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