Edgar Rice Burroughs

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.

Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

Edgar Rice Burroughs
A Princess of Mars

A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs; Introduction and Notes by John Seelye
Tarzan of the Apes and the Prisoner of Zenda

Tarzan of the Apes and the Prisoner of Zenda

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gore Vidal, Anthony Hope, Justin Kaplan

Books by Edgar Rice Burroughs from The Library of America

A Princess of Mars

A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs