
By - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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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.
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.

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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by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs