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A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

A Princess of Mars

Paper book: €26.99

Digital: €10.99

Original publication
1912
Bilingual edition
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

From a cave in Arizona to the planet Mars. It is 1866, and the American Civil War has just ended. John Carter, a former captain, is prospecting for gold in the mountains of Arizona.

The world of the book

Mars, an old planet almost without water. When this book came out in 1912, some astronomers believed they could see long canals on Mars. To them, a people had dug them to bring water from the poles. The novel starts…

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