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Allan QuatermainSeries
series25 books1885
Set in africa.
“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
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Queen Sheba's RingNovel
H. Rider Haggardstandalone novel1910
Set in africa.
The People of the MistNovel
H. Rider Haggardstandalone novel1894
Fantasy, about survival, set in lost world.
A Strange DiscoveryNovel
Charles Romyn Dakestandalone novel1899
About survival and forbidden love, set in arctic & antarctica and lost world.
“Pym and his companion Dirk Peters are swept into a strange uncharted region in the Antarctic Sea where they find an island utopia inhabited by descendants of fourth-century Romans.”
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The Twenty-One BalloonsNovel
William Pène du Boisstandalone novel1947
Whimsical in tone, set in islands.
“The events and ideas are based both on scientific fact and imagination, and the descriptions are accompanied by illustrations by du Bois.”
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The Cave GirlNovel
Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1925
About survival, set in lost world and our world.