Bücher der Reihe Mint Editions--Grand Adventure

Officer Harry Feversham leaves his military position right before an important battle to the disappointment of his three closest friends and the woman he loves. Appalled by his decision, they each gift him with one striking symbol¿a white feather. A young British soldier, Harry Feversham, suddenly resigns from his post and leaves his regiment. He is quickly overcome with shame as he receives four feathers, which signify his cowardice. Three are from his peers Captain Trench, Lieutenant Castleton and Lieutenant Willoughby, and one is from his fiancée, Ethne Eustace. Driven by guilt, Harry participates in various heroic acts to regain his honor and return their feathers. The Four Feathers is one of A.E.W. Mason¿s most famous works. It explores the unbearable weight of status and reputation in a world driven by strict codes. It has been adapted multiple times for television and film. The most notable version was the 2002 feature starring Oscar-winner Heath Ledger as Harry. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Four Feathers is both modern and readable.

An unsuccessful doctor gets the chance of a lifetime when an old sea captain asks him to join his voyage to Africa. Near the coast of Algeria, the crew discovers a strange Elizabethan ship adrift on the sea, and boards the vessel to investigate. What they discover aboard is too strange¿and too implausible¿to imagine. The Tickencote Treasure is a novel by William Le Queux.

After a business venture goes wrong, Philip finds himself stranded in an unfamiliar territory, in the care of a mysterious settlement called Fort O¿ God. Set in Northern Canada, Flower of the North: A Modern Romance by James Oliver Curwood is a beautiful and rugged depiction of the natural world and a mysterious romance.

The Ebb-Tide (1894) is a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. Published the year of Stevenson's death from tuberculosis, the last of three collaborations between the legendary Scottish storyteller and his stepson is a story of adventure, friendship, and greed. Although less popular than other titles in Stevenson's body of work, the novel has been recognized for its pointed critique of British and American imperialism in the South Pacific. Tossed by the waves of fate, three beggars frequent the ports of Tahiti in search of money and food for survival. When a merchant schooner devastated by smallpox docks at Papeete in need of new officers, the only men willing to take the job are Davis, Herrick, and Huish. A former sea captain, Davis takes charge of the vessel filled with crates of champagne, but soon the men find their cargo too tempting to leave untested. As the crew descends into drunkenness, Huish-the only beggar born into poverty, the only one among them who understands the value of a job-takes control of the schooner. As they near their final destination, as the men begin to worry about the missing cargo and lack of food, a plot to overthrow the officers takes form. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne's The Ebb-Tide is a classic work of adventure fiction reimagined for modern readers.

An aristocrat and his daughter are targeted by a former peasant who hides his true identity to ingratiate himself into the world of French royalists. After gaining their trust, he attempts to marry the girl, but she's already eloped with another.Pierre Adet is a French peasant who becomes obsessed with landowner, Duc de Kernogan and his daughter Yvonne. After experiencing unfair treatment and wages, he incites a mob against the aristocrat that proves unsuccessful. After escaping execution, he travels to England under an alias, creating a new life for himself alongside the upper-class. Despite past events, he's able to hide his identity to romantically pursue Yvonne. His plan goes awry when she falls in love with Lord Antony Dewhurst, whom she quickly marries. Infuriated, Adet kidnaps the new bride forcing Lord Antony to seek help from a trusted friend, the Scarlet Pimpernel.Lord Tony's Wife: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel is fueled by deception and revenge. One man's ongoing mission to destroy a family leads to a series of challenges and unexpected events. The Scarlet Pimpernel embarks on a new journey to save the love of one's life.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lord Tony's Wife: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel is both modern and readable.

Percy Blake, the forefather of the Scarlet Pimpernel, is hired to kidnap a young woman with sensitive information regarding the potential assassination of a prince. It's a complex family drama that ties into a mystery surrounding an artist's most acclaimed work.Percy Blake is the adopted son of Dutch painter Frans Hals. He was originally born to an English nobleman who eventually abandoned he and his mother. Set in seventeenth-century Holland, Blake works on the streets under the alias, Diogenes. He's a mercenary who's hired to kidnap a young woman who discovers her brother is a part of plot to kill the Prince of Orange. To prevent her from spoiling their plans, Blake apprehends his target but slowly has a change of heart. The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a rich blend of fact and fiction. Baroness Orczy expands the legend of the famous hero in a new and exciting way. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel is both modern and readable.