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Allan QuatermainSeries
series25 books1885
Adventure, adventurous in tone, about expeditions, set in 19th century and 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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Start with Marie →
Queen Sheba's RingNovel
H. Rider Haggardstandalone novel1910
Adventure, adventurous in tone, about expeditions, set in 19th century and africa.
The People of the MistNovel
H. Rider Haggardstandalone novel1894
Fantasy, about survival.
A Strange DiscoveryNovel
Charles Romyn Dakestandalone novel1899
About survival and forbidden love, set in arctic & antarctica.
“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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CongoNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1980
Thriller & suspense, about genetic engineering and survival, set in late 20th century.
“WorldCat: On an expedition to return Amy, his talking gorilla, to her home in the Congo, Professor Peter Elliot is joined by others who hope to find a legendary diamond mine guarded by mutant gorillas.”
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TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Set in early 20th century.
“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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Start with Tarzan of the Apes →
includes Tarzan, The Tarzan Trilogy, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, Tarzan and the Martian Legion, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa