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A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

A Princess of Mars

Paper book: €21.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1912
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
521
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Moods
Imagine tomorrow, Escape it all, Be enchanted
Translated from
English

Book summary

John Carter, a former officer from Virginia, takes refuge in a cave in Arizona and suddenly finds himself on Mars. Because gravity there is weaker, he makes huge leaps and becomes astonishingly strong. Captured by giant green warriors, he wins their respect, then meets Dejah Thoris, a princess who is a prisoner like him.

This novel, the first in a long series of adventures on Mars, has inspired generations of science fiction writers. Fights, friendship and love follow one another without a dull moment.

Told by John Carter himself, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

アリゾナの洞窟から火星へ。1866年、アメリカの南北戦争が終わったばかり。元大尉のジョン・カーターは、アリゾナの山で金を探している。

The world of the book

火星、水がほとんどない古い惑星。この本が出た1912年、火星に長い運河が見えると信じる天文学者たちがいた。彼らによれば、ある種族が極から水を引くために掘ったのだという。小説はこの考えから出発する。作中の火星人は自分たちの星を「バルスーム」と呼ぶ。海は干上がり、黄色い苔と無人の都市が残るだけ。その廃墟には緑の巨人たちが住む。人間に似た赤色人のおかげで、この星には十分な空気と水が保たれている。

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