{"product_id":"the-mad-king-by-edgar-rice-burroughs-fiction-fantasy-hardcover","title":"The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fiction, Fantasy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdgar Rice Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmy Sterling Casil\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Rice Burroughs wrote this tale of confused identity and royal intrigue in 1914 and 1915, as World War I was getting ready to happen: it means to be an homage to Anthony Hope's Prisoner of Zenda. \u003c\/strong\u003eBut, of course, it isn't Hope writing, but Burroughs: the events that led to the war inform the book, and it speaks to the real events happening as Burroughs wrote. That makes it a very different story from Hope's almost-whimsical novel. Part of the reason Burroughs left such a lasting mark on the world is because he was engaged in the events that surrounded him; the news troubled him deeply and personally. As well it might! He was writing, as he always did, on fantastical topics; but it is the fantastic nature of the twentieth century that is the real text of the man's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.36 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156621267079,"sku":"9781592249336","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/91922cbdcbb736d23f43008221b3583e.webp?v=1733244991","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-mad-king-by-edgar-rice-burroughs-fiction-fantasy-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}