Thuvia, Maid of Mars

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Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920)
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Thuvia, Maid of Mars is a science fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth of his famous Barsoom series.

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THUVIA
Maid of Mars

As the great thoat and his rider hurtled past, Carthoris swung his long-sword in a mighty cut

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Thuvia

Maid of Mars


BY
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of The "Tarzan" and the
"Martian" Stories


ILLUSTRATED BY
J. ALLEN ST. JOHN



CHICAGO
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1920

Copyright
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1920


Published October, 1920


Copyrighted in Great Britain

M. A. DONOHUE & CO., PRINTERS AND BINDERS, CHICAGO

CONTENTS


  1. CHAPTERPAGE
  2. I
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    1
  3. II
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    20
  4. III
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    37
  5. IV
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    47
  6. V
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    65
  7. VI
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    88
  8. VII
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    102
  9. VIII
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    120
  10. IX
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    138
  11. X
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    154
  12. XI
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    171
  13. XII
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    192
  14. XIII
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    207
  15. XIV
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    227
  16. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    248

ILLUSTRATIONS


  1. PAGE
  2. As the great thoat and his rider hurtled past, Cathoris swung his long-sword in a mighty cut
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    Frontispiece
  3. Another figure sprang from a cluster of dense foliage
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    4
  4. For but an instant the searchlight halted upon Thuvia of Ptarth
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    24
  5. With a savage cry of triumph, Thar Ban disappeared down the black canyon of the Avenue of Quays
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    56
  6. Between them and the city raged a terrible battle
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    80
  7. The man turned dreamy eyes sleepily upon them
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    100
  8. The jeddak of Lothar sank senseless to the marble floor
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    126
  9. A steel blade pierced the very center of his heart
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    220
  10. "I prefer to die standing," she replied
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    230
  11. "Stay, my chieftain. Stay—I love you!"
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    246


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1950, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 73 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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