Romance and adventure abroad

14 books

A passage to IndiaE. M. Forster · 1924A 1924 novel by E. M. Forster set in the Indian city of Chandrapore, where Indian characters such as Dr. Aziz debate whether friendship with the British is possible under colonial rule.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A Son of the ImmortalsLouis Tracy · 1909A 1909 illustrated adventure romance by Louis Tracy, following American-raised Alexis Delgrado, heir to a Balkan throne, and Joan Vernon, a young Parisian artist who becomes entangled in his royal destiny and the political intrigue of Kosnovia.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson · 1914A 1914 adventure novel by C. N. Williamson, told by a young Irish lord nicknamed Duffer, who travels to Egypt aboard a steamer carrying a secret about a possible excavation site, and there encounters a wealthy American heiress and her entourage.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Lady Betty Across the WaterC. N. Williamson · 1905A 1905 illustrated novel told in diary style by a young English girl, Lady Betty Bulkeley, whose family sends her to America with relatives, leading to adventures in New York society and beyond.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

My Friend the ChauffeurC. N. Williamson · 1904A 1905 illustrated romance-adventure novel by C. N. and A. M. Williamson, told in turn by several narrators. It follows an Irish lord, down on his luck, who is persuaded to chauffeur American lady travelers on motor tours through Europe.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad · 1904A 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad set in the fictional South American republic of Costaguana, centered on Nostromo, an Italian seaman and man of the people, whose fate becomes entangled with a stolen cache of silver and the revolutions and political intrigues of the province of Sulaco.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Set in SilverC. N. Williamson · 1909A 1909 illustrated romance novel by C. N. and A. M. Williamson, told partly through letters, about Audrie Brendon, a young American singing teacher in Paris who owes her position to her wealthy pupil Ellaline, whose secret engagement and alarming request test that debt.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Blue Lagoon: A RomanceH. De Vere Stacpoole · 1908A 1908 romance novel by H. De Vere Stacpoole, set aboard a ship sailing the Pacific with two young children and their guardians as passengers. The story follows the vessel Northumberland and its colorful crew as the voyage unfolds.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Car of DestinyC. N. Williamson · 1907A 1907 romance and adventure novel by C. N. and A. M. Williamson, narrated by the exiled son of a Spanish Carlist general. Motoring with a friend toward Biarritz, he encounters the King of Spain and falls in love with a woman he believes is the King's fiancée.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Chauffeur and the ChaperonC. N. Williamson · 1908A 1908 illustrated novel by C. N. and A. M. Williamson, told from alternating points of view, about two young women who, disappointed of an expected inheritance, inherit two hundred pounds and a motor boat and set out on a cruise through the Dutch waterways.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Hawk of EgyptJoan Conquest · 1922A 1922 adventure romance novel set in Cairo and the Egyptian desert, following Damaris Hethencourt, a young Englishwoman who ventures alone into the Arab quarter's animal market and encounters Hugh Carden Ali, the Anglo-Egyptian son of a desert sheikh.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Hermit Doctor of Gaya: A Love Story of Modern IndiaI. A. R. Wylie · 1911A 1911 romance novel by I. A. R. Wylie set in colonial India, following an English hermit doctor and involving characters such as Anne Boucicault against the backdrop of Indian village life, legend, and British rule.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Moon and SixpenceW. Somerset Maugham · 1919A 1919 novel by W. Somerset Maugham, narrated by a writer who traces the life and posthumous reputation of Charles Strickland, a painter whose genius was unrecognized during his obscure, troublesome lifetime.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Where Angels Fear to TreadE. M. Forster · 1905A 1905 novel by E. M. Forster about a widow, Lilia Herriton, whose journey to Italy with a young chaperone unsettles her respectable English in-laws, who have long tried to control her behavior and protect the family's reputation.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية