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At the Earth¿s Core, published in 1914, is the first of a series of science fiction novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs set inside a hollow earth with a central ¿sun,¿ a land called Pellucidar. However unlikely this scenario, it allowed Burroughs free play to create heroic adventures in yet another alien environment in addition to his fantastic version of Mars in his Martian series.The story¿s hero, David Innes, is recruited by an old man, Perry, to help fund his invention, a ¿mechanical subterranean prospector,¿ and then to test it out. Unfortunately once the powerful burrowing machine is set going, it cannot be steered, and the pair find themselves burrowing deeper and deeper into the Earth¿s crust. To their astonishment, rather than dying from suffocation or increasing heat, they emerge inside a hollow shell inside the Earth. This world is populated by prehistoric creatures as well as primitive humans, intelligent gorillas, and supremely intelligent pterosaurs, the masters of this land. David and Perry are captured by these creatures and many adventures ensue.

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age.Will you support our efforts with a donation?Following the events in The Beasts of Tarzan, Tarzan and his wife, Jane, return to England to raise their infant son, Jack. Now, ten years later, Jane has refused to allow Tarzan to share his past in the jungles with their son for fear of awakening a desire in him to follow in his father¿s footsteps. Unfortunately, Jack is already feeling drawn to Africa, and when one of Tarzan¿s old friends surfaces, Jack is quick to set out on his own adventure.The Son of Tarzan was originally published as a serial in All-Story Weekly between December 4, 1915 and January 8, 1916. It¿s the fourth book in the Tarzan series, and is only entry without Tarzan as the main character. Since its initial publication, the book has been adapted to both film and comics.

'The Gods of Mars' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and it was printed in a complete book form in 1918. The main characters in this novel are John Carter and Carter's wife Dejan Thoris. After the long deportation on Earth, John Carter returned to his beloved Mars. But Dejan Thoris, the woman he loved, had disappeared. Now he was confined in the famous Eden of Mars. This book also holds most probably the first-ever epic air battle between flying battleships. The Black Men of Mars are aggressive democrats who eat the white men and kidnap white women to turn into slaves. They worship an old bat who calls herself the Goddess Issus. John Carter narrates the Black Men as having characteristics that are handsome in the extreme and says their bodies are spiritual. John Carter makes two new friends, Thusia the Red Maid, who likes him so much she wants to be his slaves and Xodar the Black Pirate who is pure awesomeness and the best character. Most of the first three quarters of this book are one exhausting battle scene after another or the capture of the protoganìst and his friends and their escaping. They battle, they are captured, and escape several times. In the last quarter they do escape and their captivity again. The ending is another big battle.

Esta es la historia de Bradley después de que saliera del Fuerte Dinosaurio en la costa oeste del gran lago que está en el centro de la isla. El cuarto día de septiembre de 1916, partió con cuatro compañeros, Sinclair, Brady, James y Tippet, para buscar en la base de la barrera de acantilados un punto por el que éstos pudieran ser escalados. A través del denso aire caspakiano, bajo el hinchado sol, los cinco hombres marcharon en dirección noreste desde Fuerte Dinosaurio, ora hundidos hasta la cintura en la exuberante hierba de la jungla, poblada por miríadas de hermosas flores, ora cruzando prados descubiertos y llanuras parecidas a parques antes de zambullirse de nuevo en los tupidos bosques de eucaliptos y acacias y gigantescos helechos con copas rebosantes que se agitaban suavemente a treinta metros sobre sus cabezas. A su alrededor, entre los árboles y en el aire, se movían y agitaban las incontables formas de vida de Caspak. Siempre los amenazaba alguna criatura temible y rara vez sus rifles tenían descanso, pero en el breve lapso de tiempo que habían vivido en Caprona se habían vuelto insensibles al peligro, de modo que caminaban riendo y charlando como soldados un día de marcha en verano.

