The Expanded Moon Maid

When originally published in Argosy All-Story Weekly, The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk, were, respectively, over 61,500 words, over 43,500 words, and over 35,500 words in length. When combined for the hardcover book publication, it was decided to shorten the second and third story in the trilogy. The Moon Men was shortened by about 11,500 words, mostly by removing text (some additional text was added), and The Red Hawk lost almost 3,500 words. However, Burroughs was not one to ...