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From: Michael Martinez
Subject: WorldFAQ: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Caspak
Date: 1998/11/28
Message-ID:
Organization: The Xenite.Org Domain -- Worlds of Imagination on the Web
X-Server-Date: 28 Nov 1998 04:09:05 GMT
Followup-To: alt.fan.created-worlds,alt.fantasy,alt.fantasy.er-burroughs
Newsgroups: alt.fan.created-worlds,alt.fantasy,alt.fantasy.er-burroughs,
alt.pulp,rec.arts.books,rec.arts.sf.movies,alt.books
WorldFAQ:
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Caspak
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1]. Quick Reference
Caspak is a lost continent or large island located in the
southern hemisphere close enough to the Antarctic to have
cold climates but northward enough to have tropical or
sub-tropical climates as well. The land was placed somewhere
west of Peru, approximately between South America and
Australasia. The land is home to creatures from
a variety of ecological eras in Earth's past, including
dinosaurs and primitive humans. These stories are typical
of ERB's imaginative science fantasy and adventure books.
Primary sources are THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT, THE PEOPLE
THAT TIME FORGOT, and OUT OF TIME'S ABYSS.
Note: All of ERB's major series (Tarzan, John Carter,
Carson Napier, Moon Men, etc.) are set in the same universe.
However, there appears to be no direct connection between
Caspak and the major series' universe.
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2]. Printed Sources Bibliography
Note: These stories, originally published in 1918,
have been reprinted many times.
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT, 1918, Story Press Corp.
Follows the adventures of Bowen Tyler, an American shipbuilder
captured by Germans in 1916, along with some British seamen and
and American woman, Lys La Rue, who is engaged to Baron von
Schoenvorts, captain of the U-boat that sinks their ships and
takes them all prisoner. The Germans, British, and Americans
discover Caspak and learn to survive there. Tyler writes about
their experiences in a diary that he eventually casts into
the sea.
THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT, 1918, Story Press Corp.
Tom Billings, a long-time friend to Bowen Tyler, comes into
possession of Tyler's manuscript and mounts an expedition to
rescue Tyler, Lys La Rue, and the British sailors. Billings
gets swept up into the higher politics of Caspak's more
advanced peoples as he searches for Bowen Tyler.
OUT OF TIME'S ABYSS, 1918, Story Press Corp.
Bradley, one of the British seamen captured with Bowen Tyler,
leads an expedition in search of a way out of Caspak. They
are cut off from the main party and Bradley finds himself
exploring the most dangerous regions of Caspak before he
finally is reunited with Bowen Tyler and his shipmates.
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3]. Visual Sources Bibliography
Russ Manning did 4 48-page adaptations in Europe with Tarzan in
Caspak. 2 of these were picked up by Dark Horse Comics and
published in a single trade paperback volume as TARZAN IN THE
LAND THAT TIME FORGOT AND THE POOL OF TIME.
Two movies were made in the 1970s by Samuel Z. Arkoff, "The Land
That Time Forgot", starring Doug McClure, and "The People That
Time Forgot", starring Patrick Wayne. The first movie follows
the book by the same name relatively closely, but the second
movie provides an entirely new storyline that combines elements
from THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT and OUT OF TIME'S ABYSS without
really reaching the same conclusion that Burroughs had.
Both movies were distributed on video tape by Embassy Home
Entertainment in the 1980s.
Both movies were also adapted for comic books by Marvel
Comics. The first was done under the imprint of Marvel
Movie Premier with a cover date of September 1975. These
were 68-page, black-and-white format comics.
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4]. Related Materials Bibliography
There is a biography of ERB, EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS: MASTER OF
ADVENTURE, by Richard A. Lupoff, published by CanaveralPress in
hardcover and then published by ACE in 1865 and reprinted in
1968.
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS: AN EXHAUSTIVE SCHOLAR'S AND COLLECTOR'S
DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, McFarland, 1996.
ERB fan clubs which publish magazines (according to the 1979 ACE
imprints and the ERBCOF-L welcome message) include:
ERB-dom & THE FANTASTIC COLLECTOR -- $12 for 4 issues
(only partially related to Burroughs)
Ed., Caz Cazedessus
P.O. Box 2340
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
THE BURROUGHS BIBLIOPHILES -- $28/Year
George McWhorter 505-852-8729
BURROUGHS BULLETIN and THE GRIDLEY WAVE
Ekstrom Library - Burroughs Memorial Collection
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40492
GTMCWH01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
ERBANIA {old, possibly outdated info)
8001 Fernview Lane
Tampa, Florida 33615
TBN (THE BURROUGHS NEWSBEAT) (old, possible outdated info)
110 South Shore Drive
Clear Lake, Iowa 50428
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION
Ed., John Martin (Limited Membership)
P.O. Box 157
Galvin, WA 98544
THE L.A. Sub-ERB NEWSLINE
From the L.A. Chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles
Ed., James Van Hise* (619) 365-5836
57754 Onaga Trail
Yucca Valley, CA 92264
ERB-NOTIZEN (in German)
Ed., Kurt Denkena
Postfach 750 331
D-28723 Bremen, Germany
Fan publications include:
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS NEWS DATELINE -- $12 for 4 issues
Ed., Mike Conran 616-457-1446
1990 Pine Grove Drive
Jenison, Michigan 49428
ERBANIA -- $8 for 4 issues
Ed., Pete Ogden 813-884-8144
8410 Lopez Drive,
Tampa, FL 33615
FANTASTIC WORLDS OF ERB -- $17.50 for 4 issues
ED., Frank Westwood
77 Pembroke Road
Seven Kings, Ilford
Essex, IG3 8PQ
England
THE EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS LIBRARY OF ILLUSTRATION, edited by Russ
Cochran and printed by Russ.
