by: Rick Johnson
PO Box 40451
Tucson, Az.
85717


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Amtor.
Barsoom.
Caspak.
Pal-ul-Don.
Pellucidar.
Va-Nah.
Lost Cities.
Robert E. Howard.
Useful papers that are relevant to the fields.


Is there anyone in the world who has not thrilled to the writings of the master of adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs? Or his near contemporary, Robert Erwin Howard?
Burroughs turned to writings for one reason, he was a failure at every other job he attempted. US Cavalryman, railroad cop, whatever he tried, he failed. So in desperation he turned to writing. There is a story, I don’t know how true, of Burroughs in bed reading a book and exclaiming to his wife, “I can do better than this!” to which she replied, “So do it and let me sleep.”
Thus was born Under the Moons of Mars by Normal Bean in 1912.

Now you may notice that I mis-spelled his pen name but really, he called himself NormaL Bean to indicate that he was of sound mind. For ERB was afraid that once this first novel was read, he’d be locked away in a padded room. His publisher thought it was a typo and ‘corrected’ it.

He need not have worried for even today his works have been translated into hundreds of languages in every country in the world. Television series and movies have been made based on his works and people like myself find ourselves looking for more.
Thus was this site born.

I have been collecting ERB facts for decades and have notebooks filled with maps, vocabularies etc all to be used a reference books for I find a work to be more enjoyable if I can trace the hero’s journey on a map and understand a bit more of the world in which he strives. Obviously others feel the same as the internet is filled with sites detailing the maps of Barsoom, the anatomy of the Green Man, the evolution of Caspak and the physics of Pellucudar. In addition to this are the many gazeeters you can find on mythical places from Pern to Middle Earth to the Star Trek Universe.

All I am doing here is to collect the links and papers detailing the best writings on the worlds of ERB.
Be warned that I follow the philosophy that if these worlds did exist, then they must make some sense and so my personal opinions are included liberally throughout. Feel free to submit your own.

I must interject here that there are two main references to the worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs and if you read no others, these are a must. These are: ERBzine.com and ERBlist.com. ERBzine is THE source for anything dealing with the Master, ERBlist is THE source for Fan-Fic and related articles.

Me in Saudi Arabia
So draw your sword or camera and prepare to see the worlds of the Master through the eyes of other explorers.

This site is divided into a number of secondary pages, each dedicated to one world. The links are at the top. You may also note that there is a link to a Robert E. Howard page as well. This is because I also am a fan of Conan and Red Sonja, but as the Hyborian Continent is Earth-in-the-past, there is little that can be done save a list of unusual beasts, maps and such.

In every case, you will find papers, articles, etc listed on the Secondary Page, some by me, some by others. If by me, you will be directed to my paper on this site with an additional link to other places that paper can be found.
If by someone else, the main link will direct you to their paper on another site.
In some cases, the author has given me permission to put their paper here. THANK YOU!!!
So, choose your world, loosen your sword and enjoy the ride.

FAN FICTION
This is mostly my own fictional writings concerning the ERB/REH-Universe and my own worlds, but with links to other sites.

OTHER OF MY SITES OF VARIED INTEREST:

RICK JOHNSON'S BARSOOM ATLAS.
I am a map-freak and draw maps of Barsoom and Hyboria. This is my own work based on Fan-Fic, other people's thoughts and input and the recent findings by NASA. Some of the BIG Name Burroughs scholars are beginning to reference this site.

RICK JOHNSON'S FICTION WEBSITE
My own writings where I have my stories, many of which involve the worlds of Burroughs and Howard.

RICK JOHNSON
My personal Web Page, still in progress after my ex got the original closed down. She didn't mind doing the bad stuff, she just didn't want people to know what she did.

DESERT HENGE
My page on Gardnerian Witchcraft and Desert Henge Coven.

TUCSON PAGAN PADDLERS
My kayak E-List and message board.

BABES, BOOBS AND BROADSWORDS
For people who like that sort of thing.

Glori-Anne Gilbert
My yahoo group dedicated to a wonderful person.

Please be aware that the nice graphics at the top of this page was created for me by Tangor at Tangor's ERB List where you can find a lot of good Burroughs fan fiction and related material.

This site is a member of WebRing.
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To contact me or to request topics to be covered, send to RikJohnson39@gmail.com
by: Rick Johnson
PO Box 40451
Tucson, Az.
85717