Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), most well known as the author of the Tarzan books, was one of the bestselling American authors of the early twentieth century. Millions of copies of his books sold during his lifetime.Herbert T. Weston (1876–1951) was a businessman in Beatrice, Nebraska.Matt Cohen is Assistant Professor of English at Duke University.

• Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Note on the Text 49Correspondence 51Notes 287Index 301

“As a modern mythmaker and one of the bestselling and most reproduced writers in English, Edgar Rice Burroughs deserves richer treatment than he has received, and several tendencies in the study of American culture-particularly the emphases on empire, masculinity, and popular culture-suggest that he will be more and more prominent in scholarly discourse. This book makes Burroughs accessible to a very broad range of scholars.”-Carlo Rotella, author of Cut Time: An Education at the Fights

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), most well known as the author of the Tarzan books, was one of the bestselling American authors of the early twentieth century. Millions of copies of his books sold during his lifetime.Herbert T. Weston (1876–1951) was a businessman in Beatrice, Nebraska.Matt Cohen is Assistant Professor of English at Duke University.

• Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Note on the Text 49Correspondence 51Notes 287Index 301

“As a modern mythmaker and one of the bestselling and most reproduced writers in English, Edgar Rice Burroughs deserves richer treatment than he has received, and several tendencies in the study of American culture-particularly the emphases on empire, masculinity, and popular culture-suggest that he will be more and more prominent in scholarly discourse. This book makes Burroughs accessible to a very broad range of scholars.”-Carlo Rotella, author of Cut Time: An Education at the Fights

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), most well known as the author of the Tarzan books, was one of the bestselling American authors of the early twentieth century. Millions of copies of his books sold during his lifetime.Herbert T. Weston (1876–1951) was a businessman in Beatrice, Nebraska.Matt Cohen is Assistant Professor of English at Duke University.

• Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Note on the Text 49Correspondence 51Notes 287Index 301

“As a modern mythmaker and one of the bestselling and most reproduced writers in English, Edgar Rice Burroughs deserves richer treatment than he has received, and several tendencies in the study of American culture-particularly the emphases on empire, masculinity, and popular culture-suggest that he will be more and more prominent in scholarly discourse. This book makes Burroughs accessible to a very broad range of scholars.”-Carlo Rotella, author of Cut Time: An Education at the Fights