I read these stories as a young teenager in the early 1940’s. I think they were probably intended for boys. I remember the author’s last name as French. One story was set in West Africa, another in southern Patagonia.
Stump the Bookseller
New format, same book stumper solving.
The ‘Adventure’ series by Willard Price/ The boys collect animals all round the world for their father.
“Adventure
Pacific Adventure (1936)
South Sea Adventure (1936)
Amazon Adventure (1949)
Underwater Adventure (1954)
Volcano Adventure (1956)
Whale Adventure (1960)
African Adventure (1963)
Elephant Adventure (1964)
Safari Adventure (1966)
Lion Adventure (1967)
Gorilla Adventure (1969)
Diving Adventure (1970)
Cannibal Adventure (1973)
Tiger Adventure (1979)
Arctic Adventure (1980)”
Rene Guillot? He was a French mid-20th-century author of adventure stories, some of which were set in West Africa. I don’t remember any about Patagonia, but I haven’t read all his books.
To Whomever:
This doesn’t sound right. I don’t remember animal collecting. But, thanks —
I will check it out.
Joan
Not a French name, but could they have been Howard Pease’s series about Tod Moran, a young man who works on a tramp steamer and travels around the world, having adventures in many ports?
Yes, I read the Howard Pease books, too, at that age. And wished that I could be a boy so that I could go on a tramp steamer.
Thanks for bringing that author’s name back to me.
Joan