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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
Dinosaur SummerNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1998
Science fiction, set in latin america and mid 20th century.
“Less than fifty years after Professor Challenger's famed journey to the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus is closing down... but the adventure of a lifetime is about to begin.”
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Caspak UniverseSeries
series4 books1918
Adventure and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in early 20th century and lost world.
Start with The Land That Time Forgot →
The Cave GirlNovel
Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1925
Set in our world and prehistoric.
Jungle GirlNovel
Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1932
Set in our world and southeast asia.
The People of the MistNovel
H. Rider Haggardstandalone novel1894
Set in 19th century.