{"product_id":"a-princess-of-mars-paperback","title":"A Princess of Mars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdgar Rice Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Seelye\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJohn Seelye\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first published book by the creator of \u003ci\u003eTarzan of the Apes \u003c\/i\u003ethat introduced the world to intergalactic Civil War soldier, John Carter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years before Edgar Rice Burroughs became a worldwide celebrity with the publication of \u003ci\u003eTarzan of the Apes\u003c\/i\u003e and its twenty-two sequels, which together have sold more than 30 million copies, he published the futuristic sci-fi romance, \u003ci\u003eA Princess of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA Princess of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who inexplicably finds himself held prisoner on the planet Mars by the Green Men of Thark. With Dejah Thoris, the princess of another clan on Mars, John Carter must fight for their freedom and save the entire planet from destruction as the life-sustaining Atmosphere Factory slowly grinds to a halt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Princess of Mars is the first in Burroughs' eleven book \u003ci\u003eBarsoon \u003c\/i\u003eseries, following the continued adventures of John Carter.\u003cp\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar 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, \u003cb\u003eTarzan of the Apes\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eThe Land That Time Forgot\u003c\/b\u003e, Burroughs had a writing career that spanned almost 30 years, with his last novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Land of Terror\u003c\/b\u003e, being published in 1941. He died in 1950 at his ranch near Tarzana, the California town named for his legendary hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Seelye is a graduate research professor of American literature at the University of Florida. He is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe True Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMark Twain at the Movies\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eProphetic Waters: The River in Early American Literature\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBeautiful Machine: Rivers and the Early Republic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMemory's Nation: The Place of Plymouth Rock\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eWar Games: Richard Harding Davis and the New Imperialism\u003c\/b\u003e. 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