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The Man Eater

Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Africa: The land of savagery and splendor. Where a marriage between an adventurer and a missionary's daughter is cut short by invading locals. A wife, forced to flee with her newborn daughter to the only family left. Young Virginia grows up until her grandfather's untimely death. An outcast nephew appears to contest the estate of the dead relative which forces an adventure into the heart of Central Africa in the hopes to find evidence of the marriage in the ruins of the mission. The nephew chasing after, to murder all who attempt to defy his inheritance.

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Community Reviews

A fun adventure story involving a rotten relative trying to steal an inheritance, a missing marriage certificate probably located in a ruined building in the African jungle, a plot to commit murder, and a whopping big lion who takes a dislike to the villain and befriends the hero after an "Androcles

What a surprising hero! And what an imaginative romp! From African jungles to New York gangsters, there are more villains and natural obstacles to be overcome than you would expect from such a short story. I went in expecting a rather slow-paced thriller of some sort. Instead, I got a very well-pac

I am an ERB fan, with over 70 books in my collection. This is a relatively obscure work. By modern standards, it is too short to be called a novel, and relies so heavily on coincidence as to strain credulity to the breaking point. Other than the eponymous lion, Burroughs produces no memorable charac

In many ways, this is a typical jungle adventure by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), published in 1915. But there's no Tarzan in this jungle story, but, instead, we have a magnificent lion who becomes the hero of the story. I've always enjoyed animal stories as far back as I can remember, so I'm s

Typical Burroughs yarn involving a family will and a lion.

Typical entertaining, easy to read Burrough's Book.

Nice outing as usual from one of my favorite authors. This book sparked a bit of controversy that continues to this day, specifically concerning a possible daughter of Tarzan. Early in the book a Mrs Clayton and her daughter Charlotte visit the Virginia estate of Ruth Morton. There is a lot of specu