Series ✦ Penny’s Take
The Blue Adventure Book
Arthur Quiller-Couch · 1905
54/100
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This 1905 anthology of adventure tales is a fun historical curiosity, pulled together by a respected editor of his day, but as a grab-bag of other people's stories the quality swings from piece to piece. It's the kind of thing a collector might enjoy, not a book I'd send a modern reader chasing.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety60
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing58
Originality42
Evidence & accuracy60
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit55
Human-eye read48
Penny’s verdict54
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