A Princess of Mars

Name: A Princess of Mars
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
ISBN: 9798738319907

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Originally published as «Under the Moons of Mars»

Best described as early science fiction melded with an epic dose of romantic adventure, A Princess of Mars is the first adventure of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who unexpectedly find himself transplanted to the planet Mars. Yet this red planet is far more than a dusty, barren place; it's a fantasy world populated with giant green barbarians, beautiful maidens in distress, and weird flora and monstrous fauna the likes of which could only exist in the author's boundless imagination. Sheer esc

First published 1912370 pages

813.52

Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 19
Editions known: 400

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 813.52823.91
Library of Congress (LCC): PS3503.U687P75 2005F3351.O7 R49 2019PS3503.U687 P74x 1989PS3503.U687 P75 1963

Subjects

American Science fictionAmerican literatureBarsoomBarsoom (imaginary place), fictionCarter, John (Fictitious character)--FictionCarter, john (fictitious character), fictionClassic LiteratureDejah Thoris (Fictitious character)Dejah Thoris (Fictitious character)--FictionExtraterrestrial beingsFantasyFiction

This edition

ISBN 9798738319907EnglishFirst-edition ISBN: 9781543043723

DATE DUE

First published1912

Film adaptation2009

Film adaptation2012

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