Citations:adventury

English citations of adventury

• 1890, W. S. Gilbert, “The Modern Major-General”, in Songs of a Savoyard:

  For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury, / Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century

• 1931, James Edward West, Peter O. Lamb, The Boys' Book of Honor:

  James Edward West, Peter O. Lamb. 17 : I ONCE used the word "adventury" in a birthday greeting to the late President Eliot of Harvard University, thinking that it had been in approved use. But though I […]

• 2022 July 1, Katie Berg, Angie Jacobsen, Rock Climbing Minnesota, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 3:

  ... an adventury feel. Biking and hiking paths, a bison herd, bird watching, and a nearby river with a collapsed dam make for good rest day adventures. Permits,. Local. Ethics,. and. Regulations. You need a Minnesota state park vehicle permit […]

• 1960, Philip Durham, Tauno F. Mustanoja, American Fiction in Finland: An Essay and Bibliography:

  ... an adventury story teller in his hand . " 8 The novels of three American women Gene Stratton Porter , Rose Franken , and Frances Parkinson Keyes - were referred to by one Finnish reader as " froth " and " glitter " books . Combined […]