature, it is “one of the most brilliant adventure stories of all times”— and that’s no exaggeration. Review | Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

For one thing, I don't know of another adventure story that has a gay protagonist, at least in adult literature. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z

In writing the book, Nix said he wanted to write an old-fashioned adventure story with a modern sensibility. Garth Nix gives Edinburgh audience sneak preview of Old Kingdom prequel 2012-08-19T16:19:36Z

I think of it as an adventure story. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z

On the level of an adventure story, McBurney delivers a good two hours’ worth of mesmerizing material. What you hear is what you get in 'The Encounter' 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

Amazon described its third choice, "In the Kingdom of Ice," as the ultimate adventure story with a touch of romance and intrigue. 'Everything I Never Told You' is Amazon's book of the year 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z

So this book is best appreciated as a set of separate adventure stories. Books of The Times: A Collector of Road Trips, Just Passing Through 2010-02-17T23:31:00Z

This was a very good adventure story, full of exciting fights. Beast Quest: Battle of the Beasts: Ferno vs Epos by Adam Blade - review 2012-08-30T08:00:00Z

Also, and for the same reason, war books like “New York’s Fighting Sixty-Ninth” or “Guadalcanal Diary,” and adventure stories like “Treasure Island” and “Robinson Crusoe.” Alice McDermott Is Reading ‘Frankenstein’ for the First Time 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

It was based on a 16th-century Chinese adventure story about a monk travelling to India looking for enlightenment. Eiji Kusuhara obituary 2010-05-27T17:58:00Z

The Dream was gilded by novels and adventure stories”; Dreamers are the ones who continue to believe the lie, at black people’s expense. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Between the World and Me’ 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

After all, she noted, when Voltaire published “Candide,” a coming-of-age adventure story that doubled as a vicious critique of the European power structures, “the French nobility did not enjoy it.” A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z

Call it climate fiction, or dystopian, or literary fiction, or an adventure story – I want it to be all of those things. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z

For those who like adventure stories straight-up, The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, is this year’s closest approximation of “Unbroken.” Books of The Times: Beach Reads From Stephen King, Kevin Kwan, Carl Hiaasen and More 2013-06-06T21:14:31Z

The science is grounded at the start of the book professionally enough to satisfy the reviewers of Nature and New Scientist; the rest is adventure story, against the clock. Chasing Venus: the Race to Measure the Heavens – review 2013-01-29T10:26:31Z

“My goal from the beginning was to write more of an adventure story than a book of history,” he admits in an author’s note, as if he’d drafted a Hardy Boys pastiche. Books of The Times: A Foreign Correspondent in Nazi Germany Who Interpreted It for the World 2011-08-09T21:57:15Z

Set in 1910 in the rainforest city of Manaus in Brazil, it features a classic adventure story plot with Maia, an orphaned girl, a firm but fair governess, cruel relatives and a "hidden identity" device. Eva Ibbotson: Ogres, aunts and happy endings 2010-10-06T11:57:00Z

I found it to be a beautiful boy’s adventure story and not that difficult to read. Bruce Springsteen: By the Book 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

He liked to read adventure stories and listen to the music of Richard Wagner. 'Hitler': the mystery of the F?hrer's appeal 2012-04-11T22:26:08Z

According to Mr. Ryan’s obituary in The Washington Post he started acquiring toy soldiers in the 1920s, “an interest fueled by reading pulp adventure stories about World War I.” Antiques: A London Apartment Done Up in French 2010-04-22T22:32:00Z

Both of these enjoyable books are reminders that the search for and discovery of Tutankhamun is an adventure story that, like the pharaoh’s mummy, doesn’t spoil with age. Behold, King Tut, in All His Majesty and Mystery 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

This being an adventure story, there are perhaps too many scuffles and not enough quiet moments of character development to make an ideal play, but Stevenson wasn’t writing for the 21st-century stage. | 'Treasure Island': Stevenson?s Tale: Yo-Ho-Ho and a Parrot, Too 2011-03-07T23:30:25Z

Do you like a romantic adventure story – or do you prefer a novel to focus on romance alone? Valentine's Day romantic reads – tell us your favourites 2013-02-14T14:30:00Z

I thought, suppose I try writing a straightforward adventure story for children ... Eva Ibbotson: Ogres, aunts and happy endings 2010-10-06T11:57:00Z

His swashbuckling adventure stories and that emblem of divided personality, “Jekyll and Hyde,” are not her focus. ‘Under the Wide and Starry Sky’: R.L. Stevenson’s muse 2014-01-15T22:17:21Z

Even an adventure story can go overboard with that sort of thing. 'Silver': courage and terror in the sequel to Treasure Island 2012-08-01T20:01:03Z

Gardner meets one of her competitors for that prize again in this Carnegie shortlist - Dave Skelton with his adventure story for younger readers, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat. Roddy Doyle in the Carnegie running with Greyhound of a Girl 2013-03-12T11:54:00Z

His version of Hamlet will be called To Be Or Not To Be, and will be an illustrated, chooseable-path adventure story. Hamlet rewritten as choose-your-own-adventure game book 2012-11-27T12:22:39Z

We know that the climax of the adventure story will not make sense until we have gone far back into the protagonist's past to discover something. Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks 2012-07-20T21:55:02Z

But adventure stories are almost always no-girls-allowed, partly because the male adventurer is usually fleeing from a smothering domesticity represented by women. Wild and the Rise of the Lone She-Wolf 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

The literary editor suggested she enter a competition to write an adventure story. Susan Cooper: a life in writing 2012-12-21T22:54:02Z

It’s still an adventure story, a romance, and a farce. Mark Twain invented Mitt 2012-07-06T14:20:00Z

To the assembled rows of students in blue uniforms, the senior girl making the announcement described Philadelphia’s black neighborhoods in a dramatic voice, as if she were narrating an adventure story. Notes on the Exotic 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

From there, I moved on to adventure stories, crime, romance and historical epics. Laila Lalami: By the Book 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

It finds time to consider the psychological burden of Jekyll's condition without slowing down the rip-roaring adventure story at the heart of the book. Ch-ch-changes 2010-07-29T11:27:00Z

"At the time, he was directing Thor, a massive-budget, action-adventure, superhero movie, and Super Gran is a similar superhero adventure story." Film: Super Gran hopes to get Peter Rabbit and Paddington-style reboot 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z

And so much more like a Huck Finn sort of adventure story in and of itself. Director John Carney sings a new song with 'Flora and Son' 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z

Do you have any specific ideas for our adventure story, or should we start brainstorming together? Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy’s Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

Patagonia quickly ramped up to between five and eight titles per year, including adventure stories, memoirs by athletes and explorers, and books by pioneering environmental scientists. Why Patagonia — yes, that Patagonia — is rebooting a forgotten climate history classic 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z

Thomas persevered and moved on to children's chapter books falling in love with fantasy and adventure stories set in alternate worlds which he felt were relatable. Thomas Leeds: The author who lost his memory and had to learn to read again 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z

The adventure story not only led to some of his favorite childhood memories, but also influenced his work ethic. ‘The Goonies’ changed his life. He spent $1.6 million to buy the house. 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z

A year later, he was one of the lovable misfits in the classic adventure story “The Goonies.” With a comeback like no other, Ke Huy Quan can again embrace his dream of acting 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

The narrative pace and Nagorski’s fluid writing give this book the character of an adventure story. Review | How Freud escaped the Nazis, with the help of well-connected friends 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

Perhaps part of their appeal is that they are adventure stories featuring encounters with severe weather, wild animals, and Native peoples. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z

They wrote adventure stories, dramas and verse in hand-made manuscript books filled with handwriting intended to resemble print. Tiny manuscript by Charlotte Brontë returns home to Haworth 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

“I’m very happy to be in it not just because it’s Ron Howard and it’s a great adventure story and also very entertaining. But it’s an important story,” Mortensen said. In ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard directs the Thai cave rescue 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

Perhaps no cultural figure helped to keep the American dream on life support longer than Horatio Alger, the 19th-century novelist who wrote adventure stories for boys. Rags-to-Riches Stories Are Actually Kind of Disturbing 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z

A sculpture depicting Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story, Treasure Island, fetched the most at £13,000. Mystery book sculptures fetch £50,000 at auction in Edinburgh 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

In production notes, he said his latest work was at once an adventure story, a coming-of-age tale and a reflection on diversity. Italian film brings circus freaks to Venice festival 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

As with Whitehall’s character, there’s this sense that the filmmakers want to do the right thing with respect to the racist elements native to the “lost world” genre of adventure stories. Jungle Cruise desperately wants to be The Mummy 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

First of all, this isn’t an adventure story. Kathleen Turner dishes on her crush on Michael Douglas and their TV reunion 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

Pronounced the Nahuatl way, with the final “l” chopped off, “ELADATL” is a multigenre book of fantastical adventure stories, imagistic biographies and invented archives — what the authors call “an actual history of a fictional company.” Sesshu Foster and Arturo Romo have the antidote for the erasure of East L.A. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

