Howl's Moving Castle
Cursed old by the Witch of the Waste, hatmaker Sophie Hatter talks her way into wizard Howl's moving castle and bargains with fire demon Calcifer to break the…
2,363-word summary · 11 min read
adventure + classics
28 books tagged both “adventure” and “classics”.
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Peter Pan
Wendy, John and Michael fly to Neverland with Peter, face Hook, and learn what growing up costs.
2,502-word summary · 11 min read
The Amber Spyglass
Lyra and Will cross worlds with amber spyglass to free ghosts and kill Authority.
2,252-word summary · 10 min read
The Horse and His Boy
Shasta and Bree flee Calormen to Narnia with Aravis and Hwin.
2,594-word summary · 12 min read
The Three Musketeers
Young dArtagnan joins Athos, Porthos and Aramis to recover the queens diamonds and face Milady.
2,569-word summary · 11 min read
The Witches
A boy and his grandmother face the Grand High Witch's plan to turn England's children into mice.
2,738-word summary · 12 min read
A Study in Scarlet
Watson meets Holmes in Baker Street, a Brixton body bears the word Rache, and a Utah revenge tale explains it.
2,208-word summary · 10 min read
James and the Giant Peach
Lonely James escapes two cruel aunts inside a giant peach with huge insect friends, rolling to the sea and floating on gulls to New York City.
2,384-word summary · 11 min read
Prince Caspian
The Pevensies return to ruins at Cair Paravel and help Caspian take back Narnia from Miraz.
2,304-word summary · 10 min read
The Call of the Wild
Stolen pet Buck learns club and fang on the Klondike trail from Perrault to Thornton and the wolves.
2,489-word summary · 11 min read
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Lewis sends Lucy, Edmund and Eustace aboard Caspian's Dawn Treader to find seven lost lords, past dragon gold, dark dreams and the world's edge.
2,330-word summary · 10 min read
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy is carried to Oz by a cyclone and walks the yellow brick road with Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion.
3,297-word summary · 15 min read