The Cave Girl
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786184663 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 365 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"In an instant there sloughed from the heart and mind and soul of Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones every particle of civilization and culture and refinement that had required countless ages in the building, stripping him naked, age on age, down to the primordial beast that had begot his first human progenitor. He saw red as he leaped for the throat of the man-beast whose ruthless hands were upon Nadara" Back in Boston, Massachusetts, he was a blue blood named Waldo Smith-Jones. This is the exciting tale of his desperate efforts to survive, of his victories and losses, and of his quest for romance.. But when he found himself cast ashore on a lost island in the Pacific, an island populated by primitive men and beasts, he won not only a new name but also the hand of the cave princess, Nadara
"Enjoyable non-series ERB" according to Librarian. I read most of ERB's works as a teenager some 50 years ago, but this title somehow escaped me. Reading it now, I found myself as enthralled today by his mesmerizing storytelling ability as I had been back then. The story involves a brainy hero stranded on a jungle-covered island. The local troglodytes must be reckoned with, especially one who is enamored with the same cave girl as our hero. How far will ERB permit this romance to go? Will the mores of ERB's times permit a marriage. I became a big fan of Burroughs and this book is typical of his novels. I got hooked on Burroughs books after seeing the movie "John Carter" based on the Burroughs book Princess of Mars. I read one after the other of the entire Barsoom series and then started on other Burroughs books. After reading a lot of his work, I got used to his pattern of story development and could start to predict events in the novels. I never did tire of reading Burroughs because I like his style and the way novels were written in the early 1900's.. MRH Edwards said Edgar Rice Burroughs Novel. I am biased, I have always liked Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels. This is another one of his excursions away from Tarzan. Its a story of a castaway (surprise surprise) in equatorial Africa and his journey to survival, he meets a Cave Girl (the romanticangle) who teaches him the arts of survival etc etc and in the end all works out quite well for both of them. It has a twist concerning the origins of the Cave Girl that makes for interesting reading as from early on one wonders on her
About the AuthorEdgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), born in Chicago, was educated at Michigan Military Academy and served briefly in the US Cavalry. He began writing while working as a pencil-sharpener salesman, publishing his first piece in 1912 to great success. He authored numerous science fiction and fantasy series but is most famous for his Tarzan books; the suburb of Los Angeles where he lived eventually became known as Tarzana.
He authored numerous science fiction and fantasy series but is most famous for his Tarzan books; the suburb of Los Angeles where he lived eventually became known as Tarzana.. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), born in Chicago, was educated at Michigan Military Academy and served briefly in the US Cavalry. He began writing while work