Boudin recalls Gilbert telling elaborate adventure stories on the phone starring the boy and his friends sailing down the Amazon River or in some other exotic locale. DA son seeks release of father imprisoned in fatal ‘81 heist 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

Growing up in Spokane, Wash., novelist Jess Walter read a lot of adventure stories and listened to a lot of family lore about his blue-collar roots. How Jess Walter went from Hollywood satirist to Steinbeck's modern heir 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

He plans to share his real-life adventure stories with his granddaughter. Antonio Argüelles, the grandfather who swam from Northern Ireland to Scotland 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

“Covering adventure stories let me be more than a reporter,” he said during a “20/20” tribute marking his retirement in 1999. Hugh Downs, omnipresent television broadcaster, dies at 99 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

A debut full of heart and soul with a hugely endearing young narrator, it is a coming-of-age adventure story that does not shirk the realities of slum life, child exploitation and globalised poverty. The great escape: 50 brilliant books to transport you this summer 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z

He loved adventure stories as a child and began thinking seriously about writing a novel while in the Air Force in the early ’50s, when a commanding officer gave him copies of J.D. ‘Splash,’ ‘Stern’ writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z

“There were a lot of adventure stories on the radio,” Bowden said. Former FSU coach Bowden has never seen pandemic like this 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z

Jules Verne’s 1865 adventure story From the Earth to the Moon is eerily prescient. Let's move to Mars: the best books about our future in space 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

Listening to him, it strikes me that if people like Akoy were perceived as being “us”, we would tell their lives as adventure stories. ‘I’m surprised more migrants haven’t died in the Channel’: my view from England's white cliffs 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z

For the next five years, she’d bring in art and music and tell her travel and adventure stories. Radio host inspires global awareness by sharing stories 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

As Polanski and Towne once told me, the director objected: “I thought it was a serious movie, not an adventure story for kids.” Review: Sam Wasson takes a deep dive into 'Chinatown' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

Ms Carroll set her adventure story in Somerset in the 17th Century, with fictional characters Fortune Sharpe and her brother Gem. Children's book inspired by 1607 killer wave 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

“What felt like a classic adventure story was, in its DNA, quite unorthodox.” Film editors make the story work on multiple fronts 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

“Prince & Knight is meant to be a fun little adventure story that also just happens to better reflect the reality of millions of families not seen in other children’s stories.” Author hits back after West Virginia library removes LGBT picture book from shelves 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

The ongoing Weird Wednesday series will also debut in August with the outrageous adventure story “Roar.” Will the Alamo Drafthouse L.A. be the last stand for movie theaters? 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

They even wrote together—something Kipling never did with anyone else—collaborating on a novel, “The Naulahka,” an adventure story about a priceless Indian necklace. Rudyard Kipling in America 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z

As a steamboat captain, Twain – real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens – lived on the river, his life and work in constant motion as he authored travelogues, time-travel novels and adventure stories about runaway slaves. Why would one man read Mark Twain's whole library? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

“I thought it would be fun to explore these existential and philosophical themes in the guise of a simpler adventure story.” Unity’s latest demo is a gorgeous sci-fi short starring a lifelike virtual hero 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

But based on my experience, it’s a genuinely fun adventure story that places its characters on different sides of an epic conflict. The interactive Syfy project Eleven Eleven will make you want to watch the same story six times 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

A native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, McCarry grew up in a household of books and as a boy loved Westerns and other adventure stories. Charles McCarry, prescient spy novelist, dead at 88 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

Droll, incisive, and fiendishly clever, “The Coronation” is part ripping adventure story, part Downton Abbey-ish comedy of manners, and all fun. Crime fiction: A best-seller in Russia and a beloved British sleuth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

I spoke to Cornish about the film and how it presents an inspirational adventure story to the young people of today. Indie Focus: Taking it all in with the Sundance Film Festival, Oscar nominations and ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

It’s a great gift not only for fans of the show, but anyone interested in fantasy adventure stories or role playing games. The Verge Holiday Gift Guide 2018 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

The VR Vaccine project involves them wearing a VR headset and watching a 3D animated adventure story involving heroes in coats of armour defending their land against a villain. Helping kids cope with the fear of medical treatment 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

Hubbard wasn’t particularly interested in science fiction, but he recognized it as an ideal setting for his swashbuckling adventure stories about heroic men. These two books examine some of sci-fi’s most influential projects 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

An adventure story that doesn't travel very far, "Zama" is a stone-faced satire on masculine privilege and colonial arrogance. Lucrecia Martel fuses the mystical and the historical with bold adventure in 'Zama' 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

An adventure story set in the Amazon rainforest. Dunmore wins Costa Book of the Year prize 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

They will be displayed next to domestic product packaging and posters and more than 100 comics, including action and adventure stories – some of which reflect international tensions. Made in North Korea – a unique glimpse of life inside a closed society 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z

Eggers is using his formidable literary powers and cachet to amplify the stories of victimized people in a moment of crisis — and he's doing so in the form of a gripping, triumphant adventure story. Dave Eggers' new nonfiction tale is about coffee and the American Dream 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

No one wanted an earnest, low-tech adventure story featuring a shelter dog without superpowers or some snappy interior monologues. Canine movie star Benji is ready for his close-up on Netflix 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

His version of "Ferdinand," opening Dec. 15, is a colorful adventure story, as opposed to the quiet book. 'Ferdinand' reimagines a classic tale for contemporary audiences – LA Times 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

But His version of “Ferdinand,” opening Dec. 15, is no polemic; it’s a colorful adventure story, as opposed to the quiet book. Holiday movie preview 2017: 'Justice League,' 'I, Tonya,' 'Mudbound' and more 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

As with all the best adventure stories, the story rushes towards its final crescendo in a way guaranteed to induce binge-watching. “Stranger Things 2” is triumphant return to Hawkins 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

There’s no sex or carnage; it’s a pretty PG adventure story. Russia’s space blockbuster Salyut-7 is a fascinating look at cinematic heroism 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Comedy will be a part of the series but at the heart of “The Orville” will be a serious adventure story. Seth MacFarlane plots a new course with ‘The Orville’ 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

I wrote about the myth that you find in almost every boys’ adventure story or movie. Patriarchy and toxic masculinity are dominating America under Trump 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

The novel is an eminently readable and brisk adventure story, but it often confronts the reader with its heavy and powerful questions and criticisms. The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter is the monster mashup we need 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z

This autobiography reads more like a boy’s own adventure story than a reliable historical document and many doubt the authenticity of what he wrote. Poisoned, shot and beaten: why cyanide alone may have failed to kill Rasputin 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

Highlighted author readings this week include an astrobiologist, a true-life adventure story set in the Honduran jungle, and a look at how indigenous people shaped London: Author readings: an astrobiologist and an adventure story 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

Author readings of note for Jan. 6-13 include a South American adventure story, an astrobiologist and a look at how indigenous people shaped London: Author readings to check out for Jan. 6-13 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

This is both an adventure story and a love story, but it’s the writing that lifts it above the everyday — Jiles is a poet, and she makes every word in this 213-page book count. 4 books that were overlooked by all the hype 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

She favors classics such as the basketball-themed “Slam Dunk” and the adventure story “One Piece,” which follows a band of pirates as they hunt for treasure. Japan Feeds China’s Anime Addiction 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

“I remember swearing what the old adventure stories would call a terrible oath to do something,” he told me. The man who brought you Brexit | Sam Knight 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

In retirement, he wrote books on topics ranging from World War II history to more recent military missions as well as novels and adventure stories. Robert F. Dorr, author of military histories, dies at 76 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z

More than the adventure stories of Daniel Defoe or Jonathan Swift, “Pamela” was concerned with the representation of interior life. The Prude Who Invented the Modern Novel 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z

The life of James Blears would have filled the pages of any adventure story. Been and Gone: The actress whose attack scene became notorious - BBC News 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

This Oscar-nominated Colombia film is a strikingly photographed black-and-white epic that intertwines a passionate attack on the depredations of invasive capitalism with a potent adventure story. Kenneth Turan's pick of the week: 'My Golden Days' 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

This Oscar-nominated Colombia film is a strikingly photographed black-and-white epic that intertwines a passionate attack on the depredations of invasive capitalism with a potent adventure story. Critics Picks: Critics' Picks: March 4 - March 10, 2016 - Los Angeles Times 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

He later settled in San Francisco, attended the University of California at Berkeley and began writing adventure stories for pulp fiction magazines. Robert F. Dorr, author of military histories, dies at 76 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z

Like all great adventure stories, this one began with lukewarm beer and the internet. Welcome to the land that no country wants | Jack Shenker 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

The movie, Beyond the Sun, is described as a “family adventure story where children from different cultures emulate the apostles while searching for Jesus in the world around them.” Pope Francis to Appear in Spiritual Movie 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

It turns out his motives are no different than they've ever been: he's a commercial purveyor of adventure stories aimed at excitable teenagers. Michael Bay's Benghazi movie is an unexpectedly apolitical Rorschach test 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

He loved tragedy and vaudeville, Expressionist cinema and boys’ adventure stories. A Hundred Years of Orson Welles 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas This, the most famous of revenge stories, it is an adventure story primarily concerned with hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. Natasha Carthew’s top 10 revenge reads 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

