Adventure Books of the 1930s
The 22 most-read adventure books first published between 1930 and 1939, led by The Wendigo (1932), The Free Fishers (1934) and Mary Poppins in the Park (1934).
This list collects 22 books from the 1930s by 19 authors, published between 1930 and 1937. 1 is free to read and 17 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
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The Wendigo
Algernon Blackwood

The Free Fishers
John Buchan

Mary Poppins in the Park
Pamela L. Travers

Captain Blood Returns
Rafael Sabatini

The Haunted Bridge
Leslie McFarlane
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The Maracot Deep
Arthur Conan Doyle

The Prince Commands
Andre Norton, Kate Seredy
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Gypsy Flight
Roy J. Snell
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Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger
Noel E. Sainsbury, Jr.
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Missing Formula
Mildred A. Wirt Benson
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Secret of Casa Grande
Helen Randolph
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Mystery of the Fires (version 2)
Edith Lavell
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Arrow of Fire
Roy J. Snell
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Shifting Sands
Sara Ware Bassett
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Great Airport Mystery
Franklin W. Dixon
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Red Horse Hill
Stephen W. Meader
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Phantoms of Reality
Ray Cummings
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Murder Madness
Murray Leinster
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Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane
Noel E. Sainsbury, Jr.
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Astounding Stories 12, December 1930
Charles Willard Diffin, Sophie Wenzel Ellis
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Astounding Stories 13, January 1931
Charles Willard Diffin, Murray Leinster
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Astounding Stories 14, February 1931
Harry Bates, Charles Willard Diffin