Books by Oliver Optic (1822~1897)
- A Lieutenant at Eighteen
- A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes
- A Victorious Union
- Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
- All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club
- All Taut; or, Rigging the boat
- An Undivided Union
- Asiatic Breezes; Or, Students on The Wing
- Brave Old Salt; or, Life on the Quarter Deck: A Story of the Great Rebellion
- Breaking Away; or, The Fortunes of a Student
- Brother Against Brother; Or, The War on the Border
- Careless Kate: A Story for Little Folks
- Cringle and cross-tree : Or, the sea swashes of a sailor
- Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk
- Dikes and Ditches; Or, Young America in Holland and Belgium
- Dolly and I: A Story for Little Folks
- Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida
- Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
- Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants
- Field and Forest; Or, The Fortunes of a Farmer
- Fighting for the Right
- Fighting Joe; Or, The Fortunes of a Staff Officer. A Story of the Great Rebellion
- Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics
- Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World
- Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians: A Story for Young People
- In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
- In the Saddle
- Isles of the sea; or, Young America homeward bound : A story of travel and adventure
- Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot.
- Little By Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway
- Living Too Fast; Or, The Confessions of a Bank Officer
- Make or Break; or, The Rich Man's Daughter
- Northern Lands; Or, Young America in Russia and Prussia
- Now or Never; Or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright
- On The Blockade
- On Time; or, Bound to Get There
- Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant
- Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat: A Story of Travel and Adventure
- Plane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic
- Poor and Proud; Or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Young Folks
- Proud and Lazy: A Story for Little Folks
- Ready About; or, Sailing the Boat
- Robinson Crusoe, Jr. : A story for little folks
- Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy
- Snug Harbor; or, The Champlain Mechanics
- Square and Compasses; Or, Building the House
- Stand By The Union
- Stem to Stern; or, building the boat
- Taken by the Enemy
- The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks
- The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
- The Christmas gift : A story for little folks
- The Coming Wave; Or, The Hidden Treasure of High Rock
- The gold thimble : A story for little folks
- The little merchant : A story for little folks
- The picnic party : A story for little folks
- The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army: A Story of the Great Rebellion
- The Yacht Club; or, The Young Boat-Builder
- The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer
- Through by daylight : Or, the young engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad
- Try Again; Or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks
- Uncle Ben : A story for little folks
- Up The Baltic; Or, Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
- Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi
- Vine and Olive; Or, Young America in Spain and Portugal: A Story of Travel and Adventure
- Watch and Wait; or, The Young Fugitives
- Within The Enemy's Lines
- Work and Win; Or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise