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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

从亚利桑那的山洞到火星。1866年,美国南北战争刚刚结束。前上尉约翰·卡特在亚利桑那的群山中寻找金矿。

The world of the book

火星,一颗几乎干涸的古老星球。这本书出版的1912年,一些天文学家相信自己在火星上看到了长长的运河。他们认为,是某个民族开凿了运河,把水从两极引来。小说就从这个想法出发。书中的火星人把自己的星球叫作“巴松”。那里的海洋早已干涸,只剩下黄色苔藓和空荡荡的城市。绿色巨人就住在这些废墟中。多亏了长得像人类的红色人种,这颗星球才保有足够的空气和水。

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