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"At the Earth's Core" is a fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, part of his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. David Innes is a mining heir who finances the experimental "iron mole," an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test run, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned, and it burrows 500 miles into the Earth's crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar. Pellucidar is inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras, and dominated by the Mahars, a species of flying reptile both intelligent and civilized, but which enslaves and preys on the local stone-age humans. Innes and Perry are captured by the Mahars' apelike Sagoth servants and taken with other human captives to the chief Mahar city of Phutra. Among their fellow captives are the brave Ghak, the Hairy One, from the country of Sari, the shifty Hooja the Sly One and the lovely Dian the Beautiful of Amoz.

This unique Kindle edition includes:* First edition cover and internal illustrations by J. Allen St. John* Original 'All Story Weekly' magazine covers* Publishing history* Linked Table of Contents* Navigation points* Professional-style formattingEdgar Rice Burroughs has startled the world with his amazing stories of the Jungle and of the planet Mars, but of all the astounding yarns he has written, At The Earth's Core is far and away the most marvelous and fascinating. David Innes and his inventor friend, when they sought to test the practicability of their "subterranean prospector" made an amazing discovery. The two men pierced through the Earth's crust and found a world, with living, breathing, functioning humans and animals, but a world still in the Stone Age. The hairbreadth escapes of the two men, the weird monsters encountered, the touch of romance and the manner of telling make this one of Burrough's very best.This ebook is an electronic representation of the first hardback edition of At the Earth's Core published by A.C. McClurg & Co. A great deal of care and attention has been paid to the formatting to give you the most pleasurable reading experience possible on your Kindle. Features include: first-edition cover image, internal illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original hardback dust jacket blurb and flap text, an active table of contents, and navigation points.

At the Earth's Core is a 1914 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. It first appeared as a four-part serial in All-Story Weekly from April 4-25, 1914. It was first published in book form in hardcover by A. C. McClurg in July, 1922. The author relates how, traveling in the Sahara desert, he has encountered a remarkable vehicle and its pilot, David Innes, a man with a remarkable story to tell. David Innes is a mining heir who finances the experimental "iron mole," an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test run, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned, and it burrows 500 miles into the Earth's crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar. In Burroughs' concept, the Earth is a hollow shell with Pellucidar as the internal surface of that shell. Pellucidar is inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras, and dominated by the Mahars, a species of flying reptile both intelligent and civilized, but which enslaves and preys on the local stone-age humans. Innes and Perry are captured by the Mahars' ape-like Sagoth servants and taken with other human captives to the chief Mahar city of Phutra. Among their fellow captives are the brave Ghak, the Hairy One, from the country of Sari, the shifty Hooja the Sly One and the lovely Dian the Beautiful of Amoz.

How futile is man's poor, weak imagination by comparison with Nature's incredible genius.Excavate your way into this classic science fiction adventure novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. From the surface of the earth, the “iron mole” begins its uncontrolled descent straight into the heart of the earth. Here you will find a world literally within a world. And here resides a world of fascinations abounding with every step taken. Discover precisely what is At the Earth’s Core!

At the Earth's Core. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Illustrated by FRANK FRAZETTA, Copyright August 1914, Ace Books, Inc. 4.3" x 7 x .8" 191 page white mass market paperback A noble-hearted young man participates in a daring experiment and then finds himself in a world inside the Earth, a world called "Pellucidar." Here, David Innes struggles to survive the many dangers of a primitive land, including fierce battles with prehistoric monsters, frightful creatures unknown to the surface world, and numerous other enemies such as evil men and the wicked Mahars. This novel, overall, is good fun and fine entertainment, one of the best works of an author who is very skilled at the art of spinning adventure yarns.

The author relates how, traveling in the Sahara desert, he has encountered a remarkable vehicle and its pilot, David Innes, a man with a remarkable story to tell. David Innes is a mining heir who finances the experimental "iron mole," an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test run, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned, and it burrows 500 miles into the Earth's crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar. In Burroughs' concept, the Earth is a hollow shell with Pellucidar as the internal surface of that shell. Pellucidar is inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras, and dominated by the Mahars, a species of flying reptile both intelligent and civilized, but which enslaves and preys on the local stone-age humans. Innes and Perry are captured by the Mahars' ape-like Sagoth servants and taken with other human captives to the chief Mahar city of Phutra. Among their fellow captives are the brave Ghak, the Hairy One, from the country of Sari, the shifty Hooja the Sly One and the lovely Dian the Beautiful of Amoz. David Innes, attracted to Dian the Beautiful, defends her against the unwanted attentions of Hooja the Sly One, but due to his ignorance of local customs she assumes he wants her as a slave, not a friend or lover, and subsequently snubs him. Only later, after Hooja slips their captors in a dark tunnel and forces Dian to leave with him, does David learn from Ghak the cause of the misunderstanding...