I would call it a metaphysical adventure story with Bill. ‘I’m interested in his Murrayness': Bill Murray exhibition opens in Gateshead 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

There is, of course, some cross-pollination, but “Disciples” stands on its own: a textured adventure story that emerges from Waller’s command of the archival material and his fluid writing style. Four U.S. spies who later led the CIA 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

The Fox adventure story is on pace to be the biggest domestic grossing release of Ridley Scott's career, having made $182.8 million since debuting in October. Box Office: 'Our Brand is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Scouts Guide' All Bomb 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z

That’s true of everyone in this rousing, but ultimately unreachable adventure story. ‘Everest’ is rousing but unreachable 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

Elegantly written and structured, it’s a riveting adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, and a restless, searching meditation on love, friendship and family. A meditation on love, friendship, family — and surfing 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

An adventure story about a teenage Apatosaurus named Arlo, "The Good Dinosaur" posits a world where the asteroid never hit the Earth and the dinosaurs never went extinct. 'The Good Dinosaur' trailer: Pixar goes for the natural look 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Weirdly, it gives the book a very juvenile tone, as in, I think this could have been a fine adventure story for the 9-12 year old crowd. Ernest Cline's 'Armada' Drowns in Video Game And Sci-Fi Nostalgia 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

The book unfolds as part travelogue, part adventure story and part conservationist screed. Searching for ‘The Last Unicorn’ in the wildness of Laos 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Plus you’ll open more doors to unexpected happenings in the adventure story you are truly meant to live, with others. Spur Serendipity As A Way To Stay Relevant And Sought-After 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

Yes, Princess of Mars was among the first modern fantasy adventure stories. Famous Flops: 'John Carter' Became Shorthand For 'Box Office Bomb' 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

Westerns are popular, as are romances and adventure stories. Haskell bookstore a literary rummager’s dream 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

It's an adventure story telling the tale of Marco Polo, and Netflix is making it clear that this show is on the road to become a complete epic. 10 new trailers you should watch this week 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

Ms. McTeague said that Disney XD’s programming strategy shifted last year to hyper-focus on boys 6 to 8, “an age when we see boys get especially keen on animation and adventure stories.” ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ TV Show Is Latest Hope for Disney XD Channel 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

Like many fairytales over their long tradition, its works as a happy adventure story and as a pointed political allegory about the silencing of dissent, the horrors of despotism and the joylessness that follows them. The top 10 fairytales 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

When the moment was right, the Director would tell adventure stories about trappers and Native Americans that thrilled this 12-year-old’s imagination. Which Is Better - PowerPoint Or A FlipChart? 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Developed in collaboration with NASA, it features a futuristic adventure story that takes place the year 2054. GlassLab And NASA Teach Reason And Argumentation Using Video Games 2014-04-23T20:17:00Z

Like most of my favorite science books, it’s part adventure story, part memoir, part science. The Animal Lover's Gift Guide 2013-12-14T00:15:07.758Z

"Were trying to tell an adventure story that evokes childhood memories," she explains. Rain – preview 2013-06-06T09:02:00Z

Marseille, the salt-baked harbour at the bottom of France, has been like that for me: a city of shady deals, mapped in maritime adventure stories and tough detective fiction. Marseille's cultural moment 2013-04-28T05:30:01Z

As soon as I got there and saw all the crazy ancient mechanisms I knew that this was an adventure story that begged to be written. Jordan Jacobs: Archaeologist and author 2012-11-27T13:45:21Z

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is for China roughly what Homer is for Europeans, a swashbuckling adventure story, with lots of blood, excitement and craftiness on the battlefield. The warlord who teaches good management 2012-10-15T23:40:57Z

Subject matter varies wildly, from adventure stories to romance and the X-rated. Comic book styles from around the world 2012-08-06T16:37:31Z

Evening-waster suspenseful adventure story of a chase-type kidnapping: Rance, the hero, pleasantly entangled with two beautiful Polynesian girls, who eventually take him to a Utopian tropical island where he happily marries both of them. Checklist A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians. 2012-03-19T02:00:24.597Z

“It functions as a great action and adventure story.” New Military Memoirs Find an Audience 2012-03-18T22:11:49Z

Westminster Gazette: "An adventure story after a boy's own heart." Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z

Two thousand years on, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not just a scorch mark and an escapist adventure story. The warlord who teaches good management 2012-10-15T23:40:57Z

It’s neat to see old adventure stories come to life on film, even if they end up straying a long ways from the original. Five Reasons You Should Be Excited About Disney's 'John Carter' 2012-02-26T20:52:17Z

"The Silent Barrier" is a breezy romance of love and adventure in Switzerland, comparable to an adventure story by the late Guy Boothby. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z

His father, a Norwegian who came to the United States at age 3, was a writer of adventure stories. Henry D. Owen, Diplomat of Economic Summits, Dies at 91 2011-11-12T00:56:23Z

“Some of the stories were almost like adventure stories, and I knew those things before I knew all of the horrors.” For Columbia Instructor, Teaching About Genocide Is Personal 2011-11-05T01:33:17Z

Indeed, in many ways this book is as much an ode to the value of education and knowledge as it is an adventure story. The Weekly E-Book Reading List - 10/2/2011 2011-10-03T03:44:33Z

This is a very enjoyable mish-mash of genres, from space opera to slapstick to adventure story to kung fu story to farce to satire. The Weekly E-Reading List - 8/17/11 2011-08-17T12:15:31Z

A strong adventure story all boys will enjoy. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z

He wrote adventure stories, social tracts and one of the best short stories ever, “To Build a Fire.” Timothy Egan: Fall of the Wild 2011-06-03T02:15:08Z

But Ms Molina-Gavilan says the novel is primarily a fantasy adventure story. Against the clock 2011-04-09T00:22:32Z

Love story, adventure story, nature story—all three qualities combine in this tale of modern man and woman arrayed against the forces of age-old savagery. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z

"As in his previous novel, 'The Owner of the Lazy D,' Mr. White shows himself to be a master in the field of the Western adventure story." The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z

It's the first book I loved, when I was about nine, the greatest adventure story for boys. Hotseat: Michael Morpurgo 2010-09-30T05:24:00Z

"What drew me to the topic of space exploration was not the heroics and adventure stories," she explains, "but the very human and sometimes absurd struggles behind them." How do astronauts go to the bathroom in zero gravity? 2010-08-15T04:00:00Z

It was a Saturday morning cartoon cliché, a predictable action adventure story easily dismissable as a 30-minute advertisement for the toy line. How LEGO Revived Its Brand 2010-07-24T01:50:00Z

Treasure Island sequel for Motion A sequel to the adventure story Treasure Island is to be written by the former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion. Ex-Poet Laureate to write Treasure Island sequel 2010-03-26T02:17:00Z

But in his rare moments of sobriety he was kind, used to give candy to the children and nobody could tell fascinating sea adventure stories better than he did. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia

Some of the boys were reading adventure stories, covered up to look like school-books. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North

With a touch of Bulwerian romance, something of the sporting novel, and a good deal of the adventure story, Smedley united plenty of pleasant humour and occasionally not a little real wit. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)

Another little girl who was very fond of adventure stories carried her family through all sorts of perils by land and sea. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes

An adventure story dealing with another episode in the career of the "Four Just Men" who have appeared in several of Mr Wallace's most popular novels. The Sign of Silence

His head was full of those trashy adventure stories!” The Camera Fiend

The adventure stories and fiction are the kind that anyone with red blood likes to read. Taxidermy

All boys from 11 to 15 who like lively adventure stories, packed with mystery and action, will want to read every one of the exciting Hardy Boys stories listed below. Smugglers' Reef

One part of Le Morte D'Arthur will illustrate almost as well as another the nature of the adventure stories that grew up in the Middle Ages regarding the traditional heroes of chivalry. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes

I said, “That fellow has been reading crazy adventure stories, about kids capturing highwaymen and all that.” Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike

New Zealand is fertile in adventure stories, and the well-known Boyd massacre is paralleled by two or three other tragedies equally as dreadful, if less often told. The Beginning Of The Sea Story Of Australia 1901

I like the adventure stories the best, but the athletic stories are good, also. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California

"I like adventure stories about treasure hunting and robbers and murderers and things——" "Well, that'll do," said Laura joyfully, while the other girls shivered delightedly and drew close together. Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall or, Leading a Needed Rebellion

The presence of the qualities mentioned put at least two of Stevenson's prose romances among the most splendid adventure stories for young people, Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes

A satisfying and mature novel which readers will seize upon if they want to enjoy a good adventure story. Storm Over Warlock

During the long hours on the road, he entertained her with the story of his life and his travels, an adventure story of a poor boy who had made good. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian

Masses of them were adventure stories, many were presentation copies from writers. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

His first importance was that he wrote great adventure stories in the new world the men of science had discovered. The Victorian Age in Literature

To all who like a powerful adventure story, written with a punch, this novel can be whole-heartedly recommended. Berry And Co.