Debían ser poco más de las tres de la tarde cuando sucedió: la tarde del 3 de junio de 1916. Parece increíble que todo por lo que he pasado, todas esas experiencias extrañas y aterradoras, tuvieran lugar en un espacio de tiempo tan breve; tres meses. Más parece que he experimentado un ciclo cósmico, tantos cambios y evoluciones en las cosas que he visto con mis propios ojos durante este breve intervalo de tiempo, cosas que ningún otro ojo mortal había visto antes, atisbos de un mundo pasado, un mundo muerto, un mundo desaparecido hace tanto tiempo que ni siquiera quedan restos en los más bajos estratos cámbricos. Oculto en la derretida corteza interna, ha pasado siempre inadvertido para el hombre más allá de aquel perdido trozo de tierra donde el destino me ha traído y donde se ha sellado mi condena.Estoy aquí y aquí debo permanecer.

Esperábamos al señor Tyler sénior de un momento a otro. El último vapor de Honolulú había traído la información de la fecha de llegada prevista para su yate, el Toreador, que ahora traía veinticuatro horas de retraso. El secretario del señor Tyler, que se había quedado en casa, me aseguró de que no había ninguna duda de que el Toreador había zarpado según lo prometido, ya que conocía a su jefe lo bastante bien para estar seguro de que tan sólo un acto de Dios sería capaz de impedirle que hiciera lo que había planeado hacer. Yo también era consciente de que el telégrafo del Toreador estaba sellado, y que sólo se utilizaría en caso de extrema necesidad. Por tanto, no había otra cosa que hacer sino esperar, y esperamos. Discutimos sobre el manuscrito y aventuramos algunas suposiciones referidas a él y a los extraños acontecimientos que relataba. El hundimiento por un torpedo del barco en el que Bowen J. Tyler Jr. viajaba a Francia para unirse al cuerpo de ambulancias norteamericano era bien sabido, y por medio de un cable a las oficinas en Nueva York de los propietarios yo había podido establecer que una señorita La Rué se encontraba en efecto entre el pasaje. Aún más, ni ella ni Bowen aparecían mencionados en la lista de supervivientes: tampoco se habían recuperado sus cadáveres.

Al oír la detonación del arma de fuego, un marasmo de temores y aprensiones agónicos sacudió el espíritu de Clayton. Se daba perfecta cuenta de que el autor del disparo podía ser uno de los marineros, pero el hecho de haber dejado el revólver a Jane, junto con la circunstancia de tener los nervios de punta, le sugirió la morbosa certeza de que la muchacha se encontraba en grave peligro. Era posible, incluso, que estuviera defendiéndose frente a algún individuo o bestia salvaje. A Clayton le era imposible adivinar lo que opinaba aquel hombre extraño que le había capturado, pero saltaba a la vista que oyó el disparo y que de una u otra manera le afectó, ya que había apresurado el paso de un modo notable, hasta el punto de que Clayton, que avanzaba a ciegas tras él, tropezó una docena de veces mientras se esforzaba inútilmente en mantener su ritmo de marcha. El joven inglés no tardó en quedar desesperadamente rezagado. Temió volver a extraviarse irremediablemente en la selva y, para evitar semejante contingencia, avisó a voces al salvaje que le precedía. Instantes después tuvo la satisfacción de verlo aterrizar a su lado, procedente de las ramas de un árbol.

