The Book of Enterprise and AdventureFront matterReading editionChapter navigation16 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterWITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.PREFACE.Arabian Hospitality--African Warfare, &c.Remarkable Instance of Courage in a Lady.Indian Field Sports.Death of Sir John Moore.Persian Tyranny.Sketches in Virginia.The Christian Slave.Violent Earthquake in Calabria.Escape from a Ship on Fire.Anecdotes of the Albatross, &c.Extraordinary Escape from Drowning.Adventure in the Desert, and Murder of a Sheikh.POPULAR JUVENILE BOOKS,Beginning of this editionNext chapter →WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.All chapters and sections (16)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsWITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON.PREFACE.Arabian Hospitality--African Warfare, &c.Remarkable Instance of Courage in a Lady.Indian Field Sports.Death of Sir John Moore.Persian Tyranny.Sketches in Virginia.The Christian Slave.Violent Earthquake in Calabria.Escape from a Ship on Fire.Anecdotes of the Albatross, &c.Extraordinary Escape from Drowning.Adventure in the Desert, and Murder of a Sheikh.POPULAR JUVENILE BOOKS,Image: Front CoverPage 3 ImageWITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABSALON. →