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A princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

A princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

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"A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel first serialized in 1912. Confederate veteran John Carter is mysteriously transported to Mars, a dying desert planet called Barsoom. With superhuman strength from the planet's lower gravity, he becomes entangled with warlike Green Martians and rescues Dejah Thoris, a princess of the humanoid Red Martians. Carter must navigate deadly political conflicts between alien races while fighting to protect the princess and save all life on Mars from extinction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1CONTENTS1,008 chars
  2. 2ILLUSTRATIONS277 chars
  3. 3FOREWORD6,475 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER I ON THE ARIZONA HILLS14,164 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER II THE ESCAPE OF THE DEAD9,100 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER III MY ADVENT ON MARS14,386 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER IV A PRISONER11,992 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER V I ELUDE MY WATCH DOG8,479 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER VI A FIGHT THAT WON FRIENDS8,962 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER VII CHILD-RAISING ON MARS11,359 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII A FAIR CAPTIVE FROM THE SKY11,428 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER IX I LEARN THE LANGUAGE7,863 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER X CHAMPION AND CHIEF19,376 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER XI WITH DEJAH THORIS13,339 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER XII A PRISONER WITH POWER10,625 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER XIII LOVE-MAKING ON MARS12,690 chars
  17. 17CHAPTER XIV A DUEL TO THE DEATH17,531 chars
  18. 18CHAPTER XV SOLA TELLS ME HER STORY17,152 chars
  19. 19CHAPTER XVI WE PLAN ESCAPE20,600 chars
  20. 20CHAPTER XVII A COSTLY RECAPTURE16,165 chars
  21. 21CHAPTER XVIII CHAINED IN WARHOON8,220 chars
  22. 22CHAPTER XIX BATTLING IN THE ARENA9,546 chars
  23. 23CHAPTER XX IN THE ATMOSPHERE FACTORY17,926 chars
  24. 24CHAPTER XXI AN AIR SCOUT FOR ZODANGA19,651 chars
  25. 25CHAPTER XXII I FIND DEJAH19,017 chars
  26. 26CHAPTER XXIII LOST IN THE SKY12,056 chars
  27. 27CHAPTER XXIV TARS TARKAS FINDS A FRIEND14,369 chars
  28. 28CHAPTER XXV THE LOOTING OF ZODANGA9,909 chars
  29. 29CHAPTER XXVI THROUGH CARNAGE TO JOY12,468 chars
  30. 30CHAPTER XXVII FROM JOY TO DEATH10,145 chars
  31. 31CHAPTER XXVIII AT THE ARIZONA CAVE3,506 chars