Book 20 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Featuring Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival MaterialsTarzan cared little for the fate of adventurer Brian Gregory, drawn to the legendary city of Ashair by the rumor of the Father of Diamonds, the world's hugest gem. But to the ape-man the tie of friendship is unbreakable, and Paul d'Arnot's pleas move him to agree to guide the expedition Gregory's father and sister have organized for his rescue. The enigmatic Atan Thome is also obsessed with the Father of Diamonds, and has planted agents in the Gregory safari to spy out its route and sabotage its efforts. Both parties reach their goal, remote Ashair...as prisoners of its priests, doomed to die in loathsome rites.EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARYFor the first time ever, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in handsome uniform editions. Published by the company founded by Burroughs himself in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today's authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company's extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.Tarzan and the Forbidden City © 1938 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. This special edition Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library compilation and all other new material therein © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes¿, and Lord of the Jungle®, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, and Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library¿ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Book 19 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Featuring Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival MaterialsTarzan of the Apes had heard only rumors of the Kavuru-a strange, evil tribe said to have long reaped their human prey from among the local natives. But when they stole the daughter of Muviro, chief of the Waziri, the Lord of the Jungle sets out in search of their legend-shrouded village on a mission of rescue--or, if need be, revenge. He does not know that his trail runs close to that of a strange group of survivors of a crashed plane--including his beloved mate, Jane, who must call upon all the skills she has learned from Tarzan to keep herself and her companions alive amid the terrors of the jungle and an even worse danger lurking in their midst. But the stranded party and the ape-man are destined for a rendezvous with blood and fire--in the dreaded temple of the Kavuru.EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARYFor the first time ever, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in handsome uniform editions. Published by the company founded by Burroughs himself in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today's authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company's extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.Tarzan's Quest © 1935, 1936 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. This special edition Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library compilation and all other new material therein © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes¿, and Lord of the Jungle®, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, and Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library¿ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Book 18 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Featuring Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival MaterialsAs the steel-clawed Leopard Men look for victims for their savage rites, the secret cult strikes terror into the hearts of all the villagers. Only Orando of the Utengas dares to declare war on them. And with Orando goes Tarzan of the Apes--but a strangely changed Tarzan, who now believes that he is Muzimo, a spirit or demon who was Orando's ancestor. But there are traitors among Orando's people. And in the village of the Leopard Men is Kali Bwana, a young American woman who has come to Africa to find a missing man. Only Tarzan can save her...EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARYFor the first time ever, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in handsome uniform editions. Published by the company founded by Burroughs himself in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today's authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company's extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.Tarzan and the Leopard Men © 1935 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. This special edition Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library compilation and all other new material therein © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes¿, and Lord of the Jungle®, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, and Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library¿ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Book 17 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Featuring Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival MaterialsA great safari comes to Africa to make a movie, struggling across the veldt and through the jungle in great ten-ton trucks, equipped with all the advantages of civilization. But now it is halted, almost destroyed by the poisoned arrows of the fearsome Bansuto tribe. There is no way to return. Ahead lies the strange valley of diamonds, where hairy gorillas live in their town of London on the Thames, ruled by King Henry the Eighth. And behind them comes Tarzan of the Apes with the Golden Lion, seeking the man who might have been his twin brother in looks--though hardly in courage!EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARYFor the first time ever, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in handsome uniform editions. Published by the company founded by Burroughs himself in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today's authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company's extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.This special edition Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library compilation and all other new material therein © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Trademarks Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes¿, and Lord of the Jungle®, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, and Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library¿ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Ruritanian romance The Mad King is a work by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. The parents of Barney Custer are an American farmer and Victoria Rubinroth, a princess of the Luthan race who escaped. On the eve of the First World War, Barney travels to Lutha to witness for himself the place where his mother was born. Barney is naturally mistaken for the king, which causes a great deal of confusion for both him and everyone else. To prevent Prince Peter from assuming the throne, Barney finally permits himself to be crowned king while pretending to be Leopold. To protect Lutha from the approaching Austrians in the second half of the book, Barney is compelled to assume the king's character. He forms a diplomatic partnership with Serbia and personally overpowers the Austrians. One of Prince Peter's goons mistakes the actual king Leopold, who has been his enemy throughout, for Barney and kills him. After finally being married to Princess Emma, Barney decides to continue ruling the Luthas.