As for the bloodshed in them, it would not compare with that in many of the five-shilling adventure stories at that time read so eagerly by boys of the middle and upper classes. Adventures in Criticism

I went up to the attic and started reading one of Pa's adventure stories, Tarzan of the Apes, by the Frenchman, Jules Verne. A Place so Foreign

And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders. Dutch Courage and Other Stories

I think it's quite natural that a nine-year-old boy would sooner read an adventure story than the Bible. Anne of the Island

An island is fine enough, in all conscience or piratic unconscientiousness, but an island in a river sounds like the beginning of the greatest adventure story on earth. Alarms and Discursions

Earlier you were told why we read adventure stories of this kind; show why you think the Arabian Nights stories have the two values mentioned. The Elson Readers, Book 5

There was the bookcase full of wild theories and fantastic adventure stories. A Place so Foreign

So his stories are largely adventure stories, at the best; and it is this element of adventure and glorious action, rather than the study of character, which makes Scott a perennial favorite of the young. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World

He also has himself photographed, dressed in appropriate costumes, as the main character from his adventure stories. My Life and My Efforts

As for adventure stories, there is a fringe of them that comes under the riddle-story head; but for the most part the riddle story begins after the adventures have finished. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American

It would be an adventure story, maybe about counterfeiting—detectives sneaking up on the old house at night. Babbitt

He would write an adventure story for boys and sell it to The Youth’s Companion. Martin Eden

Defoe had told an adventure story of human life on a desert island, but Richardson would tell the story of a girl's inner life in the midst of English neighbors. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World

So we drop the adventure story and turn to the novel. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World

For upon the element of imagination depends, largely, our classification of works of fiction into novels, romances, and mere adventure stories. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World

This excessive interest in adventures or incidents for their own sake, and not for their effect on character, is what distinguishes the modern adventure story from the true novel. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World

