A Princess of Mars

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Overview

Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of Tarzan, was gifted with a limitless imagination. He created entire worlds for his own pleasure.

A PRINCESS OF MARS, published in 1912, was Burroughs' first book. In it John Carter, facing death at the hands of the Apaches, wills his transmigration to Mars. There he finds the dying civilization of Barsoom.

In his journey across Mars, Carter gains respect and friendship, as well as the devotion of Dejah Thoris, princess of helium. All is well until Barsoom faces suffocation when the atmosphere plant breaks down. It is up to Carter to save the planet.

At his death in 1950, Burroughs had written 91 books and a host of short stories and articles. He is remembered best for TARZAN OF THE APES.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486807874
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	09/14/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Lexile:	1390L (what's this?)
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1875. After serving a short time in the 7th U.S. Cavalry, Burroughs was a shopkeeper, gold miner, cowboy, and policeman before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, Tarzan of the Apes, was published in 1914, and along with its 22 sequels has sold over 30 million copies in 58 languages. Author of numerous other jungle and science fiction novels and novellas, including The Land That Time Forgot, Burroughs had a writing career that spanned almost 30 years, with his last novel, The Land of Terror, being published in 1941. He died in 1950 at his ranch near Tarzana, the California town named for his legendary hero.

John Seelye is a graduate research professor of American literature at the University of Florida. He is the author of The True Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain at the Movies, Prophetic Waters: The River in Early American Literature, Beautiful Machine: Rivers and the Early Republic, Memory's Nation: The Place of Plymouth Rock, and War Games: Richard Harding Davis and the New Imperialism. He is also the consulting editor for Penguin Classics in American literature.

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Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword, 5,
I. On the Arizona Hills, 9,
II. The Escape of the Dead, 15,
III. My Advent on Mars, 18,
IV. A Prisoner, 24,
V. I Elude My Watch Dog, 29,
VI. A Fight That Won Friends, 33,
VII. Child-Raising on Mars, 37,
VIII. A Fair Captive from the Sky, 41,
IX. I Learn the Language, 46,
X. Champion and Chief, 49,
XI. With Dejah Thoris, 57,
XII. A Prisoner with Power, 63,
XIII. Love-Making on Mars, 68,
XIV. A Duel to the Death, 73,
XV. Sola Tells Me Her Story, 80,
XVI. We Plan Escape, 88,
XVII. A Costly Recapture, 96,
XVIII. Chained in Warhoon, 102,
XIX. Battling in the Arena, 106,
XX. In the Atmosphere Factory, 110,
XXL. An Air Scout for Zodanga, 117,
XXII. I Find Dejah, 125,
XXIII. Lost in the Sky, 133,
XXIV. Tars Tarkas Finds a Friend, 138,
XXV. The Looting of Zodanga, 144,
XXVI. Through Carnage to Joy, 148,
XXVII. From joy to Death, 154,
XXVIII. At the Arizona Cave, 158,

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"[Burroughs] has created a novel that speaks to the sensibilities and tastes of a modern audience." —-SF Site

Editorial Reviews

Might it really be possible—in fact and not fancy—to venture with John Carter to the Kingdom of Helium on the planet Mars? (Carl Sagan)

From the Publisher

Might it really be possible—in fact and not in fancy—to venture with John Carter to the Kingdom of Helium on the planet Mars?”

Carl Sagan

Pure escapist fantasy/romance, Burroughs was ahead of his time…William Dufris keeps the action steady from beginning to end. Good family listening.”

SoundCommentary.com

When it rains in a Burroughs novel, the reader gets wet.”

Nebula and Philip K. Dick Award–winning auth Jack McDevitt

A century after its serial publication in a magazine, this book has found new popularity with the film JOHN CARTER. Narrator Scott Brick brings to the production a wealth of experience with science fiction books that have long explicatory passages and many battles. As the first-person narrator to whom John Carter told his story, Brick recounts the adventures of the hero, who starts out as a prospector in Arizona. When John Carter is pursued by Apaches, he takes refuge in a cave, is overcome by a gas, and wakes up on Mars. Once there, he becomes one of the green Martian horde, falls in love with a princess, and hurls himself from one exploit to another. Brick’s introspective delivery adds dimension to this popular example of interplanetary pulp fiction. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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