Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950)
Author of Tarzan of the Apes
About the Author
Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago. His father, George Tyler was a distiller and a battery manufacturer. Early in life Burroughs attempted to support his family in a variety of occupations, including railroad policeman, business partner, and miner. None of these proved show more successful. However, Burroughs had always enjoyed reading adventure fiction and decided to try his hand at writing. His first attempt, written under the pseudonym Normal Bean, sold very quickly and Burroughs' career took off. Although critics and educators have not always been supportive of Burroughs' writing, the characters in his stories have entertained readers for many years. Tarzan was the most popular, earning Burroughs enough money to start his own publishing house and a motion picture company. Another character, John Carter, is the hero of Burroughs' Mars adventure series. The continuing popularity of these characters has led some critics to reconsider the value of Burroughs' writing and to acknowledge significant themes in his stories. Burroughs died on March 19, 1950. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Martian Tales Trilogy: A Princess of Mars / The Gods of Mars / The Warlord of Mars (2003) 875 copies, 9 reviews
Return to Mars: Thuvia, Maid of Mars; The Chessmen of Mars; & The Master Mind of Mars (Barsoom #4, 5, & 6) (1975) 164 copies, 2 reviews
Tarzan of the Apes The First Three Novels, Barnes and Noble Collectible Editions - Bonded Leather (1912) 95 copies
Men of Mars: A Fighting Man of Mars, Swords of Mars, and Synthetic Men of Mars (Barsoom #7, 8, & 9) (2006) 80 copies, 1 review
Tarzan of the Apes | The Son of Tarzan | Tarzan at the Earth's Core | Tarzan Triumphant (1988) 60 copies
The Collected John Carter of Mars, Volume 2: Thuvia, Maid of Mars / The Chessmen of Mars / The Master Mind of Mars / A… (2012) 56 copies
The Collected John Carter of Mars, Volume 3: Swords of Mars / Synthetic Men of Mars / Llana of Gathol / John Carter and… (2012) 55 copies
John Carter: The Movie Novelization: Also includes: A Princess of Mars (John Carter of Mars) (2012) 43 copies
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes: Authorized Unabridged Edition Prepared Especially for Young Readers with… (1964) 34 copies
John Carter: Adventures on Mars Collection (Illustrated) (Five "John Carter of Mars" novels in one volume!) (2012) 34 copies
Tarzan 2-in-1 (Tarzan at the Earth's Core/Tarzan the Invincible) (Tarzan , No 13&14) (1997) 31 copies
Pellucidar - The Inner World - Volume 1 - At the Earth's Core & Pellucidor (Pellucidar - the Inner World) (2006) 22 copies
The Collected Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (2009) 17 copies, 1 review
TARZAN OF THE APES SERIES - Complete Collection: 25 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated) (2015) 12 copies
Carson of Venus SF Gateway Omnibus: Pirates of Venus, Lost on Venus, Carson of Venus (2014) 12 copies
A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars /… (2003) 11 copies
Pellucidar - The Inner World - Volume 2 - Tanar of Pellucidar & Tarzan at the Earth's Core (v. 2) (2006) 7 copies
A Princess of Mars - The Annotated Edition - and New Tales of the Red Planet (Mars/Barsoom Series Book 1) (2012) 7 copies
Tarzan - džunglivalitseja 6 copies
Tarzani džunglijutud. 1, Tarzan ja mõrv džunglis ; Tarzan ja merehädalised ; Tarzan ja maailmameister (1997) 5 copies
Edgar Rice Burrough's Pellucidar Series: At the Earth's Core, Pellucidar, Tanar of Pellucidar, Tarzan at the Earth's… (1973) 5 copies
Complete Venus Series (Pirates of Venus, Lost on Venus, Carson of Venus, Escape on Venus, Wizard of Venus) (Amtor) (1983) 5 copies
TARZAN: Tarzan bei den Affen / Tarzan und die Schiffbrüchigen/ Tarzan und der Verrückte (2012) 5 copies
Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs 5 copies
Tarzan Annual 5 copies
The Complete Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs (25 Complete Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs A Princess of Mars, The Chessmen… (2015) 4 copies
Tarzan Super Pack: Tarzan of the Apes, The Return Of Tarzan, The Beasts of Tarzan, The Son of Tarzan, Tarzan and the… (2020) 4 copies
The Pellucidar Series: At the Earth's Core / Pellucidar / Tanar of Pellucidar / Tarzan at the Earth's Core / Back to… (1969) 4 copies
War On Venus 3 copies
The John Carter Trilogy of Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars; A Warlord of Mars (2014) 3 copies
Venus-tähden kantakansa 3 copies
VIC: Time Doesn't Matter 3 copies
Tarzán en la selva 3 copies
Tarzán en El tesoro de Chaka 3 copies
The Tarzan Collection (5 Novels): Tarzan of the Apes, The Return of Tarzan, The Beasts of Tarzan, The Son of Tarzan,… (2022) 3 copies
Tagasi kiviaega : [romaan] 3 copies
Tarzan, o rei da selva 3 copies
Western Adventures: The Bandit of Hell's Bend & The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (2008) 3 copies
Užmirštoji sala 3 copies
Slaves Of The Fishmen 3 copies
Goddess Of Fire 3 copies
Pirate Blood 3 copies
The God of Tarzan 3 copies
Savage Pellucidar [short story] 3 copies
Tarzan The First Five Books (Tarzan) 3 copies
Tarzan And The Black Boy 2 copies
2000x: The Moon Maid (Unabridged) 2 copies
The Fight For The Balu 2 copies
The Capture of Tarzan 2 copies
The Collected Adventures of Tarzan: 19 Novels and Stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Halcyon Classics) (2009) 2 copies
A Jungle Joke 2 copies
The End Of Bukawai 2 copies
The Lion 2 copies
The Nightmare 2 copies
The Battle For Teeka 2 copies
Tarzan Rescues The Moon 2 copies
Tarzan And The Champion 2 copies
Tarzan And The Jungle Murders 2 copies
Tarzan Midianin Maassa 2 copies
Tarzan of the Apes (Tazan, Volume 1) 2 copies
Tarzan Volume Eleven: Tarzan the Magnificent & Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (Tarzan: the Twenty-First Adventure/the… (2008) 2 copies
The Tarzan Duology of Edgar Rice Burroughs: Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan: A Pulp-Lit Annotated Edition (2015) 2 copies
TARZAN ANNUAL 1968 2 copies
John Carter in Swords of Mars 2 copies
Tarzan the Final Chapters 2 copies
Tarzan's First Love 2 copies
The Tarzan Collection 1: 4 Novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs: Tarzan of the Apes, The Return of Tarzan, The Beasts of… (2019) 2 copies
The Lightship Murder 2 copies
LES CONQUERANTS DE LA LUNE Antares Edtion Originale 1985 Tirage 1000 exemplaires AVEC JAQUETTE (1900) 2 copies
Tarzan käy sissisotaa 2 copies
Voittamaton Tarzan 2 copies
Tarzan Volume Twelve: Tarzan and the Madman, Tarzan and the Castaways & Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (Adventures &… (2008) 2 copies
The Man without a Soul 2 copies
Tarzan ja Ashairin timantti 2 copies
Tarzan in the Land of the Giant Apes 2 copies
Tarzani Dzunglijutud II 2 copies
The Living Dead 2 copies
TARZAN of the Apes. 24 Volume Set 2 copies
Delphi Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs 2 copies
The Return of Tarzan 1 copy
The Land That Time Forgot 1 copy
Tarzan of the Apes 1 copy
The Return of Tarzan 1 copy
The Tarzan Series Volume One: Tarzan of the Apes, The Return of Tarzan, The Beasts of Tarzan, and Tarzan and the Jewels… (2020) 1 copy
Lost Inside the Earth 1 copy
A Bibliography 1 copy
[The Chessmen of Mars, etc.] 1 copy
Pullucidar 1 copy
Tarzan / 2-3 1 copy
Tarzán en la selva : novela 1 copy
Tarzan jättikirja 2 1 copy
Tarzani poeg. 4. raamat 1 copy
Võidutsev Tarzan 1 copy
Cosmic Epics: The Seminal Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs (Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe) (2023) 1 copy
Adventure on Poloda 1 copy
Os deuses de Marte 1 copy
A Master Mind of Mars 1 copy
THE SON OF TARZAN 1917 1 copy
The Complete Barsoom Omnibus 1 copy
Tarzan In Easy-To-Read Type 1 copy
Tarzan and the Snake People 1 copy
Tanner of Pellucidar 1 copy
Tarzan din neamul maimuțelor 1 copy
