The Land That Time Forgot (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—evolutionary fantasy
- Time of Work: Summer, 1916
- Setting: Caspak, the interior of Caprona, a lost island near the South Pole
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1910’s, Islands, Prehistoric humans, South Pole, Prehistoric animals
- Locales: Islands
The Plot
“The Land That Time Forgot” and “The People That Time Forgot” originally were titled “The Lost U- Boat” and “Cor-sva-Jo.” The titles were changed by Ray Long of Blue Book, where they were first published as serial novellas in 1918. The books were reissued under their separate titles in 1982.
The three books trace the adventures of Bowen J. Tyler, Jr., Tom Billings, and Bradley in the land of Caspak, the interior of the uncharted island of Caprona, somewhere near the South Pole, during the summer of 1916. During these adventures, they...
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See Also:
Edgar Rice Burroughs (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Edgar Rice Burroughs (Dictionary of World Biography)
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