This story, which takes place in the year 2137, may be the only one by this author to veer into science fiction. North and South America forbid travel eastward to ensure neutrality in the conflict that was suffocating Europe. Due to a technical issue, a Pan American ship is pushed beyond the permitted limit, leaving five crew members stranded on the open seas. They must go toward the east in the hopes of making landfall if they are to survive. Strangely, Burroughs believes that technology will suddenly become obsolete. The circumstances outlined 200 years from now are the same as they were at the beginning of the nineteenth century. This assumption of quiescence seems quite implausible given how rapidly technology has advanced over the past fifty years. It illustrates how ongoing conflict affects both people and property. And this was all done before the phrase "bomb them back to the Stone Age" became popular.

The first book in his Caspak trilogy, The Land That Time Forgot, is a fantasy book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. The first chapter of the book, which takes place during World War I, is framed by the discovery of a manuscript recounting the plot from a thermos off the shore of Greenland. It claims to be the story of Bowen J. Tyler, an American passenger who was sunk by the German U-boat U-33 in the English Channel in 1916. By the time the saboteur is discovered, the submarine has already entered the Antarctic seas after being led off course. A group of beast men assault the castaways and capture Ahm, a Neanderthal Man. They discover that the island's indigenous name is Caspak. They find oil, which they intend to convert into U-33 fuel. Tyler departs from the other survivors to find Lys and save her. The many bands of near-human primitives, each of which represents a distinct stage of human development, engage in a series of adventures.

Edgar Rice Burroughs, a native of the United States, wrote the book The Son of Tarzan. The story begins with Jack, the young son of Tarzan and Jane, enthralled with Ajax, the star of a trained ape performance, unaware of his father's brutal background. Paulvitch, Tarzan's former enemy who seeks revenge on the ape-man, has brought Ajax, who is actually Tarzan's lifelong buddy Akut, to London. Jack and Akut travel to Africa where they adopt the life of Jack's strong father after killing Paulvitch in self-defense. The Greystoke heir, who grows to maturity in the forest and acquires the moniker Korak, the Killer, befriends Meriem, an Arab waif who has been saved from a life of suffering in the village where her adoptive father lives. The appearance of evil men challenges the couple's beautiful jungle existence, but their plan to split them apart-and the dangers that follow-only deepen Korak and Meriem's relationship. How Tarzan and Jane will survive this jungle life? How will they both rescue themselves from this evil man? How was Paulvitch killed? What will happen next? These questions can cause curiosity in the reader's mind which can be solved after reading this book.

A great surprise from Burroughs and from 1927. This is unlike anything else I've read from ERB. It replaces the fantasy and imagination that made him famous with an unexpected authenticity and attention to detail. And both an anger and compassion. A very good early "red indian" pulp novel written by a man who used to hunt them, and who had the courage to say it was wrong and to say something important about in the midst of the pulp. (Jonathan Ammon) About the author: Edgar Rice Burroughs, (born September 1, 1875, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.-died March 19, 1950, Encino, California), American novelist whose Tarzan stories created a folk hero known around the world.Burroughs, the son of a wealthy businessman, was educated at private schools in Chicago, at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts (from which he was expelled), and at Michigan Military Academy, where he subsequently taught briefly. He spent the years 1897 to 1911 in numerous unsuccessful jobs and business ventures in Chicago and Idaho. Eventually he settled in Chicago with a wife and three children; he began writing advertising copy and then turned to fiction. The story "Under the Moons of Mars" appeared in serial form in the adventure magazine The All-Story in 1912 and was so successful that Burroughs turned to writing full-time. (The work was later novelized as A Princess of Mars [1917] and adapted as the film John Carter [2012].) The first Tarzan story appeared in 1912; it was followed in 1914 by Tarzan of the Apes, the first of 25 such books about the son of an English nobleman abandoned in the African jungle during infancy and brought up by apes. Burroughs created in Tarzan a figure that instantly captured the popular fancy, as did his many tales set on Mars. The Tarzan stories were translated into more than 56 languages and were also popular in comic-strip, motion-picture, television, and radio versions.In 1919, in order to be near the filming of his Tarzan movies, Burroughs bought an estate near Hollywood (at a site that would later be named Tarzana). He continued to write novels, ultimately publishing some 68 titles in all. During World War II he became a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and at age 66 was the oldest war correspondent covering the South Pacific theatre. (britannica.com)