TARZON OF THE APES 1914 1 copy
Raccolta Super Tarzan 1 copy
The Return o Tarzan 1 copy
Eternal Savage 21801 1 copy
Tarzan Et Pellucidar 1 copy
Intiaanipäälikön kosto 1 copy
Tarzan, o Destemido - Vol. 2 1 copy
Tarzans son Nr 6 1983 1 copy
Tarzan a dzsungel fia 1 copy
Tarzani dzunglijutud I 1 copy
Tarzan Pellucidaris 1 copy
TARZAN ET LES ELEPHANTS 1938 1 copy
Tarzan Special Nr 3 1976 1 copy
Intiaanipäälikkö 1 copy
The Mysterious Island: A Fantastic Story of Action & Adventure (Annotated) By Jules Verne. (2019) 1 copy
Jungle Girl 1 copy
Väkevä Billy 1 copy
Tarzan, o Destemido - Vol. 1 1 copy
O comandante de Marte 1 copy
Chronicles of Mars Volume I 1 copy
Mars v.1: A Princess of Mars 1 copy
MARVEL COMICS TARZAN, LORD OF THE JUNGLE, AUG, 1978 VOLUME 15 (SWORD OF THE SLAVER!, VOLUME 15) 1 copy
Tarzan e os Malditos 1 copy
Mars v.2: The Gods of Mars 1 copy
Tarzan and a Daring Rescue 1 copy
O Tesouro de Tarzan 1 copy
Tarzan presents Weird Worlds 1 copy
Mars v.3: Warlord of Mars 1 copy
Mars v.10: Llana of Gathol 1 copy
Mars v.8: Sword of Mars 1 copy
The Prince of Mars 1 copy
Tarzan o Invencìvel 1 copy
Tarzan And The Amazons 1 copy
Invisible Men Of Mars 1 copy
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Ultimate Collection: 30 Adventure Novels & Science Fiction Classics (Illustrated): The Tarzan… (2015) 1 copy
Tarzan Annual 1967 1 copy
Wizard of Venus 1 copy
The Third Tarzan Omnibus: Tarzan the Untamed; Tarzan the Terrible; Tarzan and the Golden Lion 1 copy
The Primeval Quartet 1 copy
Tarzan Series (9 novels) Incl: Tarzan of the Apes, The Return of Tarzan, The Beasts of Tarzan, The Son of Tarzan,… (2009) 1 copy
Tarzan et les Chinois : Par Edgar Rice Burroughs. Adaptation française de P. F. Caillé (1939) 1 copy, 1 review
Tiger Girl 1 copy
Men Of The Bronze Age 1 copy
The Return To Pellucidar 1 copy
John Carter of Mars: The Sci-fi Adventure Series (Annotated) (The 3 novels told by John Carter) (2012) 1 copy
Tarzan And The Magic Men 1 copy
Tarzan And The Elephant Men 1 copy
Venus Omnibus 1 copy
JUNGLE ADVENTURES: 6 NOVEL PREMIUM COLLECTION. The Man Eater, The Cave Girl, The Cave Man, The Eternal Lover (The… (2014) 1 copy
Tarzan - Sammlerausgabe - Sonntagsseiten Jahrgang 1979 [Zeichner:] Manning / Royer / Goodwin (1990) 1 copy
Tarzan, Gladiatorenes kamp 1 copy
Bill de Machtige Vechter 1 copy
Escape On Mars 1 copy
O Regresso de Tarzan 1 copy
The First Edgar Rice Burroughs Omnibus: Beyond 30, The Man-Eater, Jungle Girl, The Monster Men 1 copy
Tangor Returns 1 copy
Tarzan s'évade 1 copy
Tarzan of the Apes - 8 Original Novels (Illustrated)(Unabridged)(Kindle Optimized): Tarzan of the Apes, The Return of… (2016) 1 copy
Tarzan e a Cidade Perdida 1 copy
Tarzan Presentalbum 1985 1 copy
Tarzan: Book 1 1 copy
The Return of Tarzan: Authorized Edition Prepared Especially for Young Readers [ABRIDGED] (1913) 1 copy, 1 review
Tarzan: Book 2 1 copy
The Pellucidar Series: The Complete & Definitive Edition : At the Earth's Core, Pellucidar, Tanar of Pellucidar,… (2021) 1 copy
Tarzan: Book 3 1 copy
Tarzan of the Apes in Two Volumes: Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan Complete and Unabridged (2022) 1 copy
Black Pirates Of Barsoom 1 copy
Tarzan: Issue #2 1 copy
Tarzan presentalbum 1 copy
Tarzan of the Apes, etc 1 copy
Tarzan Series (Tarzan, #1-8) 1 copy
Frontiers of Possibility-Science Fiction by Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Monster Men, The Lost Continent, Beyond the… (2008) 1 copy
Starka Billy på äventyr 1 copy
Tarzan Annual 1965 1 copy
The Ancient Dead 1 copy
The Early Years of the Ape Man: Tarzan of the Apes, Return of Tarzan, Beasts of Tarzan, Son of Tarzan Tarzan and the… (1976) 1 copy
The Son of Tarzan, etc 1 copy
Tarzan og landið týnda 1 copy
La princesse de la lune - Illustrations et couverture de Pierre Blanchard - Traduction de Martine Blond (1983) 1 copy
The Return Of Tarzan, Tarzan the Untamed, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, Son of Tarzan etc.. (1919) 1 copy
