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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

從亞利桑那的山洞到火星。1866年,美國南北戰爭剛剛結束。前上尉約翰·卡特在亞利桑那的群山中尋找金礦。

The world of the book

火星,一顆幾乎乾涸的古老星球。這本書出版的1912年,一些天文學家相信自己在火星上看到了長長的運河。他們認為,是某個民族開鑿了運河,把水從兩極引來。小說就從這個想法出發。書中的火星人把自己的星球叫作「巴松」。那裡的海洋早已乾涸,只剩下黃色苔蘚和空蕩蕩的城市。綠色巨人就住在這些廢墟中。多虧了長得像人類的紅色人種,這顆星球才保有足夠的空氣和水。

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