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What if surviving a war at sea means entering a land where the ancient past is still alive?
A bottle found drifting in northern waters holds Bowen Tyler’s written account of danger on the Atlantic. The First World War throws the young American and Lys La Rue, the woman he loves, into a struggle with enemies. German submarine commander Von Schoenvorts stands at the heart of the early battle for control.
Their voyage leads to Caprona, an unexpected island ringed by high cliffs. Here, huge prehistoric beasts and unfamiliar peoples turn survival into a fresh test of courage and cunning. In The Land That Time Forgot, Edgar Rice Burroughs pairs fast adventure with a bold question: what happens when civilized people lose the rules of their world?
What you’ll discover
- A message from danger A written account sealed in a bottle draws you into Tyler’s desperate struggle.
- Enemies in close quarters War at sea brings rivals together, with control and survival at stake.
- Beyond the high cliffs Enter Caprona, where an island cut off from the familiar world holds ancient dangers.
- Courage under pressure Follow Tyler’s search for courage and cunning, and Lys La Rue’s own firm resolve.
- Life across the ages Explore a bold idea about how life might develop through ages of change.
Who will love it
Perfect for readers who love lost worlds, sea adventure and wartime daring, and for anyone who enjoys a brave hero, a loyal dog and a love story set among dinosaurs and early humans.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A message in a bottle begins the tale
- A tug crew captures the German submarine
- Someone aboard is working against the crew
- A hidden island pulls the submarine inside
- The river of monsters teaches the crew fear
- Old enemies agree to share a camp
- The land hides a puzzle about humankind
Who’s who
- Bowen TylerA young American shipbuilder and writer of the manuscript, who wants to protect the woman he loves and find a way home.
- Lys La RueA brave young woman rescued from the sea, who wants to survive and helps the loyal crew fight back.
- NobsTyler's loyal Airedale, who guards both his master and Lys and has a taste for dinosaur steak.
- BradleyAn English mate who becomes Tyler's first lieutenant and leads the crew's exploring parties.
- OlsonAn Irish engineer, strong and cheerful, who fights sea monsters with an ax.
- Baron von SchoenvortsThe proud German commander and Lys's former fiance, who wants his boat back and hates being a prisoner.
- AhmA captured Neanderthal man whose language Lys and Tyler learn, and who hopes to become a Galu.
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The Land That Time Forgot
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1918
Tyler and Nobs leap from a sinking liner into a sea strewn with wreckage.
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A thermos bottle washes up on a Greenland beach, and inside is a tale that sounds impossible. The Land That Time Forgot is an adventure novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, told as a message from a young shipbuilder named Bowen Tyler.
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A message in a bottle begins the tale
The story opens with a traveler in Greenland who finds a thermos bottle tossed in the surf at Cape Farewell. Inside is a manuscript by Bowen Tyler, a young shipbuilder from Santa Monica. He writes of the summer of 1916, and he says he can never leave the place where fate has carried him.
Tyler's account begins on an unarmed American liner bound for France. A German submarine torpedoes it without warning, and Tyler sees with horror that the attacker is a boat his own father's yard built. He dives into the sea with his Airedale, Nobs, and a lifeboat shoots up out of the depths right beside them. Floating nearby is a girl who looks dead, until her eyes open.
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What is The Land That Time Forgot about?
It follows Bowen Tyler, an American shipbuilder who survives a torpedoed liner, takes command of a captured German submarine, and finds a hidden island in the Pacific where dinosaurs and early humans still live.
Where is Caprona and is it real?
Caprona, also called Caspak, is an invented island in the southern Pacific, ringed by tall cliffs and warmed by hot springs. The novel is fiction, and its dinosaurs and ape-men come from the author's imagination.
Who is Lys La Rue?
Lys is the young woman Tyler pulls from the sea after the liner sinks. She is brave and quick, and she becomes both his partner in danger and the love of his life.
The author
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875–1950 · American adventure novelist
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer born in Chicago in 1875. He wrote novels about Tarzan and novels set on Mars. His first Mars story appeared in 1912 and became the book A Princess of Mars in 1917. He later lived in California and died in Encino in 1950.
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