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Master of Adventure: The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs

While the response to both editions of the book has been generally favorable, it remains controversial among some Burroughs aficionados, particularly for Lupoff's argument that the Barsoom series was heavily influenced by Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation (1905) and The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician (1890) by Edwin L. Arnold.

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All four editions include a preface by Henry Hardy Heins and twelve black and white illustrations, including four by Al Williamson and Reed Crandall, two by Crandall alone, and six by Frank Frazetta.

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