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series18 books1978

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

series12 books1962

completed

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and british isles.

“The Wolves Chronicles is Joan Aiken's long-running alternate-history series for young readers, set in a nineteenth-century England ruled by the Stuart dynasty and beset by wolves that have migrated across a Channel land-bridge.”
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Start with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase →

Doctor DolittleSeries

series27 books1920

Fantasy, set in early 20th century.

“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
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Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →

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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Start with Marie →

The Twenty-One BalloonsNovel

William Pène du Boisstandalone novel1947

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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Gadgets and GearsSeries

series3 books2013

“Daring dachshund Noodles narrates as evil Mesmers bent on world domination arrive at the Amazing Automated Inn, where eleven-year-old inventor Wally Kennewickett, aided by Noodles and the inn's automatons, tries to foil their plans.”
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Start with The Mesmer Menace →

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