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TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Adventure, adventurous in tone, 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, The Tarzan Trilogy, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa, Tarzan and the Martian Legion
Angel IslandNovel
Inez Haynes Gillmorestandalone novel1914
Science fantasy, about gender and society, set in islands.
The Lad and the LionNovel
Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1938
Adventure, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in early 20th century and our world.
“The text was apparently expanded for book publication, as certain incidentals of the story reflect the political situation of Europe in the late 1930s rather than the mid-1910s.”
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Jungle GirlNovel
Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1932
About expeditions, set in southeast asia and jungle.
Caspak UniverseSeries
series4 books1918
Set in lost world.
Start with The Land That Time Forgot →
A Song for Ella GreyNovel
David Almondstandalone novel2014
Mythic fantasy, about music, set in contemporary.
“A modern retelling of the myth of Eurydice and Orpheus.”
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