Tarzan és Opar kincse 1 copy
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, Jungle Tales of Tarzan, Tarzan the Terrible (Annotated) (2018) 1 copy
Intoarcerea lui Tarzan 1 copy
TARZAN SAMAGRA 1 copy
Associated Works
Disney's Tarzan (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading) (1999) — Original story — 475 copies, 2 reviews
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2000) — Contributor — 94 copies, 2 reviews
Under the Moons of Mars - A History and Anthology of The Scientific Romance in the Munsey Magazines 1912 - 1920 (1970) — Contributor — 68 copies, 1 review
The Steampunk Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Steampunk Stories (2013) — Contributor — 33 copies, 1 review
20 Masterpieces of Fantasy Fiction Vol. 1: Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tarzan of the… (2021) — Contributor — 8 copies
Fantastic adventures. No. 002 (July 1939) — Contributor — 2 copies
MGM Midnite Movies: 4 Movies [The Land That Time Forgot / The People That Time Forgot / Panic In Year Zero / The Last… (2011) — Writer — 2 copies
Argosy, January 7, 1939 — Contributor — 1 copy
Argosy, March 19, 1938 — Contributor — 1 copy
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Contributor — 1 copy
Fantastic adventures. No. 017 (July 1941) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Birthdate
- 1875-09-01
- Date of death
- 1950-03-19
- Burial location
- Tarzana, California, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Encino, California, USA
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Places of residence
- Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Education
- Phillips Academy
Michigan Military Academy - Occupations
- writer
war correspondent
soldier
railroad police
salesman
stenographer - Organizations
- United States Army
- Awards and honors
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2003)
Inkpot Award (1975) - Short biography
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American speculative fiction writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction and fantasy genres. Among his most well-known creations include Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars (Barsoom series), and Carson Napier of Venus (Amtor series).
He is also known for the hollow Earth-themed Pellucidar series, beginning with At the Earth's Core (1914); and the lost world-themed Caspak trilogy, beginning with The Land that Time Forgot (1918).
Burroughs' California ranch is now the center of the Tarzana neighborhood in Los Angeles
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Reviews
The Gods Of Mars: Mars 2 by Edgar Rice Burroughs
I read this ages ago. Time to downsize
John Carter returns to Mars after many years only find that the dregs of time have not slowed while was away. In a rush to return to those he loves he becomes embroiled in events that could not only delay his homecoming but the lives of those he cares for as well. In his trek he encounters new denizens and learns more about the red planet than he thought possible.
I didn't finish this and I will not be reading any more in the series. I really enjoyed the earlier Tarzan stories, but they just got weirder and weirder. In Tarzan the Terrible, there are a bunch of lost civilizations and prehistoric creatures and such. It's just too much. ERB jumped the shark (or rather, jumped the Triceratops) on this one IMHO.
While it hinges on the rather implausible physical likeness of two very different men, "Tarzan and the Golden Lion" is otherwise a satisfying read with many twists and turns, and fewer of the outlandish conveniences of plotting that often plagues older pulp novels like this. I particularly enjoyed how out of his way Burroughs goes to establish Jane as very capable and confident (she even saves herself in this story), if still staying within the narrow confines of the period's gender portrayals.
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