Bøker av Edgar Rice Burroughs

A Princess of Mars is the first of eleven thrilling novels that comprise Edgar Rice Burroughs'' most exciting saga, known as The Martian Series. It''s the beginning of an incredible odyssey in which John Carter, a gentleman from Virginia and a Civil War veteran, unexpectedly finds himself on to the red planet, scene of continuing combat among rival tribes. Captured by a band of six-limbed, green-skinned savage giants called Tharks, Carter soon is accorded all the honor of a chieftain after it''s discovered that his muscles, accustomed to Earth''s greater gravity, now give him a decided advantage in strength. And when his captors take as prisoner Dejah Thoris, the lovely human-looking princess of the city of Helium, Carter must call upon every ounce of strength, courage, and ingenuity to rescue her-before Dejah becomes the slave of the depraved Thark leader, Tal Hajus!

First published in the pages of a pulp-fiction magazine, Tarzan of the Apes has gone on to become one of America's most enduring cultural icons. The story of an orphaned child growing up among the apes is here set within its historical and literary contexts, and appendices include readers' letters and selections from related narratives.

Conquering the savage laws of the wilderness, Tarzan grows into a mighty warrior and becomes leader of his tribe of apes. When an expedition of white treasure hunters enters his jungle kingdom, accompanied by the beautiful Jane Porter, Tarzan's primitive heart is struck and he determines to become civilized in order to win her.