First lines, Ch. 1 : Out to Sea
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I had this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other. I may credit the seductive influence of an old vintage upon the narrator for the beginning of it, and my own skeptical incredulity during the days that followed for the balance of the strange tale.
— Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Source: Wikiquote: "Edgar Rice Burroughs" (Quotes, Tarzan of the Apes (1912))
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About Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1 September 1875 – 19 March 1950) was an American author of science-fiction and adventure stories, most famous for the creation of the jungle-born hero Tarzan.
About Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1 September 1875 – 19 March 1950) was an American author of science-fiction and adventure stories, most famous for the creation of the jungle-born hero Tarzan.
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