Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Book 3, Part 1

Title: Tarzan of the Apes

Overview: Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 story by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine The All-Story beginning October 1912 before being released as a novel in June 1914. The story follows the title character Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. In April 2012, the novel's centennial anniversary, the Library of America published a hardcover edition based on Burroughs' original novel, with an introduction by Thomas Mallon. Scholars have noted several important themes in the novel: the impact of heredity on behavior; racial superiority; civilization, especially as Tarzan struggles with his identity as a human; sexuality; and escapism.

Published: 1914

Series: Tarzan Novels, Tarzan #1

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Adventure

Episode: Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Book 3, Part 1

Part: 1 of 2

Length Part: 4:32:39

Book: 3

Length Book: 9:20:59

Episodes: 1 - 14 of 28

Successor: The Return of Tarzan 

Narrator: Mark F. Smith

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, danger, morality, selflessness, moral integrity, character,  love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, romance, exploration

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The Outlaw of Torn - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Book 2

Title: The Outlaw of Torn

Overview: The Outlaw of Torn is a historical novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, taking place in 13th century England. Originally published as a five-part serial in New Story Magazine from January to May 1914, and first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1927. It was Burroughs' second novel, his first being the science fiction work A Princess of Mars. His third was Tarzan of the Apes. The Outlaw of Torn is one of only two historical novels Burroughs wrote. The other, I Am a Barbarian, set in the Rome of Caligula, was not published until 1967, seventeen years after his death.

Published: 1927

Series: Historical Novels, Historical #2

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Novel

Episode: The Outlaw of Torn - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Book 2

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 6:59:45

Book: 2

Length Book: 6:59:45

Episodes: 1 - 19 of 19

Successor: I Am a Barbarian

Narrator: Collaborative

Memoriam: Marian Miles (1949 - 2017)

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, danger, morality, selflessness, moral integrity, character,  love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, romance, exploration

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A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Book 1

Title: A Princess of Mars

Overview: A Princess of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine from February to July 1912. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal instance of the planetary romance, a subgenre of science fantasy that became highly popular in the decades following its publication. Its early chapters also contain elements of the Western. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. This vision of Mars was based on the work of the astronomer Percival Lowell, whose ideas were widely popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Barsoom series inspired a number of well-known 20th-century science fiction writers, including Jack Vance, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Heinlein, and John Norman. The series was also inspirational for many scientists in the fields of space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life, including Carl Sagan, who read A Princess of Mars when he was a child.

Published: 1912

Series: Martian Series, Barsoom #1

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Sword and Planet

Episode: A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Book 1

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 7:26:13

Book: 1

Length Book: 7:26:13

Episodes: 0 - 13 of 13

Successor: The Gods of Mars 

Narrator: Mark Nelson

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, danger, morality, selflessness, moral integrity, character,  love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, romance, exploration

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Sketches New and Old - Mark Twain - Book 12, Part 2

Title: Sketches New and Old

Overview: Sketches New and Old is a collection of short stories by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875. All the stories are fictional except for "The Case of George Fisher." It includes the short story "A Ghost Story", among others.

Published: 1875

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: General Fiction, Single Author Collections, Short Story

Episode: Sketches New and Old - Mark Twain - Book 12, Part 2

Part: 2 of 2

Length Part: 4:51:45

Book: 12

Length Book: 10:33:53

Episodes: 33 - 64 of 64

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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Sketches New and Old - Mark Twain - Book 12, Part 1

Title: Sketches New and Old

Overview: Sketches New and Old is a collection of short stories by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875. All the stories are fictional except for "The Case of George Fisher." It includes the short story "A Ghost Story", among others.

Published: 1875

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: General Fiction, Single Author Collections, Short Story

Episode: Sketches New and Old - Mark Twain - Book 12, Part 1

Part: 1 of 2

Length Part: 5:42:28

Book: 12

Length Book: 10:33:53

Episodes: 1 - 32 of 64

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories - Mark Twain - Book 11

Title: The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories

Overview: "The Million Pound Bank Note" is a short story by the American author Mark Twain, published in 1893.

Published: 1893

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: General Fiction, Single Author Collections, Short Story

Episode: The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories - Mark Twain - Book 11

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 7:10:58

Book: 11

Length Book: 7:10:58

Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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A Horse's Tale - Mark Twain - Book 10

Title: A Horse's Tale

Overview: A Horse's Tale is a fictional novel written by American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry.

Published: 1907

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: Historical Fiction, Nature & Animal Fiction

Episode: A Horse's Tale - Mark Twain - Book 10

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 1:54:35

Book: 10

Length Book: 1:54:35

Episodes: 0 - 15 of 15

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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The Stolen White Elephant - Mark Twain - Book 9

Title: The Stolen White Elephant

Overview: "The Stolen White Elephant" is a short story written by Mark Twain and published in 1882 by James R. Osgood. In this detective mystery, a Siamese white elephant, en route from Siam to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the mystery but it all comes to a tragic end.

Published: 1882

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Short Stories

Episode: The Stolen White Elephant - Mark Twain - Book 9

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 51:07

Book: 9

Length Book: 51:07

Episodes: 1 - 3 of 3

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories - Mark Twain - Book 8, Part 2

Title: The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

Overview: The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of thirty comic short stories by the American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The stories contained span the course of his career, from "Advice to Young Girls" in 1865 to the titular tale in 1904. Although Twain had ample time to refine his short stories between their original publication date and this collection, there is little evidence to suggest he took an active interest in doing so. "A Burlesque Biography" contains only a few minor technical revisions which make it different from the 1871 version found in Mark Twain's "(Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance". "Advice to Little Girls" shows slight revision from its earlier publication in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

Published: 1906

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: Humorous Fiction, Short Stories, Comic Stories

Episode: The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories - Mark Twain - Book 8, Part 2

Part: 2 of 2

Length Part: 4:33:39

Book: 8

Length Book: 10:20:01

Episodes: 22 - 41 of 41

Predecessor: The War Prayer 

Successor: What Is Man? 

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories - Mark Twain - Book 8, Part 1

Title: The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

Overview: The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of thirty comic short stories by the American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The stories contained span the course of his career, from "Advice to Young Girls" in 1865 to the titular tale in 1904. Although Twain had ample time to refine his short stories between their original publication date and this collection, there is little evidence to suggest he took an active interest in doing so. "A Burlesque Biography" contains only a few minor technical revisions which make it different from the 1871 version found in Mark Twain's "(Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance". "Advice to Little Girls" shows slight revision from its earlier publication in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

Published: 1906

Author: Mark Twain

Genre: Humorous Fiction, Short Stories, Comic Stories

Episode: The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories - Mark Twain - Book 8, Part 1

Part: 1 of 2

Length Part: 5:46:41

Book: 8

Length Book: 10:20:01

Episodes: 1 - 21 of 41

Predecessor: The War Prayer 

Successor: What Is Man? 

Narrator: John Greenman

Language: English

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, danger, morality, moral maturation, social maturation, selflessness, moral integrity, character, social criticism, societies hypocrisy, childhood, adulthood, satire, hypocrisy, social authority, love, forgiveness, authority, rules, freedom, social exclusion

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