Arcadia Public Library

Series

Barsoom series volume 1

Language

English

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Description

Although Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is justifiably famous as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes, that uprooted Englishman was not his only popular hero. Burroughss first sale (in 1912) was A Princess of Mars, opening the floodgates to one of the must successful--and prolific--literary careers in history. This is a wonderful scientific romance that perhaps can be best described as early science fiction melded with an epic dose of romantic...

2) At the Earth's Core

Author

Series

Pellucidar

Publisher

Andrews UK

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

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Description

Written by Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs, this book is the first in a series written about the 'hollow earth' realm of Pellucidar. Follow the intrepid David Innes as he tunnels 500 miles into the earths crust - into a secret subterranean world!

3) Beyond Thirty: The Lost Continent

Author

Publisher

Otbebookpublishing

Pub. Date

2017

Language

English

Formats

Description

The story was heavily influenced by the events of World War I, and reflects U.S. sentiments at the time of writing. When the war broke out, Americans were predominantly isolationist and wary of being drawn into a European war. Burroughs imagines a future two centuries onward in which that view prevailed and the western hemisphere severed contact with the rest of the world. Consequently, the eastern hemisphere has exhausted itself in war and Europe...

4) Pellucidar

Author

Series

Pellucidar

Publisher

eBooksLib

Language

English

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Description

SEVERAL YEARS had elapsed since I had found the op- portunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts.

5) John Carter in a Princess of Mars

Author

Series

Barsoom

Publisher

Tantor Media, Inc

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

Description