James Oliver Curwood

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James Oliver Curwood

1878–1927

Known for fast-moving adventure stories set in the far North, he turned his travels and love of wilderness into hugely popular fiction. He was also a vocal conservationist, giving his books an energetic outdoors spirit that still feels vivid today.

44 Audiobooks

My Story That I Like Best

My Story That I Like Best

by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb, James Oliver Curwood, Edna Ferber, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne, Meredith Nicholson, H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer

Kazan

Kazan

by James Oliver Curwood

The Honor of the Big Snows

The Honor of the Big Snows

by James Oliver Curwood

Baree, son of Kazan

Baree, son of Kazan

by James Oliver Curwood

Baree, son of Kazan

Baree, son of Kazan

by James Oliver Curwood

Erämaan tytär

Erämaan tytär

by James Oliver Curwood

The Hunted Woman

The Hunted Woman

by James Oliver Curwood

Kazan

Kazan

by James Oliver Curwood

The Golden Snare

The Golden Snare

by James Oliver Curwood

Le grizzly

Le grizzly

by James Oliver Curwood

The Alaskan

The Alaskan

by James Oliver Curwood

The River's End

The River's End

by James Oliver Curwood

God's Country—And the Woman

God's Country—And the Woman

by James Oliver Curwood

The Courage of Marge O'Doone

The Courage of Marge O'Doone

by James Oliver Curwood

The Danger Trail

The Danger Trail

by James Oliver Curwood

Aarteen etsijät

Aarteen etsijät

by James Oliver Curwood

Sudenpyytäjät

Sudenpyytäjät

by James Oliver Curwood

The Flaming Forest

The Flaming Forest

by James Oliver Curwood

De zoon van Kazan

De zoon van Kazan

by James Oliver Curwood

The Laugh Maker

The Laugh Maker

by James Oliver Curwood

Op het onheilspad

Op het onheilspad

by James Oliver Curwood

Thomas Jefferson Brown

Thomas Jefferson Brown

by James Oliver Curwood

Jack Howlandin seikkailut

Jack Howlandin seikkailut

by James Oliver Curwood

The Courage of Captain Plum

The Courage of Captain Plum

by James Oliver Curwood

Les chasseurs de loups

Les chasseurs de loups

by James Oliver Curwood

Les cœurs les plus farouches

Les cœurs les plus farouches

by James Oliver Curwood

Bari, chien-loup

Bari, chien-loup

by James Oliver Curwood

La Vallée du Silence

La Vallée du Silence

by James Oliver Curwood

About the author

Born in Owosso, Michigan, in 1878, James Oliver Curwood began as a journalist before building a career as a bestselling novelist. He became famous for action-adventure tales set around the Hudson Bay region, the Yukon, and Alaska, and by the early 1920s his books were among the top bestsellers in the United States.

Curwood’s fiction drew readers to snowbound frontiers, remote camps, and dramatic encounters between people and the natural world. Many of his stories were adapted for film during the silent era and after, helping spread his reputation well beyond the world of print.

He was also deeply interested in wildlife protection and conservation, a side of his life that sets him apart from many adventure writers of his time. Curwood died in 1927, but he remains remembered as a writer who paired popular storytelling with a genuine affection for the northern wilderness.