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Harry Castlemon

1842–1915

Best known for fast-moving adventure stories for young readers, this prolific 19th-century writer turned life on the frontier, at sea, and in the wilderness into page-turning fiction. Writing as Harry Castlemon, he became one of the most widely read authors of boys' books in his day.

52 Audiobooks

Oscar in Africa

by Harry Castlemon

Carl the Trailer

by Harry Castlemon

The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle

by Harry Castlemon

Our Fellows; Or, Skirmishes with the Swamp Dragoons

by Harry Castlemon

Julian Mortimer: A Brave Boy's Struggle for Home and Fortune

by Harry Castlemon

Snagged and Sunk; Or, The Adventures of a Canvas Canoe

by Harry Castlemon

A Sailor in Spite of Himself

by Harry Castlemon

The Haunted Mine

by Harry Castlemon

Two Ways of Becoming a Hunter

by Harry Castlemon

The Steel Horse: The Rambles of a Bicycle

by Harry Castlemon

George at the Fort; Or, Life Among the Soldiers

by Harry Castlemon

The Boy Trapper

by Harry Castlemon

A Rebellion in Dixie

by Harry Castlemon

Don Gordon's Shooting-Box

by Harry Castlemon

The First Capture; or, Hauling Down the Flag of England

by Harry Castlemon

No Moss; Or, The Career of a Rolling Stone

by Harry Castlemon

Tom Newcombe; Or, the Boy of Bad Habits

by Harry Castlemon

Snowed Up; or, The Sportman's Club in the Mountains

by Harry Castlemon

Rodney, the Partisan

by Harry Castlemon

True To His Colors

by Harry Castlemon

Rodney, the Overseer

by Harry Castlemon

George in Camp; or, Life on the Plains

by Harry Castlemon

Elam Storm, the Wolfer; Or, The Lost Nugget

by Harry Castlemon

Frank Before Vicksburg

by Harry Castlemon

Frank among the Rancheros

by Harry Castlemon

Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho

by Harry Castlemon

The Sportsman's Club Afloat

by Harry Castlemon

The Boy Traders; Or, The Sportsman's Club Among the Boers

by Harry Castlemon

Frank on the Prairie

by Harry Castlemon

Marcy the Blockade Runner

by Harry Castlemon

Frank on the Lower Mississippi

by Harry Castlemon

Frank, the Young Naturalist

by Harry Castlemon

The Young Wild-Fowlers

by Harry Castlemon

The Rod and Gun Club

by Harry Castlemon

Marcy, the Refugee

by Harry Castlemon

Frank on a Gun-Boat

by Harry Castlemon

The Young Game-Warden

by Harry Castlemon

Frank in the Mountains

by Harry Castlemon

Winged Arrow's Medicine; Or, The Massacre at Fort Phil Kearney

by Harry Castlemon

The Mail Carrier

by Harry Castlemon

Frank in the Woods

by Harry Castlemon

A Struggle for a Fortune

by Harry Castlemon

The Missing Pocket-Book; Or, Tom Mason's Luck

by Harry Castlemon

Joe Wayring at Home; or, The Adventures of a Fly-Rod

by Harry Castlemon

Go-Ahead; Or, The Fisher-Boy's Motto

by Harry Castlemon

George at the Wheel; Or, Life in the Pilot-House

by Harry Castlemon

Frank Nelson in the Forecastle; Or, The Sportman's Club Among the Whalers

by Harry Castlemon

The Mystery of Lost River Canyon

by Harry Castlemon

The Buried Treasure; Or, Old Jordan's "Haunt"

by Harry Castlemon

Sailor Jack, the Trader

by Harry Castlemon

Guy Harris, the Runaway

by Harry Castlemon

The Camp in the Foot-Hills; or, Oscar on Horseback

by Harry Castlemon

About the author

Born Charles Austin Fosdick in 1842, he wrote under the pen name Harry Castlemon and built a huge audience with adventure stories aimed mainly at boys. His books often drew on the worlds that fascinated young readers of the time: camping, hunting, military life, ships, and the American frontier.

He was remarkably productive, publishing a long stream of novels and stories over several decades. Many of his books were serialized or issued in inexpensive editions, which helped make his work especially popular with younger readers in the late 1800s.

Although he is less famous now than some of his contemporaries, Castlemon was an important part of the boom in American juvenile fiction. He died in 1915, leaving behind a large body of energetic, imaginative adventure writing.