I've been enjoying classic adventure stories, recently read the count of monte cristo, don quixote, treasure island, tales from the thousand and one nights. I started realizing that all of the main characters are men, and if there are women in these books, they're all just romantic interests or temptresses (pretty one dimensional). I do really like this style of classic adventure book, but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend stories like these that include or center women and their perspectives/experiences? I thought maybe since women authors historically haven't been as published, maybe there aren't as many stories like this, but I don't want to believe that!! Thank you in advance for any recs 🙂
by Good-Vegetable8858
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This may be stretching the definition of “adventure story” a little bit, but have you read Tess of the D’Urbervilles, or Forever Amber? Both of these heroines have a lot of ups and downs and find themselves in a lot of situations.
How about Antigone, or The Romance of Taliesin.
The Man in the Brown Suit or They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
The Swiss Family Robinson, maybe!
Tress of the Emerald Seas by Brandon Sanderson was a good adventure book!
It does have a love interest but I found it to be a secondary plot line despite the whole reason for Tress to go on her adventure was to save the one she loved.