![]() ![]() Although he wrote in many genres, Burroughs is best known for his creation of the archetypal jungle hero, Tarzan. He found almost instant success when his story 'Under the Moons of Mars' was serialised in All-Story Magazine in 1912, earning him the then-princely sum of $400.īurroughs went on to have tremendous success as a writer, his wide-ranging imagination taking in other planets (John Carter of Mars and Carson of Venus), a hollow earth (Pellucidar), a lost world, westerns, historicals and adventure stories. After working for five years in his father's business, Burroughs left for a string of disparate and short-lived jobs, and was working as a pencil sharpener wholesaler when he decided to try his hand at writing. Cavalry before he was diagnosed with a heart problem and discharged. Earthman Carson Napier had found his share of adventure on the cloud-shrouded planet of. The son of a Civil War veteran, he saw brief military service with the 7TH U.S. Buy Escape on Venus by Edgar, Rice Burroughs at Mighty Ape NZ. Edgar Rice Burroughs was a prolific American author of the 'pulp' era. ![]()
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