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series8 books1886

Fantasy, about immortality, set in 19th century.

“The Ayesha books follow H. Rider Haggard's immortal sorceress-queen Ayesha, introduced in his 1887 novel She as the ruler of a hidden civilization who has waited millennia for her lost love to be reborn.”
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Start with She →

Ancient EgyptianSeries

series9 books1993

Historical fiction.

Start with River God →

TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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Start with Tarzan of the Apes →

includes Tarzan, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, Tarzan and the Martian Legion, The Tarzan Trilogy, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa

Allan QuatermainSeries

series25 books1885

Set in africa and 19th century.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
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Start with Marie →

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar universeSeries

series24 books1922

Set in lost world and underground & caves.

Start with At the Earth's Core →

Doctor DolittleSeries

series27 books1920

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
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Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →

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