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Edgar Rice Burroughs


Born
in Chicago, Illinois, The United States
September 01, 1875

Died
March 19, 1950

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Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction


Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 326,737 ratings · 20,161 reviews · 3,519 distinct works • Similar authors
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom...
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3.81 avg rating — 61,829 ratings — published 1912 — 29 editions
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Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan,...
3.90 avg rating — 49,105 ratings — published 1912 — 68 editions
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The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
3.89 avg rating — 20,944 ratings — published 1913 — 372 editions
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The Warlord of Mars (Barsoo...
3.87 avg rating — 16,015 ratings — published 1916 — 5 editions
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The Return of Tarzan (Tarza...
3.85 avg rating — 11,313 ratings — published 1913 — 1014 editions
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4.05 avg rating — 10,128 ratings — published 1991 — 181 editions
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Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barso...
3.77 avg rating — 10,215 ratings — published 1916 — 2 editions
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3.89 avg rating — 8,229 ratings — published 1918 — 136 editions
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The Chessmen of Mars (Barso...
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Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs

A Princess of Mars The Gods of Mars The Warlord of Mars Thuvia, Maid of Mars The Chessmen of Mars The Master Mind of Mars A Fighting Man of Mars
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3.85 avg rating — 156,023 ratings

Tarzan of the Apes The Return of Tarzan The Beasts of Tarzan The Son of Tarzan Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Jungle Tales of Tarzan Tarzan the Untamed
(24 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 111,242 ratings

The Land That Time Forgot The People That Time Forgot Out of Time's Abyss
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3.77 avg rating — 17,912 ratings

At the Earth's Core Pellucidar Tanar of Pellucidar Tarzan at the Earth's Core Back to the Stone Age Land of Terror Savage Pellucidar
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3.79 avg rating — 14,431 ratings

The Beasts of Tarzan Tarzan nº4 - O Filho de Tarzan Tarzan nº8 - Aventuras Emoc... Tarzan nº9 - A Guerra Chego... Tarzan nº13 - A Inacreditáv... Tarzan nº29 - Ataque dos Sh... Tarzan nº39 - Gladiador da ...
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“Am I alive and a reality, or am I but a dream?”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan
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“No fiction is worth reading except for entertainment. If it entertains and is clean, it is good literature, or its kind. If it forms the habit of reading, in people who might not read otherwise, it is the best literature.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs
tags: fiction, literature
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“In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people, they have no lawyers.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars
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