单词	adventure story
例句	adventure story I felt a pang of loneliness as I scanned a row of books, searching for an exciting adventure story to take me away. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I think somebody’s been reading too many adventure stories,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He knew just which books each of us liked best and that I would choose fairy tales, Ji-yong would get adventure stories, and Ji-yun would want animal stories. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a little too drifty in school so she thought it was a good idea that I read more books, and she knew I liked history and adventure stories. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Because that would be the happy ending, the right ending for a jolly girls’ adventure story. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I flipped through it, hoping to find something useful, but it was filled with sticky-sweet adventure stories meant to amuse children. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I thought of it more as a simple adventure story—a journey into the wonders of our unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Yes, Zarra, many times. Dumas’s life was the real adventure story.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There wasn’t an adventure story anywhere that was safe from me. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There were adventure stories and mysteries and love stories and fantasies. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Hugo also remembered that sometimes at night, Father would read to him from amazing adventure stories byjules Verne and a collection of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, which were Hugo’s favorites. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z As a child, he had been something of a loner, reading adventure stories during his school days and dreaming of fame and fortune. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z What ensues is a deeply romantic adventure story with life-or-death stakes and strong, noble characters who fight for every bit of their hard-won happily ever after. Review \| Here’s one way to celebrate Valentine’s Day: Read five of the most romantic romance novels 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Over the decades since I first found the books to be rollicking adventure stories, they’ve become chilling horror stories of lonely children lost and desperate to survive in unforgiving wilderness. Lauren Groff: By the Book 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Heading for my first “friend” date felt more nerve-racking than going on a romantic one, but, after that initial margarita, we were soon swapping single-life adventure stories. ‘My first “date” felt more nerve-racking than a romantic one’: how to make new friends as a grownup 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z I really enjoyed this because it is an exciting adventure story and I liked the prince character because he sounded like a very smart person. The False Prince by Jennifer Neilsen - review 2012-08-04T14:00:00Z I think this book is good for girls and boys who love reading adventure stories! Famous Five Run Away Together by Enid Blyton - review 2011-07-12T09:05:54Z I think boys and girls aged nine to seventeen who like wildlife adventure stories should read this series. Safari Adventure by Willard Price 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z This is an exciting adventure story with some funny parts. Group reviews: a selection 2013-05-08T17:00:00Z I thought this was a very good adventure story. Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Hunt for the Yeti Skull: Nepal by Elizabeth Singer Hunt - review 2013-04-29T11:00:00Z Dramas, comedies, adventure stories, musicals, biographies – all would use animals, but the genre that used the most was the western. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z Children battle for the planet’s redemption in this precisely written postapocalyptic adventure story. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z “It’s a pure adventure story,” Mr. Howard said. Can Ron Howard Save ‘Solo’? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Tarzan, says Chris Bradford, the author of Young Samurai, a recent series of adventure stories, "is more relevant today than he ever was". Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z Strayed struck publishing gold this year with her best-selling memoir “Wild,” her adventure story about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone, which is currently being turned into a movie by Reese Witherspoon. Last-minute holiday shopping list! 2012-12-21T17:57:00Z A transcontinental adventure story set in 1873, it was more epic than most Chocolate Factory shows, with ornate dresses as well as automated sets — the first ever used at the theater, he said. David Babani?s Chocolate Factory Shines Up Old Shows 2010-07-23T02:10:00Z The bloody drama of vengeance — common to spaghetti westerns and Jacobean theater — is translated into a sharp-witted, ever-mutating adventure story of two African-American sisters on a mission to kill their father. The Best Theater of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Ravani and his new friends become a kind of family while evading an orphan catcher known only as the Hunter in a book that is equal parts adventure story and group bildungsroman. This Novel Surprised Our Reviewer: It Didn’t Make Him Cry 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z It’s an adventure story, in which Petit confronts the gravest and clearest danger, looks death in the face and survives. “The Walk” Falls Short of Artistry 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Zhang, who grew up reading “Little House on the Prairie,” said she wanted to write a frontier adventure story that explored the loneliness of the immigrant experience, and the clash between civilization and wilderness. With a Chinese American Gunslinger, He’s Challenging the Whiteness of Westerns 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z When the best picture field was expanded to 10 last year, “Up,” the adventure story about a crotchety old man and his young, balloon-toting charge, became a best picture contender. The Carpetbagger: Animation Advocacy, Pixar Style 2011-02-09T23:54:28Z “The audience, wherever, whoever, and whenever it is, will be captivated by my space adventure story.” A Long Visit to Weimar-Era Berlin Through an Epic Graphic Novel 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Unlike T. E. Laurence, now better remembered in movies and adventure stories than in real life, well into this century “Miss Bell” remained a well-known figure in the country she helped create: Iraq. 7 of the most amazing women you’ve never heard of 2014-01-20T20:00:00Z I grew up loving adventure stories and wanting to see more women having kick-ass adventures. “A lifetime of fighting fires, drinking beer and eating red meat”: The author of “Wildfire” on what it takes for a woman to make it on a hotshot crew 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Told through the alternating points of view of Lyra, her allies and her enemies, the novel is at once a gripping adventure story, a tense spy thriller and a dynastic political drama. Review \| Philip Pullman returns to the world of ‘His Dark Materials’ with ‘The Secret Commonwealth’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z But it’s always good news for adventure stories. Review \| ‘Raft of Stars’ takes a cue from Hemingway, then puts a less macho spin on the adventure tale 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Elegantly written and structured, the book is a riveting adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, and a restless, searching meditation on love, friendship and family. Notable nonfiction of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Now that it’s in theaters, is this adventure story set inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl worth the hype? What to Do This Weekend 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Yet “Apollo” does him a power of good: he shows the artist’s journey as an adventure story in which everything is new. Dance Review: Youth, Balanchine and Fans Are Served 2011-05-06T23:29:12Z This best-selling book is an adventure story about a Texan boy who rides off with his buddy to Mexico. Cormac McCarthy’s Unsettling Dream of a Novel 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Part of the fun with "Undiscovered Country" was pitching the story as a type of wild "Land of the Lost"-type adventure story through a mysterious America with all of its different territories and biomes. "Trump's wall is based on a ridiculous fantasy": Scott Snyder on how reality is scarier than fiction 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Quanta Magazine writes that as a child growing up in Iran, Mirzakhani told herself adventure stories. Math prize winner Maryam Mirzakhani once wanted to be a writer 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth, of course — the original subterranean adventure story. Lovecraft Country recap: season one, episode four – misogyny, murder and Montrose 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z At the same time, "The Book of Negroes" is an adventure story, a straight-up classic romance. 'Book of Negroes' is a compelling look at a slave's journey 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Their mythic adventure stories colonised the imagination of this new generation and took on folkloric qualities of universal recognition and, more problematically, universal ownership. Sweded movies: the end of Hollywood as we know it? 2012-07-05T19:00:03Z That, in a nutshell, is Thompson’s Latin American adventure story. Transformative Travel, 4 Ways 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z This book in particular was really inspired by adventure stories, like "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z By contrast the local journalists in Kazakhstan knew about about the Osterns: They are highly regarded in those areas, even though they are pulp adventure stories. Manchester filmmaker wins international scripting prize 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z Above all else, I love a good adventure story. Ernest Cline: By the Book 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z I’ve always had a fondness for those kind of science fiction/adventure stories, the male warrior in an exotic, alien land, overcoming physical challenges and confronting the fears of difference. John Carter: Andrew Stanton's Martian Mission Impossible 2012-03-08T16:11:02Z That suggests a possible amateurishness, yet Falkner’s books are actually virtuosic masterpieces of their respective genres — the supernatural tale, the adventure story and the gothic romance. Review \| Looking back to a time when leaders and millionaires were also men of letters 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z They are forced to jump "into" the classic adventure stories to steal famous fictional artefacts such as the map in Treasure Island, using a gadget called the Nautilus. Readers "jump into" classics in publishing venture 2011-06-13T23:06:45Z It’s a platoon picture about a dangerous mission, a father-son melodrama, an adventure story, a caper and a political provocation. ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review: Black Lives Mattered in Vietnam, Too 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The most radical chapter, though, is constructed as a choose-your-own- adventure story. Monica Lewinsky, reimagined 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Sometimes you just want a larger-than-life adventure story about thieves, wizards, assassins and kings to dwell in for a good long while, and this certainly scratched that itch. Sublime New Fantasy Fiction 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Lewis It is a great mystical adventure story to feed the imagination of kids. For Eddie Izzard, a ‘99’ Ice Cream and a Waterloo Sunset Are Wondrous Things 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z These books are adventure stories, featuring that uniquely American creation, the pioneer family. The Little House books as feminist classics 2012-12-28T22:55:10Z It was very exciting, especially when their auntie disappeared!This is an adventure story that has some very funny things happening. The Book Bunch - group review selection 2013-02-06T09:00:00Z CS: Look at your sports experience as an adventure story with lots of ups and downs. Want to enjoy sports more this year? Your attitude may need a workout. 