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A princess of Mars

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Original author: 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.

A princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #62.

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29 Chapters

  1. 1.Foreword: To the Reader of this Work1,183 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: On the Arizona Hills2,572 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Escape of the Dead1,654 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: My Advent on Mars2,559 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: A Prisoner2,072 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: I Elude My Watch Dog1,507 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: A Fight That Won Friends1,602 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Child-Raising on Mars1,976 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: A Fair Captive From the Sky1,999 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: I Learn the Language1,405 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Champion and Chief3,463 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: With Dejah Thoris2,342 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: A Prisoner with Power1,856 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Love-Making on Mars2,277 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: A Duel to the Death3,191 words
  1. 16.Chapter XV: Sola Tells Me Her Story3,119 words
  2. 17.Chapter XVI: We Plan Escape3,715 words
  3. 18.Chapter XVII: A Costly Recapture2,983 words
  4. 19.Chapter XVIII: Chained in Warhoon1,484 words
  5. 20.Chapter XIX: Battling in the Arena1,724 words
  6. 21.Chapter XX: In the Atmosphere Factory3,248 words
  7. 22.Chapter XXI: An Air Scout for Zodanga3,444 words
  8. 23.Chapter XXII: I Find Dejah3,418 words
  9. 24.Chapter XXIII: Lost in the Sky2,205 words
  10. 25.Chapter XXIV: Tars Tarkas Finds a Friend2,560 words
  11. 26.Chapter XXV: The Looting of Zodanga1,778 words
  12. 27.Chapter XXVI: Through Carnage to Joy2,131 words
  13. 28.Chapter XXVII: From Joy to Death1,832 words
  14. 29.Chapter XXVIII: At the Arizona Cave650 words