The Outlaw of Torn - Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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This historical novel, "The Outlaw of Torn," was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs; he was the creator of Tarzan. This was Edgar's second novel; his first was a science fiction novel named "The Princess of Mars," and he is well known for his third work, "Tarzan of the Apes." The story of this novel is set in the 13th century in England and tells us about the fictitious outlaw Tom. He purportedly harried the nation at the time of a power struggle between King Henry III and Simon de Montfort. Norman, the supposed son of the Frenchman de Vac, the king's ex-fencing master, has a grudge against his…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This historical novel, "The Outlaw of Torn," was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs; he was the creator of Tarzan. This was Edgar's second novel; his first was a science fiction novel named "The Princess of Mars," and he is well known for his third work, "Tarzan of the Apes." The story of this novel is set in the 13th century in England and tells us about the fictitious outlaw Tom. He purportedly harried the nation at the time of a power struggle between King Henry III and Simon de Montfort. Norman, the supposed son of the Frenchman de Vac, the king's ex-fencing master, has a grudge against his former employer and raises the boy to be a simple, brutal human killing machine with a hatred of all things English. This novel has war, historical romance, and revenge, all together with courage and emotions.
Autorenporträt
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 - March 19, 1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. Aiming his work at the pulps, Burroughs had his first story, Under the Moons of Mars, serialized in The All-Story in 1912 - under the name "Norman Bean" to protect his reputation. Under the Moons of Mars inaugurated the Barsoom series and earned Burroughs $400. It was first published as a book in 1917, entitled A Princess of Mars, after three Barsoom sequels had appeared as serials and McClurg had published the first four serial Tarzan novels as books. Burroughs soon took up writing full-time, and by the time the run of Under the Moons of Mars had finished he had completed two novels, including Tarzan of the Apes. Burroughs also wrote popular science fiction and fantasy stories involving adventurers from Earth transported to various planets (notably Barsoom, Burroughs's fictional name for Mars), lost islands, and into the interior of the hollow earth in his Pellucidar stories. He also wrote westerns and historical romances. Tarzan was a cultural sensation when introduced. Burroughs was determined to capitalize on Tarzan's popularity in every way possible. He planned to exploit Tarzan through several different media including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, movies and merchandise. Experts in the field advised against this course of action, stating that the different media would just end up competing against each other. Burroughs went ahead, however, and proved the experts wrong - the public wanted Tarzan in whatever fashion he was offered.