A Princess of Mars
A Princess of Mars, serialized in 1912 and published as a book in 1917, is the first of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom novels. John Carter, a Confederate veteran prospecting in Arizona, hides from Apaches in a cave and finds himself transported to Mars, where the lower gravity gives him enormous strength. He is captured by the green, four-armed warriors of Thark, befriends their chieftain Tars Tarkas, and falls in love with Dejah Thoris, a captive princess of the red Martian city of Helium. The book invented a whole planet of dying seas, airships, radium rifles and warring races, and its mixture of swordplay, romance and alien politics shaped a century of science fiction and fantasy that followed. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Frequently asked questions about A Princess of Mars
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read A Princess of Mars online?
Yes. A Princess of Mars opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
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The first chapter of A Princess of Mars is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is A Princess of Mars in the public domain?
Yes. A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read A Princess of Mars?
About 4 h 29 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is A Princess of Mars?
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
