Edgar Rice Burroughs

Born

in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

September 01, 1875

Died

March 19, 1950

Website

https://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

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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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Edgar Rice Burroughs’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 252,843 ratings · 13,357 reviews · 1,340 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Seelye (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 48,949 ratings — published 1912 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 38,094 ratings — published 1912 — 1177 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2) 3.87 avg rating — 15,395 ratings — published 1913 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Warlord of Mars (Barsoom, #3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Bolen (Narrated by) 3.86 avg rating — 12,435 ratings — published 1914 — 570 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Land That Time Forgot Collection (Caspak #1-3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, J. Allen St. John (Illustrator) , Mike Resnick (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 7,518 ratings — published 1918 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Return of Tarzan (Tarzan, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 8,258 ratings — published 1913 — 495 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 8,023 ratings — published 1916 — 435 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom #5) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Bolen (Narrated by) 3.83 avg rating — 6,860 ratings — published 1922 — 452 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Master Mind of Mars (Barsoom #6) 3.85 avg rating — 4,404 ratings — published 1927 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 4,964 ratings — published 1914 — 409 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Barsoom (11 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 123,767 ratings

Tarzan (25 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 86,104 ratings

Caspak (3 books)
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3.82 avg rating — 13,401 ratings

Pellucidar (7 books)
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J. Allen St. John (Illustrator)

Harry Turtledove (Introduction)

3.78 avg rating — 11,037 ratings

Venus (5 books)
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3.70 avg rating — 5,042 ratings

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Quotes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

“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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Polls

Which of the following 1939 novels would you like to see win the Retro Hugo for 1939?

The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White

6 votes, 54.5%

Galactic Patrol (Lensman, #3) by E.E. "Doc" Smith

Galactic Patrol by E.E. "Doc" Smith

2 votes, 18.2%

Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, #1) by C.S. Lewis

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

2 votes, 18.2%

The Legion of Time by Jack Williamson

1 vote, 9.1%

Carson of Venus (Venus, #3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Carson of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs

0 votes, 0.0%

11 total votes

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