The Monster Men
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The Monster Men is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It tells the story of two men, one American and one English, who are stranded on a mysterious island filled with monsters. The monsters are the result of a scientific experiment gone wrong, and they are now terrorizing the islanders. The two men must find a way to stop the monsters before they destroy the entire island.Tags
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This was one of Burroughs' early books, published just a year after he delivered the one-two punch of Tarzan of the Apes and A Princess of Mars (on an unrelated note, did you know Burroughs was 35 when he published his first novel!). You can tell that he is finding his path, but regardless of your love for John Carter or Tarzan, it is just fun to read some Burroughs that isn't a part of one of his landmark series. There are some racial stereotypes to crawl over (although, surprisingly, not as many as you would think), but even with that I can't believe this one was never made into a movie.
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Despite the sci fi/horror setup with its echoes of Frankenstein and The Island Of Doctor Moreau this is above all else a very good adventure story. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago. His father, George Tyler was a distiller and a battery manufacturer. Early in life Burroughs attempted to support his family in a variety of occupations, including railroad policeman, business partner, and miner. None of these proved successful. However, Burroughs had always enjoyed show more reading adventure fiction and decided to try his hand at writing. His first attempt, written under the pseudonym Normal Bean, sold very quickly and Burroughs' career took off. Although critics and educators have not always been supportive of Burroughs' writing, the characters in his stories have entertained readers for many years. Tarzan was the most popular, earning Burroughs enough money to start his own publishing house and a motion picture company. Another character, John Carter, is the hero of Burroughs' Mars adventure series. The continuing popularity of these characters has led some critics to reconsider the value of Burroughs' writing and to acknowledge significant themes in his stories. Burroughs died on March 19, 1950. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- A Man Without a Soul
- Original publication date
- 1929
- People/Characters
- Number 13; Dr. Van Horn; Professor Arthur Maxon; Virginia Maxon; Townsend J. Harper, Jr.
- Important places
- Borneo
- First words
- As he dropped the last grisly fragment of the dismembered and mutilated body into the small vat of nitric acid that was to devour every trace of the horrid evidence which might easily send him to the gallows, the man sank wea... (show all)kly into a chair and throwing his body forward upon his great, teak desk buried his face in his arms, breaking into dry, moaning sobs.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"You may be the son of the great Townsend J. Harper, you have been the soulless Number Thirteen; but to me you will always be Bulan, for it was Bulan whom I learned to love."
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- Languages
- Dutch, English, Italian
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 56
- ASINs
- 34
