This collection of five stories explores a variety of different literary approaches to the adventure genre. From a man struggling to survive in the frozen Yukon to a ship's loose canon which threatens the lives of an entire ship's crew, these stories will enthrall and delight adventure fans everywhere.
* To Build a Fire, by Jack London
A man travels alone through the freezing Canadian wilderness
* A Fight With a Cannon, by Victor Hugo
A Ship's crew struggles to deal with a loose cannon in stormy seas
* The Old Chief Mshlanga, by Doris Lessing
A Young girl battles her fears and prejudices in the wilds of colonial Africa
* The Adventure of the Hansom Cab, by Robert Louis Stevenson
A lieutenant returns from India to London where he finds himself un unexpected company
* The Sun Rises Twice, by H. E. Bates
A pilot risks his life to attack an enemy ship
