Comments on: Encountering Edgar Rice Burroughs in a Box of Old Books

By: A Conservative Teacher

A Conservative Teacher — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:51:58 +0000

I’m working my way through the series right now- on book 4. For pure enjoyment, they are the best- now days, everything has to have some sort of message (usually liberal), but these books are just about fun. If you haven’t read Princess of Mars, pick it up and give it a read- you won’t regret it.

By: The_Livewire

The_Livewire — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:08:59 +0000

I remember all of them with pleasure and joy. Wish Pulp was a bit more en vogue.

By: MikeInSedona

MikeInSedona — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:41:08 +0000

Good choice to pass on the joy of literary escape. Bravo.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:12:15 +0000

Burroughs is often underrated. His Tarzan books are masterpieces of racial acceptance – remarkable considering they were written in 1910’s.

They are also bitterly funny – great reads and definitely he was one of our great writers.

And today’s left is trying to bury him with allegations of racism – unfounded. They cite a white man taking over and ruling africa as a crime against the natives – obviously they have not read one word of the stories. Tarzan eschewed rule, and befreinded a great many natives. He himself was born in Africa.

As much fun as John Carter was, Carson Napier of Venus was a little hipper, and his 6 adventures are very strange.

THansk for sharing ERB with some lucky kid…

By: Ted B. (Charging Rhino)

Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:23:46 +0000

Hmmm…John Carter of Mars. As I remember he didn’t wear much more than a jeweled-loincloth, tall boots and a sword.