Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for creating the iconic character Tarzan, the jungle hero who has captured the imaginations of readers for over a century. Burroughs had a varied career, initially working in several fields including a stint in the military and even as a pencil sharpener salesman, before turning his attention to writing. His adventurous spirit and fascination with the exotic led him to craft stories that whisked readers away to distant worlds, from the jungles of Africa to the mysterious planet of Mars.

Throughout his prolific career, Burroughs published over 70 novels, many of which became instant classics, blending adventure, science fiction, and romance in ways that were innovative for his time. His works have inspired countless adaptations in film, television, and comics, ensuring his legacy endures. If you're curious to dive into the imaginative realms he created, explore his collection in this app and discover the thrilling journeys that await. You might just find a new favorite among his timeless tales!

The Chessmen of Mars (version 2)

Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.7
Tara of Helium, John Carter's second child, is nearly as beautiful as her mother, Deja Thoris, and as independent-minded as her father. Thes…

Tanar of Pellucidar

Read by Mark Nelson 4.7
Pellucidar—the hollow center of the Earth, a land of savage men and prehistoric beasts—is the scene of this exciting novel. In Pellucidar dw…

The Efficiency Expert

Read by Delmar H Dolbier 4.7
Our hero, Jimmy Torrance, Jr., has a hard time finding suitable employment after a brilliant (athletically, at least) college career, despit…

Thuvia, Maid of Mars (version 2)

Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.6
John Carter's son, Carthoris, falls in love with his father's true friend, Thuvia of Ptarth, but she has been promised to another and is kid…

The Cave Girl

Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Blueblooded mama's boy Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones is swept overboard during a south seas voyage for his lifelong ill health. He finds himself…

Tarzan Triumphant

Read by Mark Nelson 4.6
LOST PEOPLE IN A TRACKLESS JUNGLE How strange the ways of fate—to bring together such an odd assortment of people to face the perils of the …

The Man-Eater

Read by Joseph DeNoia 4.6
Africa: The land of savagery and splendor. Where a marriage between an adventurer and a missionary's daughter is cut short by invading local…

The Lost Continent (Beyond Thirty)

Read by Lucy Lo Faro 4.2
Originally published under the title of Beyond Thirty.The novel, set in the year 2137, was heavily influenced by the events of World War I. …

The Master Mind of Mars

Read by Joseph DeNoia 4.8
Across the the vast reaches of space went he: another man of Earth (Ulysses Paxton) finds himself transported to Mars ("Barsoom"),…

The Bandit of Hell's Bend

Read by Gripolli 4.7
When Diana Henders' father dies and leaves her responsible for running a cattle ranch in Arizona, along with a gold mine on the property, sh…

The Cave Girl (Version 2)

Read by Gerald Moe 4.5
Waldo Smith-Jones shipwrecked from Boston, desperately tries to survive on a lost island of primitive men and beasts. Given the name of Than…

The Girl From Hollywood

Read by Joseph DeNoia 4.6
The countryside outside of Los Angeles is a paradise on Earth: nature gives bounty on the land, the animals are majestic, the oaks breathe a…

The Master Mind of Mars (Version 3)

Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.8
The protagonist is a soldier from the Great War whose tale John Carter has brought to Earth. Having saved the life of an ancient Martian who…

The Moon Men

Read by Ben Tucker 4.4
The second book in the Moon Maid trilogy, this novel details the exploits of a descendant of the protagonist of the first novel as he leads …

The Girl from Farris's

Read by Joseph DeNoia 4.4
Ever want to pull yourself up by your bootstraps, only to have the whole world fight to keep you down? Ever been upstanding and righteous, o…

A Princess of Mars

Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Part One of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Mars-Series. Easy, swank, pulp read about an omnipotent gentleman teleported to Mars, finding an outlandi…

The Mucker

Read by Joseph DeNoia 4.2
Grown and raised on the streets of Chicago; a ruthless, brawling beast of a man who detests all that “class” and “highbrow society” has to o…

The Tarzan Twins

Read by Ben Tucker 4.1
Dick and Doc aren't actual twins. They're technically cousins, being the sons of twin sisters. But having been born on the same day and look…

The Red Hawk

Read by Ben Tucker 4.2
This third book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Moon Sequence (preceded by The Moon Maid and The Moon Men) finds Julian 20th, The Red Hawk, leading…

The Return of the Mucker

Read by Joseph DeNoia 4.3
After being framed for a murder he didn’t commit, law enforcement arrests Billy Byrne…The Mucker… as he returns to the streets of Grand Aven…

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