The Return of Tarzan is the second book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs'. The book starts where ''Tarzan of the Apes'' ended, the ape-man is recovering from his sacrifice at marriage to Jane Porter and goes to visit Paul d'Arnot in France. This story is based on the adventures of Tarzan as he travels back to Paris to see his buddy Paul D'Arnot after becoming depressed about the loss of Jane Porter's hand to his cousin Clayton. Tarzan's adventurous character is more suited to a position in the French Secret Service and he made two friends, who are Nikolas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch, and it turns out that Rokoff who is the evil brother. Later, Tarzan makes friends with the Waziri tribe and takes them on a journey to discover the abandoned city of Opar, a realm inhabited by a bestial race and ruled by the erratic high priestess La. There, Tarzan and Jane Porter will cross paths once more, but will they be able to see that their love is meant to be? Will Tarzan escape? Will Jane marry Clayton? Will Rokoff be successful in his sinister plans? To find out the answer readers should read this novel!

American author Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a science fantasy book titled The Warlord of Mars. The Gods of Mars, the first book in the series, ended abruptly where this one picks up. The story opens with the wife of John Carter and two other women are imprisoned in a slowly revolving jail linked to the Temple of the Sun, which is only accessible to outside world once a year. Meanwhile, Xodar, a friend of Carter's, has taken over as the new Jeddak of the black Martian First Born, and the white Martian therns who oppose the traditional religion now have a new leader. The Holy Hekkador Matai Shang is one of the people who still supports the ancient, discredited religion. Meanwhile, Xodar, a friend of Carter's, has taken over as the new Jeddak of the black Martian First Born, and the white Martian therns who oppose the traditional religion now have a new leader. The Holy Hekkador Matai Shang is one of the people who still supports the ancient, discredited religion. Later, the story takes John Carter to the north polar cap where he discovers the Yellow Martians, who live on the north polar cap behind a ring-shaped ice barrier. Will our hero die as a result of this frozen civilization?

A great surprise from Burroughs and from 1927. This is unlike anything else I've read from ERB. It replaces the fantasy and imagination that made him famous with an unexpected authenticity and attention to detail. And both an anger and compassion. A very good early "red indian" pulp novel written by a man who used to hunt them, and who had the courage to say it was wrong and to say something important about in the midst of the pulp. (Jonathan Ammon) About the author:Edgar Rice Burroughs, (born September 1, 1875, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.-died March 19, 1950, Encino, California), American novelist whose Tarzan stories created a folk hero known around the world.Burroughs, the son of a wealthy businessman, was educated at private schools in Chicago, at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts (from which he was expelled), and at Michigan Military Academy, where he subsequently taught briefly. He spent the years 1897 to 1911 in numerous unsuccessful jobs and business ventures in Chicago and Idaho. Eventually he settled in Chicago with a wife and three children; he began writing advertising copy and then turned to fiction. The story "Under the Moons of Mars" appeared in serial form in the adventure magazine The All-Story in 1912 and was so successful that Burroughs turned to writing full-time. (The work was later novelized as A Princess of Mars [1917] and adapted as the film John Carter [2012].) The first Tarzan story appeared in 1912; it was followed in 1914 by Tarzan of the Apes, the first of 25 such books about the son of an English nobleman abandoned in the African jungle during infancy and brought up by apes. Burroughs created in Tarzan a figure that instantly captured the popular fancy, as did his many tales set on Mars. The Tarzan stories were translated into more than 56 languages and were also popular in comic-strip, motion-picture, television, and radio versions.In 1919, in order to be near the filming of his Tarzan movies, Burroughs bought an estate near Hollywood (at a site that would later be named Tarzana). He continued to write novels, ultimately publishing some 68 titles in all. During World War II he became a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and at age 66 was the oldest war correspondent covering the South Pacific theatre. (britannica.com)