The People That Time Forgot

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The People That Time Forgot

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

EN·~3 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
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By - Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Chapter 1

15:31
3

Chapter 2

42:36
4

Chapter 3

39:04
5

Chapter 4

17:22
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Chapter 5

38:47
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Chapter 6

25:36
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Chapter 7

36:18

Description

A weary archivist receives a frantic manuscript from a vanished sailor, and the pages describe an improbable journey into a hidden South‑Pacific realm called Caspak. The writer details a shipwreck, a desperate trek across a scorched crater, and a land where dinosaurs, pterodactyls and strange, ape‑like tribes still roam. Even the most skeptical reader is drawn into the unsettling observation that every human tribe consists solely of adults, a detail that defies all logic.

The story follows the stranded survivors as they confront towering jungles, cavernous hideouts and ferocious beasts, all while searching for a missing girl and her fierce dog companion. Their encounters with ancient predators and enigmatic natives hint at a world frozen in a prehistoric age, where the line between myth and reality blurs. Listeners will feel the tension of a classic adventure, the thrill of discovery, and the lingering question of whether such a place could truly exist.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (206K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

1996-06-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1875–1950

Best known for creating Tarzan and John Carter, he helped shape modern adventure fiction with fast-moving stories that carried readers from jungle canopies to the surface of Mars. His novels mixed cliffhanger excitement with a huge sense of wonder, and they still influence fantasy and science fiction today.

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