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The Gardner publication reads like an adventure story, and so does another study of a single work, this one from the Getty Center in Los Angeles and edited by Andrew D. Turner. Best Art Between the Covers of These Holidayx Books 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The war in “Desperate Journey” is no longer the stuff of a boy’s adventure story; here senseless deaths occur, and there are no melodramatic villains to draw cathartic boos and whistles. DVDs: On DVD, Errol Flynn and Raoul Walsh War Movies 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z Gander’s poetic writing lends this adventure story a dense, brooding atmosphere; Dale and Hoa’s troubles unfold slowly in this carefully crafted novel of intimacy and isolation. Books to Watch Out For: November 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z They include “adventure story,” Gaiman’s rumination on death, and “a calendar of tales,” short takes inspired by his replies to fan tweets. These Are The Best Books of 2015 So Far 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Check out these recent, new and upcoming books, which offer adventure stories, personal recollections, a riff on a famous novel and more. Pride, Illustrated: 6 Comics and Graphic Novels to Read This June 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The Sultan's Tigers is an adventure story written by Josh Lacey. The Sultan's Tigers by Josh Lacey - review 2012-11-23T15:00:00Z Instead they were consigned to hand-me-down transience, along with the murder mysteries, nautical adventure stories and outdated travel guides. Wallace Stegner and the Conflicted Soul of the West 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z A historical adventure story is, somehow, current affairs. Roddy Doyle Scored 8 Out of 10 on a Quiz About Roddy Doyle 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Blood Red Road is an amazing adventure story told by Saba, a young girl. Blood Red Road by Moira Young - review 2012-07-01T08:00:00Z As an adventure story, “With the Old Breed” has a momentum that might put some modern readers in mind of Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air.” ‘With the Old Breed,’ an Intimate Look at Terror in World War II 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Like “Lost,” it’s an adventure story with overtones of a religious parable, with spiritual trials and imagery. The Strange, Lovely ‘Infinity Train’ Reaches the End of the Line 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Miles’s voice had a new solemnity, as if this was something other than an interesting adventure story he wanted to hear. Two Open Marriages in One Small Room 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The feeling of stepping into terra incognita makes “A Dangerous Method” something of an adventure story. \| 'A Dangerous Method': ?A Dangerous Method,? by David Cronenberg - Review 2011-11-22T18:02:01Z "White Eagles" is "fun, quite an adventure story," said Anna Dewart, a professor of English at the College of Coastal Georgia. Spy novels by real spies: Anthony Burgess, John le Carr? and others 2010-08-18T20:33:00Z For the television series the producers added the adventure story line, changed the ethnicity of one child for diversity, and made the search for answers participatory. The Cat Comes Back, in the Name of Science 2010-08-28T02:52:00Z "We were a generation," Graham Greene later wrote in Ways of Escape, "brought up on adventure stories who had missed the enormous disillusionment of the first world war, and so we went looking for adventure." The Love-charm of Bombs by Lara Feigel – review 2013-01-20T09:00:03Z And an adventure story and a detective story. Review: ‘The Tailor of Inverness,’ a Father-Son Tale at Brits Off Broadway 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z The young feel life is an adventure story. Nick Cave mourns: “I just think that he’s living in a new world” 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z I like this book because it's an adventure story and it's very exciting. Arthur and the Invisibles by Luc Besson - review 2013-05-11T17:00:00Z Taylor told BBC Breakfast he planned to start writing adventure stories for children again, rather than horror. Children's books need age certifications, claims GP Taylor 2012-07-09T13:16:00Z There are times when the novel adopts the tone of a boy’s adventure story with obvious villains, endangered maidens and heroes, but one particular villain is too obvious. Finding the Funny in 17th-Century History 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Curtis’s ninth novel is among his most suspenseful, an adventure story about a white sharecropper’s son in antebellum South Carolina. In New Novels for Kids, Dangerous Journeys and Hockey Madness 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z I just like big blowsy stuff and a good old-fashioned adventure story you can get your teeth into. Kate Mosse: a life in writing 2012-10-12T21:55:18Z He certainly gave the Star Wars Saga a new level of gravitas and interest beyond a boy’s adventure story. ‘Taken 3,’ Starring Liam Neeson 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z "I was always clear that I was writing adventure stories with women heroes," Mosse says. Kate Mosse: a life in writing 2012-10-12T21:55:18Z I would recommend this book to children aged 8-11 who enjoy a magical adventure story.Want to tell the world about a book you've read? Lance of Truth by Katherine Roberts - review 2012-11-18T09:00:00Z In penning an enthralling adventure story, Fuentes manages to empty his enemy of self-reflection, and thus of conscience. The Autobiography of Fidel?Castro by Norberto Fuentes 2010-04-30T23:14:00Z In the Chinese-speaking world, Mr. Ni was perhaps best known for the “Wisely” series, a collection of about 150 adventure stories first published as newspaper serials. Ni Kuang, Prolific Hong Kong Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 87 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z This is a sweet adventure story for children. Movie Review: ‘The Painting,’ Directed by Jean-François Laguionie 2013-05-10T01:21:41Z Virtually every adventure story relates a rebellion of the underdog against the ruling class; few movies find the one percent wonderful. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z This is a boy’s adventure story with many of the familiar genre trappings, including guns, knives, dangerous animals and equally threatening people. Review: In ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople,’ Lighting Out for the Bush 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z On one level it's an exciting adventure story with great storms and earthquakes, terrific animals, unruly children and some dubious pirates. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z The book, which began as a kids’ book but turned into an adventure story of greed, aspiration and regret, has been shaped into three film installments. ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’: Enter the dragon 2013-12-12T00:35:31Z According to the Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature, it is “one of the most brilliant adventure stories of all times”— and that’s no exaggeration. Review \| Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z For one thing, I don't know of another adventure story that has a gay protagonist, at least in adult literature. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z In writing the book, Nix said he wanted to write an old-fashioned adventure story with a modern sensibility. Garth Nix gives Edinburgh audience sneak preview of Old Kingdom prequel 2012-08-19T16:19:36Z I think of it as an adventure story. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z On the level of an adventure story, McBurney delivers a good two hours’ worth of mesmerizing material. What you hear is what you get in 'The Encounter' 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Amazon described its third choice, "In the Kingdom of Ice," as the ultimate adventure story with a touch of romance and intrigue. 'Everything I Never Told You' is Amazon's book of the year 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z So this book is best appreciated as a set of separate adventure stories. Books of The Times: A Collector of Road Trips, Just Passing Through 2010-02-17T23:31:00Z This was a very good adventure story, full of exciting fights. Beast Quest: Battle of the Beasts: Ferno vs Epos by Adam Blade - review 2012-08-30T08:00:00Z Also, and for the same reason, war books like “New York’s Fighting Sixty-Ninth” or “Guadalcanal Diary,” and adventure stories like “Treasure Island” and “Robinson Crusoe.” Alice McDermott Is Reading ‘Frankenstein’ for the First Time 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z It was based on a 16th-century Chinese adventure story about a monk travelling to India looking for enlightenment. Eiji Kusuhara obituary 2010-05-27T17:58:00Z The Dream was gilded by novels and adventure stories”; Dreamers are the ones who continue to believe the lie, at black people’s expense. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Between the World and Me’ 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z After all, she noted, when Voltaire published “Candide,” a coming-of-age adventure story that doubled as a vicious critique of the European power structures, “the French nobility did not enjoy it.” A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Call it climate fiction, or dystopian, or literary fiction, or an adventure story – I want it to be all of those things. "You have to think about hope": Author Silas House on democracy's demise, climate refugees and dogs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z For those who like adventure stories straight-up, The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, is this year’s closest approximation of “Unbroken.” Books of The Times: Beach Reads From Stephen King, Kevin Kwan, Carl Hiaasen and More 2013-06-06T21:14:31Z The science is grounded at the start of the book professionally enough to satisfy the reviewers of Nature and New Scientist; the rest is adventure story, against the clock. Chasing Venus: the Race to Measure the Heavens – review 2013-01-29T10:26:31Z “My goal from the beginning was to write more of an adventure story than a book of history,” he admits in an author’s note, as if he’d drafted a Hardy Boys pastiche. Books of The Times: A Foreign Correspondent in Nazi Germany Who Interpreted It for the World 2011-08-09T21:57:15Z Set in 1910 in the rainforest city of Manaus in Brazil, it features a classic adventure story plot with Maia, an orphaned girl, a firm but fair governess, cruel relatives and a "hidden identity" device. Eva Ibbotson: Ogres, aunts and happy endings 2010-10-06T11:57:00Z I found it to be a beautiful boy’s adventure story and not that difficult to read. Bruce Springsteen: By the Book 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z He liked to read adventure stories and listen to the music of Richard Wagner. 'Hitler': the mystery of the F?hrer's appeal 2012-04-11T22:26:08Z According to Mr. Ryan’s obituary in The Washington Post he started acquiring toy soldiers in the 1920s, “an interest fueled by reading pulp adventure stories about World War I.” Antiques: A London Apartment Done Up in French 2010-04-22T22:32:00Z Both of these enjoyable books are reminders that the search for and discovery of Tutankhamun is an adventure story that, like the pharaoh’s mummy, doesn’t spoil with age. Behold, King Tut, in All His Majesty and Mystery 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z This being an adventure story, there are perhaps too many scuffles and not enough quiet moments of character development to make an ideal play, but Stevenson wasn’t writing for the 21st-century stage. \| 'Treasure Island': Stevenson?s Tale: Yo-Ho-Ho and a Parrot, Too 2011-03-07T23:30:25Z Do you like a romantic adventure story – or do you prefer a novel to focus on romance alone? Valentine's Day romantic reads – tell us your favourites 2013-02-14T14:30:00Z I thought, suppose I try writing a straightforward adventure story for children ... Eva Ibbotson: Ogres, aunts and happy endings 2010-10-06T11:57:00Z His swashbuckling adventure stories and that emblem of divided personality, “Jekyll and Hyde,” are not her focus. ‘Under the Wide and Starry Sky’: R.L. Stevenson’s muse 2014-01-15T22:17:21Z Even an adventure story can go overboard with that sort of thing. 'Silver': courage and terror in the sequel to Treasure Island 2012-08-01T20:01:03Z Gardner meets one of her competitors for that prize again in this Carnegie shortlist - Dave Skelton with his adventure story for younger readers, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat. Roddy Doyle in the Carnegie running with Greyhound of a Girl 2013-03-12T11:54:00Z His version of Hamlet will be called To Be Or Not To Be, and will be an illustrated, chooseable-path adventure story. Hamlet rewritten as choose-your-own-adventure game book 2012-11-27T12:22:39Z We know that the climax of the adventure story will not make sense until we have gone far back into the protagonist's past to discover something. Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks 2012-07-20T21:55:02Z But adventure stories are almost always no-girls-allowed, partly because the male adventurer is usually fleeing from a smothering domesticity represented by women. Wild and the Rise of the Lone She-Wolf 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The literary editor suggested she enter a competition to write an adventure story. Susan Cooper: a life in writing 2012-12-21T22:54:02Z It’s still an adventure story, a romance, and a farce. Mark Twain invented Mitt 2012-07-06T14:20:00Z To the assembled rows of students in blue uniforms, the senior girl making the announcement described Philadelphia’s black neighborhoods in a dramatic voice, as if she were narrating an adventure story. Notes on the Exotic 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z From there, I moved on to adventure stories, crime, romance and historical epics. Laila Lalami: By the Book 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z It finds time to consider the psychological burden of Jekyll's condition without slowing down the rip-roaring adventure story at the heart of the book. Ch-ch-changes 2010-07-29T11:27:00Z "At the time, he was directing Thor, a massive-budget, action-adventure, superhero movie, and Super Gran is a similar superhero adventure story." Film: Super Gran hopes to get Peter Rabbit and Paddington-style reboot 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z And so much more like a Huck Finn sort of adventure story in and of itself. Director John Carney sings a new song with 'Flora and Son' 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Do you have any specific ideas for our adventure story, or should we start brainstorming together? Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy’s Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Patagonia quickly ramped up to between five and eight titles per year, including adventure stories, memoirs by athletes and explorers, and books by pioneering environmental scientists. Why Patagonia — yes, that Patagonia — is rebooting a forgotten climate history classic 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Thomas persevered and moved on to children's chapter books falling in love with fantasy and adventure stories set in alternate worlds which he felt were relatable. Thomas Leeds: The author who lost his memory and had to learn to read again 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The adventure story not only led to some of his favorite childhood memories, but also influenced his work ethic. ‘The Goonies’ changed his life. He spent $1.6 million to buy the house. 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z A year later, he was one of the lovable misfits in the classic adventure story “The Goonies.” With a comeback like no other, Ke Huy Quan can again embrace his dream of acting 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The narrative pace and Nagorski’s fluid writing give this book the character of an adventure story. Review \| How Freud escaped the Nazis, with the help of well-connected friends 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Perhaps part of their appeal is that they are adventure stories featuring encounters with severe weather, wild animals, and Native peoples. