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 · 268,232 ratings · 14,506 reviews · 1,371 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Seelye (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 52,329 ratings — published 1912 — 2754 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 — 39,878 ratings — published 1912 — 1916 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) 3.89 avg rating — 17,473 ratings — published 1913 — 1012 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 — 12,998 ratings — published 1919 — 874 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 — 7,613 ratings — published 1918 — 93 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 — 8,750 ratings — published 1913 — 831 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) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Michael Whelan (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 8,367 ratings — published 1916 — 817 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 — 7,141 ratings — published 1922 — 263 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) 3.77 avg rating — 5,261 ratings — published 1914 — 523 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) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Michael Whelan (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 4,565 ratings — published 1927 — 133 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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Edgar Rice Burroughs,

Michael Whelan (Illustrator)

3.84 avg rating — 131,810 ratings

Tarzan (25 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 90,407 ratings

Caspak (3 books)
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Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.82 avg rating — 13,990 ratings

Pellucidar (8 books)
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J. Allen St. John (Illustrator),

Harry Turtledove (Introduction)

3.79 avg rating — 11,638 ratings

The Moon Trilogy (3 books)
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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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Nov-Dec 2018 Group Read Topic Poll

John Carter of Mars (write-in)

1 vote, 100.0%

"Off the Planet;" Sword & Planet like Kenneth Bulmer's Dray Prescot Transit to Scorpio (Dray Prescot, #1); or Edgar Rice Burroughs's John Carter of Mars.

Transit to Scorpio (Dray Prescot, #1) (Delian Cycle, #1) by Alan Burt Akers

John Carter of Mars (Barsoom #11) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

0 votes, 0.0%

The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany

The Legend of Drizzt The Collected Stories by R.A. Salvatore

Defenders of Ulthuan (Warhammer) by Graham McNeill

Elves like The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories or Doom of the Elves or Defenders of Ulthuanor some Dunsany The King of Elfland's Daughter

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Slaine The Wanderer (Slaine) by Pat Mills

Chronicles of Hate (Chronicles of Hate, #1) by Adrian Smith

The Complete Marvel Conan the Barbarian, Vol. 5 by Roy Thomas

The Untamed A Sinner's Prayer (Graphic Novel) by Sebastian A. Jones

Graphic Novels: like Slaine The Wanderer, Chronicles of Hate,
The Complete Marvel Conan the Barbarian, Vol. 5, The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer

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"Goofy stuff": like Myth Adventures (Myth Conceptions) by Robert Lynn Asprin or Terry Pratchett's Disc World ... Colour of Magic - Disc world #1

Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures, #2) by Robert Lynn Asprin

Colour of Magic (Disc world, #1) by Terry Pratchett

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James Silke and Frank Frazetta's Lords of Destruction Plague of Knives, Prisoner of the Horned Helmet, Tooth and Claw

Lords of Destruction (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #2) by Frank Frazetta

Plague of Knives (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #4) by James Silke

Prisoner of the Horned Helmet (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #1) by James Silke

Tooth and Claw (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #3) by James Silke

0 votes, 0.0%

Conan the Barbarian by Michael A. Stackpole

Film Novelizations Clash of the Titans Conan the Barbarian Dragonslayer Solomon Kane: The Official Movie Novelisation

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1 total vote

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