Jungle Girl (novel)

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Jungle Girl
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Dust jacket from the first edition
Author Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrator Studley O. Burroughs
Cover artistStudley O. Burroughs
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy novel, Lost world
Publisher ERB, Inc.
Publication date
April 15, 1932
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages318

Jungle Girl is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, set in a forgotten kingdom in the jungles of Cambodia.

Contents

Burroughs started the novel in 1929 (2 October) under the working title The Dancing Girl of the Leper King. It was first run serially in five installments from May to September 1931 by Blue Book Magazine under the title The Land of Hidden Men. [1] The book version was first published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., on 15 April 1932. Ace Paperback has republished the book in paperback several times, again under the title The Land of Hidden Men.

In other media

A 15-episode film serial was produced in 1941, [2] but it was set in Africa and the story bore no relation to the plot of the novel.

In October 18, 2014, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., began a paid webcomic on their official website, by Martin Powell (script), Will Meugniot (art) and Jo Meugniot (colors). [3] In May 2015, Nik Poliwko replaced Will Meugniot, [4] In July 2018, Poliwko was replaced by Arianna Farricella. [5]

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