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z They wrote adventure stories, dramas and verse in hand-made manuscript books filled with handwriting intended to resemble print. Tiny manuscript by Charlotte Brontë returns home to Haworth 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “I’m very happy to be in it not just because it’s Ron Howard and it’s a great adventure story and also very entertaining. But it’s an important story,” Mortensen said. In ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard directs the Thai cave rescue 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Perhaps no cultural figure helped to keep the American dream on life support longer than Horatio Alger, the 19th-century novelist who wrote adventure stories for boys. Rags-to-Riches Stories Are Actually Kind of Disturbing 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z A sculpture depicting Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story, Treasure Island, fetched the most at £13,000. Mystery book sculptures fetch £50,000 at auction in Edinburgh 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In production notes, he said his latest work was at once an adventure story, a coming-of-age tale and a reflection on diversity. Italian film brings circus freaks to Venice festival 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z As with Whitehall’s character, there’s this sense that the filmmakers want to do the right thing with respect to the racist elements native to the “lost world” genre of adventure stories. Jungle Cruise desperately wants to be The Mummy 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z First of all, this isn’t an adventure story. Kathleen Turner dishes on her crush on Michael Douglas and their TV reunion 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Pronounced the Nahuatl way, with the final “l” chopped off, “ELADATL” is a multigenre book of fantastical adventure stories, imagistic biographies and invented archives — what the authors call “an actual history of a fictional company.” Sesshu Foster and Arturo Romo have the antidote for the erasure of East L.A. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Boudin recalls Gilbert telling elaborate adventure stories on the phone starring the boy and his friends sailing down the Amazon River or in some other exotic locale. DA son seeks release of father imprisoned in fatal ‘81 heist 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Boudin recalls Gilbert telling elaborate adventure stories on the phone starring the boy and his friends sailing down the Amazon River or in some other exotic locale. DA son seeks release of father imprisoned in fatal ’81 heist 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Growing up in Spokane, Wash., novelist Jess Walter read a lot of adventure stories and listened to a lot of family lore about his blue-collar roots. How Jess Walter went from Hollywood satirist to Steinbeck's modern heir 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z He plans to share his real-life adventure stories with his granddaughter. Antonio Argüelles, the grandfather who swam from Northern Ireland to Scotland 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z “Covering adventure stories let me be more than a reporter,” he said during a “20/20” tribute marking his retirement in 1999. Hugh Downs, omnipresent television broadcaster, dies at 99 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z A debut full of heart and soul with a hugely endearing young narrator, it is a coming-of-age adventure story that does not shirk the realities of slum life, child exploitation and globalised poverty. The great escape: 50 brilliant books to transport you this summer 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z He loved adventure stories as a child and began thinking seriously about writing a novel while in the Air Force in the early ’50s, when a commanding officer gave him copies of J.D. ‘Splash,’ ‘Stern’ writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “There were a lot of adventure stories on the radio,” Bowden said. Former FSU coach Bowden has never seen pandemic like this 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Jules Verne’s 1865 adventure story From the Earth to the Moon is eerily prescient. Let's move to Mars: the best books about our future in space 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Listening to him, it strikes me that if people like Akoy were perceived as being “us”, we would tell their lives as adventure stories. ‘I’m surprised more migrants haven’t died in the Channel’: my view from England's white cliffs 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z For the next five years, she’d bring in art and music and tell her travel and adventure stories. Radio host inspires global awareness by sharing stories 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z As Polanski and Towne once told me, the director objected: “I thought it was a serious movie, not an adventure story for kids.” Review: Sam Wasson takes a deep dive into 'Chinatown' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Ms Carroll set her adventure story in Somerset in the 17th Century, with fictional characters Fortune Sharpe and her brother Gem. Children's book inspired by 1607 killer wave 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z “What felt like a classic adventure story was, in its DNA, quite unorthodox.” Film editors make the story work on multiple fronts 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “Prince & Knight is meant to be a fun little adventure story that also just happens to better reflect the reality of millions of families not seen in other children’s stories.” Author hits back after West Virginia library removes LGBT picture book from shelves 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The ongoing Weird Wednesday series will also debut in August with the outrageous adventure story “Roar.” Will the Alamo Drafthouse L.A. be the last stand for movie theaters? 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z They even wrote together—something Kipling never did with anyone else—collaborating on a novel, “The Naulahka,” an adventure story about a priceless Indian necklace. Rudyard Kipling in America 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z As a steamboat captain, Twain – real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens – lived on the river, his life and work in constant motion as he authored travelogues, time-travel novels and adventure stories about runaway slaves. Why would one man read Mark Twain's whole library? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z “I thought it would be fun to explore these existential and philosophical themes in the guise of a simpler adventure story.” Unity’s latest demo is a gorgeous sci-fi short starring a lifelike virtual hero 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z But based on my experience, it’s a genuinely fun adventure story that places its characters on different sides of an epic conflict. The interactive Syfy project Eleven Eleven will make you want to watch the same story six times 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z A native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, McCarry grew up in a household of books and as a boy loved Westerns and other adventure stories. Charles McCarry, prescient spy novelist, dead at 88 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Droll, incisive, and fiendishly clever, “The Coronation” is part ripping adventure story, part Downton Abbey-ish comedy of manners, and all fun. Crime fiction: A best-seller in Russia and a beloved British sleuth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z I spoke to Cornish about the film and how it presents an inspirational adventure story to the young people of today. Indie Focus: Taking it all in with the Sundance Film Festival, Oscar nominations and ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z It’s a great gift not only for fans of the show, but anyone interested in fantasy adventure stories or role playing games. The Verge Holiday Gift Guide 2018 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The VR Vaccine project involves them wearing a VR headset and watching a 3D animated adventure story involving heroes in coats of armour defending their land against a villain. Helping kids cope with the fear of medical treatment 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Hubbard wasn’t particularly interested in science fiction, but he recognized it as an ideal setting for his swashbuckling adventure stories about heroic men. These two books examine some of sci-fi’s most influential projects 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z An adventure story that doesn't travel very far, "Zama" is a stone-faced satire on masculine privilege and colonial arrogance. Lucrecia Martel fuses the mystical and the historical with bold adventure in 'Zama' 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z An adventure story set in the Amazon rainforest. Dunmore wins Costa Book of the Year prize 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z They will be displayed next to domestic product packaging and posters and more than 100 comics, including action and adventure stories – some of which reflect international tensions. Made in North Korea – a unique glimpse of life inside a closed society 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Eggers is using his formidable literary powers and cachet to amplify the stories of victimized people in a moment of crisis — and he's doing so in the form of a gripping, triumphant adventure story. Dave Eggers' new nonfiction tale is about coffee and the American Dream 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z No one wanted an earnest, low-tech adventure story featuring a shelter dog without superpowers or some snappy interior monologues. Canine movie star Benji is ready for his close-up on Netflix 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z His version of "Ferdinand," opening Dec. 15, is a colorful adventure story, as opposed to the quiet book. 'Ferdinand' reimagines a classic tale for contemporary audiences – LA Times 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z But His version of “Ferdinand,” opening Dec. 15, is no polemic; it’s a colorful adventure story, as opposed to the quiet book. Holiday movie preview 2017: 'Justice League,' 'I, Tonya,' 'Mudbound' and more 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z As with all the best adventure stories, the story rushes towards its final crescendo in a way guaranteed to induce binge-watching. “Stranger Things 2” is triumphant return to Hawkins 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z There’s no sex or carnage; it’s a pretty PG adventure story. Russia’s space blockbuster Salyut-7 is a fascinating look at cinematic heroism 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Comedy will be a part of the series but at the heart of “The Orville” will be a serious adventure story. Seth MacFarlane plots a new course with ‘The Orville’ 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z I wrote about the myth that you find in almost every boys’ adventure story or movie. Patriarchy and toxic masculinity are dominating America under Trump 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The novel is an eminently readable and brisk adventure story, but it often confronts the reader with its heavy and powerful questions and criticisms. The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter is the monster mashup we need 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z This autobiography reads more like a boy’s own adventure story than a reliable historical document and many doubt the authenticity of what he wrote. Poisoned, shot and beaten: why cyanide alone may have failed to kill Rasputin 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Highlighted author readings this week include an astrobiologist, a true-life adventure story set in the Honduran jungle, and a look at how indigenous people shaped London: Author readings: an astrobiologist and an adventure story 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Author readings of note for Jan. 6-13 include a South American adventure story, an astrobiologist and a look at how indigenous people shaped London: Author readings to check out for Jan. 6-13 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z This is both an adventure story and a love story, but it’s the writing that lifts it above the everyday — Jiles is a poet, and she makes every word in this 213-page book count. 4 books that were overlooked by all the hype 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z She favors classics such as the basketball-themed “Slam Dunk” and the adventure story “One Piece,” which follows a band of pirates as they hunt for treasure. Japan Feeds China’s Anime Addiction 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z “I remember swearing what the old adventure stories would call a terrible oath to do something,” he told me. The man who brought you Brexit \| Sam Knight 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z In retirement, he wrote books on topics ranging from World War II history to more recent military missions as well as novels and adventure stories. Robert F. Dorr, author of military histories, dies at 76 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z More than the adventure stories of Daniel Defoe or Jonathan Swift, “Pamela” was concerned with the representation of interior life. The Prude Who Invented the Modern Novel 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The life of James Blears would have filled the pages of any adventure story. Been and Gone: The actress whose attack scene became notorious - BBC News 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z This Oscar-nominated Colombia film is a strikingly photographed black-and-white epic that intertwines a passionate attack on the depredations of invasive capitalism with a potent adventure story. Kenneth Turan's pick of the week: 'My Golden Days' 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z This Oscar-nominated Colombia film is a strikingly photographed black-and-white epic that intertwines a passionate attack on the depredations of invasive capitalism with a potent adventure story. Critics Picks: Critics' Picks: March 4 - March 10, 2016 - Los Angeles Times 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z He later settled in San Francisco, attended the University of California at Berkeley and began writing adventure stories for pulp fiction magazines. Robert F. Dorr, author of military histories, dies at 76 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Like all great adventure stories, this one began with lukewarm beer and the internet. Welcome to the land that no country wants \| Jack Shenker 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The movie, Beyond the Sun, is described as a “family adventure story where children from different cultures emulate the apostles while searching for Jesus in the world around them.” Pope Francis to Appear in Spiritual Movie 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z It turns out his motives are no different than they've ever been: he's a commercial purveyor of adventure stories aimed at excitable teenagers. Michael Bay's Benghazi movie is an unexpectedly apolitical Rorschach test 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z He loved tragedy and vaudeville, Expressionist cinema and boys’ adventure stories. A Hundred Years of Orson Welles 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas This, the most famous of revenge stories, it is an adventure story primarily concerned with hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. Natasha Carthew’s top 10 revenge reads 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z I would call it a metaphysical adventure story with Bill. ‘I’m interested in his Murrayness': Bill Murray exhibition opens in Gateshead 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z There is, of course, some cross-pollination, but “Disciples” stands on its own: a textured adventure story that emerges from Waller’s command of the archival material and his fluid writing style. Four U.S. spies who later led the CIA 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The Fox adventure story is on pace to be the biggest domestic grossing release of Ridley Scott's career, having made $182.8 million since debuting in October. Box Office: 'Our Brand is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Scouts Guide' All Bomb 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z That’s true of everyone in this rousing, but ultimately unreachable adventure story. ‘Everest’ is rousing but unreachable 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Elegantly written and structured, it’s a riveting adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, and a restless, searching meditation on love, friendship and family. A meditation on love, friendship, family — and surfing 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z An adventure story about a teenage Apatosaurus named Arlo, "The Good Dinosaur" posits a world where the asteroid never hit the Earth and the dinosaurs never went extinct. 'The Good Dinosaur' trailer: Pixar goes for the natural look 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Weirdly, it gives the book a very juvenile tone, as in, I think this could have been a fine adventure story for the 9-12 year old crowd. Ernest Cline's 'Armada' Drowns in Video Game And Sci-Fi Nostalgia 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The book unfolds as part travelogue, part adventure story and part conservationist screed. Searching for ‘The Last Unicorn’ in the wildness of Laos 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Plus you’ll open more doors to unexpected happenings in the adventure story you are truly meant to live, with others. Spur Serendipity As A Way To Stay Relevant And Sought-After 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Yes, Princess of Mars was among the first modern fantasy adventure stories. Famous Flops: 'John Carter' Became Shorthand For 'Box Office Bomb' 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Westerns are popular, as are romances and adventure stories. Haskell bookstore a literary rummager’s dream 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z It's an adventure story telling the tale of Marco Polo, and Netflix is making it clear that this show is on the road to become a complete epic. 10 new trailers you should watch this week 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Ms. McTeague said that Disney XD’s programming strategy shifted last year to hyper-focus on boys 6 to 8, “an age when we see boys get especially keen on animation and adventure stories.” ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ TV Show Is Latest Hope for Disney XD Channel 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Like many fairytales over their long tradition, its works as a happy adventure story and as a pointed political allegory about the silencing of dissent, the horrors of despotism and the joylessness that follows them. The top 10 fairytales 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z When the moment was right, the Director would tell adventure stories about trappers and Native Americans that thrilled this 12-year-old’s imagination. Which Is Better - PowerPoint Or A FlipChart? 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Developed in collaboration with NASA, it features a futuristic adventure story that takes place the year 2054. GlassLab And NASA Teach Reason And Argumentation Using Video Games 2014-04-23T20:17:00Z Like most of my favorite science books, it’s part adventure story, part memoir, part science. The Animal Lover's Gift Guide 2013-12-14T00:15:07.758Z "Were trying to tell an adventure story that evokes childhood memories," she explains. Rain – preview 2013-06-06T09:02:00Z Marseille, the salt-baked harbour at the bottom of France, has been like that for me: a city of shady deals, mapped in maritime adventure stories and tough detective fiction. Marseille's cultural moment 2013-04-28T05:30:01Z As soon as I got there and saw all the crazy ancient mechanisms I knew that this was an adventure story that begged to be written. Jordan Jacobs: Archaeologist and author 2012-11-27T13:45:21Z The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is for China roughly what Homer is for Europeans, a swashbuckling adventure story, with lots of blood, excitement and craftiness on the battlefield. The warlord who teaches good management 2012-10-15T23:40:57Z Subject matter varies wildly, from adventure stories to romance and the X-rated. Comic book styles from around the world 2012-08-06T16:37:31Z Evening-waster suspenseful adventure story of a chase-type kidnapping: Rance, the hero, pleasantly entangled with two beautiful Polynesian girls, who eventually take him to a Utopian tropical island where he happily marries both of them. Checklist A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians. 2012-03-19T02:00:24.597Z “It functions as a great action and adventure story.” New Military Memoirs Find an Audience 2012-03-18T22:11:49Z Westminster Gazette: "An adventure story after a boy's own heart." Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Two thousand years on, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not just a scorch mark and an escapist adventure story. The warlord who teaches good management 2012-10-15T23:40:57Z It’s neat to see old adventure stories come to life on film, even if they end up straying a long ways from the original. Five Reasons You Should Be Excited About Disney's 'John Carter' 2012-02-26T20:52:17Z "The Silent Barrier" is a breezy romance of love and adventure in Switzerland, comparable to an adventure story by the late Guy Boothby. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z His father, a Norwegian who came to the United States at age 3, was a writer of adventure stories. Henry D. Owen, Diplomat of Economic Summits, Dies at 91 2011-11-12T00:56:23Z “Some of the stories were almost like adventure stories, and I knew those things before I knew all of the horrors.” For Columbia Instructor, Teaching About Genocide Is Personal 2011-11-05T01:33:17Z Indeed, in many ways this book is as much an ode to the value of education and knowledge as it is an adventure story. The Weekly E-Book Reading List - 10/2/2011 2011-10-03T03:44:33Z This is a very enjoyable mish-mash of genres, from space opera to slapstick to adventure story to kung fu story to farce to satire. The Weekly E-Reading List - 8/17/11 2011-08-17T12:15:31Z A strong adventure story all boys will enjoy. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z He wrote adventure stories, social tracts and one of the best short stories ever, “To Build a Fire.” Timothy Egan: Fall of the Wild 2011-06-03T02:15:08Z But Ms Molina-Gavilan says the novel is primarily a fantasy adventure story. Against the clock 2011-04-09T00:22:32Z Love story, adventure story, nature story—all three qualities combine in this tale of modern man and woman arrayed against the forces of age-old savagery. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z "As in his previous novel, 'The Owner of the Lazy D,' Mr. White shows himself to be a master in the field of the Western adventure story." The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z It's the first book I loved, when I was about nine, the greatest adventure story for boys. Hotseat: Michael Morpurgo 2010-09-30T05:24:00Z "What drew me to the topic of space exploration was not the heroics and adventure stories," she explains, "but the very human and sometimes absurd struggles behind them." How do astronauts go to the bathroom in zero gravity? 2010-08-15T04:00:00Z It was a Saturday morning cartoon cliché, a predictable action adventure story easily dismissable as a 30-minute advertisement for the toy line. How LEGO Revived Its Brand 2010-07-24T01:50:00Z Treasure Island sequel for Motion A sequel to the adventure story Treasure Island is to be written by the former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion. Ex-Poet Laureate to write Treasure Island sequel 2010-03-26T02:17:00Z But in his rare moments of sobriety he was kind, used to give candy to the children and nobody could tell fascinating sea adventure stories better than he did. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia Some of the boys were reading adventure stories, covered up to look like school-books. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North With a touch of Bulwerian romance, something of the sporting novel, and a good deal of the adventure story, Smedley united plenty of pleasant humour and occasionally not a little real wit. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) Another little girl who was very fond of adventure stories carried her family through all sorts of perils by land and sea. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes An adventure story dealing with another episode in the career of the "Four Just Men" who have appeared in several of Mr Wallace's most popular novels. The Sign of Silence His head was full of those trashy adventure stories!” The Camera Fiend The adventure stories and fiction are the kind that anyone with red blood likes to read. Taxidermy All boys from 11 to 15 who like lively adventure stories, packed with mystery and action, will want to read every one of the exciting Hardy Boys stories listed below. Smugglers' Reef One part of Le Morte D'Arthur will illustrate almost as well as another the nature of the adventure stories that grew up in the Middle Ages regarding the traditional heroes of chivalry. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes I said, “That fellow has been reading crazy adventure stories, about kids capturing highwaymen and all that.” Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike New Zealand is fertile in adventure stories, and the well-known Boyd massacre is paralleled by two or three other tragedies equally as dreadful, if less often told. The Beginning Of The Sea Story Of Australia 1901 I like the adventure stories the best, but the athletic stories are good, also. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California "I like adventure stories about treasure hunting and robbers and murderers and things——" "Well, that'll do," said Laura joyfully, while the other girls shivered delightedly and drew close together. Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall or, Leading a Needed Rebellion The presence of the qualities mentioned put at least two of Stevenson's prose romances among the most splendid adventure stories for young people, Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes A satisfying and mature novel which readers will seize upon if they want to enjoy a good adventure story. Storm Over Warlock During the long hours on the road, he entertained her with the story of his life and his travels, an adventure story of a poor boy who had made good. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Masses of them were adventure stories, many were presentation copies from writers. Gilbert Keith Chesterton His first importance was that he wrote great adventure stories in the new world the men of science had discovered. The Victorian Age in Literature To all who like a powerful adventure story, written with a punch, this novel can be whole-heartedly recommended. Berry And Co. As for the bloodshed in them, it would not compare with that in many of the five-shilling adventure stories at that time read so eagerly by boys of the middle and upper classes. Adventures in Criticism I went up to the attic and started reading one of Pa's adventure stories, Tarzan of the Apes, by the Frenchman, Jules Verne. A Place so Foreign And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders. Dutch Courage and Other Stories I think it's quite natural that a nine-year-old boy would sooner read an adventure story than the Bible. Anne of the Island An island is fine enough, in all conscience or piratic unconscientiousness, but an island in a river sounds like the beginning of the greatest adventure story on earth. Alarms and Discursions Earlier you were told why we read adventure stories of this kind; show why you think the Arabian Nights stories have the two values mentioned. The Elson Readers, Book 5 There was the bookcase full of wild theories and fantastic adventure stories. A Place so Foreign So his stories are largely adventure stories, at the best; and it is this element of adventure and glorious action, rather than the study of character, which makes Scott a perennial favorite of the young. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World He also has himself photographed, dressed in appropriate costumes, as the main character from his adventure stories. My Life and My Efforts As for adventure stories, there is a fringe of them that comes under the riddle-story head; but for the most part the riddle story begins after the adventures have finished. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American It would be an adventure story, maybe about counterfeiting—detectives sneaking up on the old house at night. Babbitt He would write an adventure story for boys and sell it to The Youth’s Companion. Martin Eden Defoe had told an adventure story of human life on a desert island, but Richardson would tell the story of a girl's inner life in the midst of English neighbors. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World So we drop the adventure story and turn to the novel. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World For upon the element of imagination depends, largely, our classification of works of fiction into novels, romances, and mere adventure stories. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World This excessive interest in adventures or incidents for their own sake, and not for their effect on character, is what distinguishes the modern adventure story from the true novel. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World
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