It is three oversized volumes beginning with J. Allen St. John
(the majority of the surviving St. John works are reproduced here),
and then John Coleman Burroughs, some Frazetta and RG Krenkel,
and comic book art. These are out of print and rather expensive,
running from $300 to $600 for the set.
ART OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, Joe Jusko. (Paperback & hardback)
Devoted to reproducing many of the illustrations done
originally for the card sets.
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5]. Online References
A) News Groups
alt.fantasy.er-burroughs. See section 6-C.
Also, Burroughs' works can be discussed in
alt.fantasy, alt.pulp, rec.arts.sf.written,
alt.books, rec.arts.books, and
alt.fan.created-worlds.
B) Mailing/Discussion Lists
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain Of Friends List (ERBCOF-
List). Send email to:
LISTSERV@APSU01.APSU.EDU
[Note: That is APSU.]
Send one or more of these function commands to the
Listserver in the body of the mail message:
SUBSCRIBE ERBCOF-L
Subscribes you to ERBCOF-L. [Replace
with your own full name.]
UNSUBSCRIBE ERBCOF-L
Removes you from the list. [Replace
with your own full name.]
To participate in the ERBCOF-LIST discussion, send your
e-mail "post" [message] to ERBCOF-L itself at:
ERBCOF-L@APSU01.APSU.EDU
[Note: ]
The Edgar Rice Burroughs List (ERBlist)
To Subscribe to the ERBlist listserver send
e-mail with the word SUBSCRIBE as the message
subject to
ERBList@worldnet.att.net
Moderated by Tangor
(bruce.bozarth@worldnet.att.net) To
Unsubscribe: email ERBList@worldnet.att.net
put UNSUBSCRIBE in the SUBJECT line
The TARZAN-L list is devoted to discussion of the new
TV series TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVENTURES.
To subscribe, send the word 'subscribe' (without
quotes) to:
Tarzan-L-request@cuenet.com
C) Web sites
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Website
http://www.tarzan.com/
This domain has been sold to ERB, Inc. and apparently
a reorganization/redesign process is underway. For
now, the only content is a message saying the official
Web site will be coming soon.
The Barsoomian Blade
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/5236/
Although its main focus is Barsoom parody, there is
also quite a bit of stuff relating other ERB worlds.
The ERB Web Ring Homepage
http://www.bolthy.com/erbring/
The alt.fantasy.er-burroughs Information Page
http://www.xenite.org/usenet/af_erb.htm
This site contains the charter for alt.fantasy.er-burroughs,
links to several Web-based Usenet interfaces that provide
fast, easy access to the Usenet, and links to a few of the
major ERB Web sites.
Talk About Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Guide To Burroughs
Discussion On The Web
http://www.xenite.org/talk/erb.htm
Tangor's Beyond
http://home.att.net/~bruce.bozarth
General ERB interest. Contains copies of the WorldFAQs.
D) Online services
NOTE: There is now a Message Board Directory
which provides links to individual Web-based
boards, message board providers, and large
indexes of boards. Some of these indexes
include Science Fiction and Fantasy boards
and may contain content of interest to people
who read the WorldFAQs. The Message Board
Directory is located at:
http://www.xenite.org/mb_direct.htm
E) IRC
None.
However, Jeff Long ("The Barsoomian Blade") has
set up a java-based ERBChat at this URL:
http://members.xoom.com/Elmo_Lincoln/index.htm
F) Comprehensive lists of resources
The ERBCOF-L welcome message, which is sent to you
after subscribing to the list, contains bibliographical
information, a brief history of the ERB Circle of
Friends, and contact information for various ERB groups
and publications.
Other WorldFAQs posted in alt.fan.created-worlds and
alt.fantasy.er-burroughs are "Edgar Rice Burroughs'
Vanah (Interior of Luna)", "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Amtor
(Venus)", "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar (Earth's
Core)", and "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom (Mars)".
The article ONLINE BOOKS: THE WORKS OF EDGAR RICE
BURROUGHS is posted occasionally to alt.fan.created-worlds
and alt.fantasy.er-burroughs. It may also be cross-
posted to other groups like rec.arts.sf.written and
alt.pulp. This article lists ERB books that can be
downloaded from Project Gutenberg.
Tangor has developed the ERBFAQ for ERBList and it
is posted to alt.fantasy.er-burroughs, alt.fantasy,
and alt.fan.created-worlds.
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6]. Description
Caspak was apparently formed by a large volcano sometime
in the Earth's distant past. It is so far from normal
shipping lanes of the World War I era that it has garnered
only one mention in previous voyages, by that of an Italian
navigator named Caproni who sailed near the cliffs which
make up the shoreline of Caspak in 1721. Caproni named
the land Caprona and sailed off.
The only entrance by sea to Caspak/Caprona is an underground
outlet for its main river. The river flows through the
center of the land from north to south and is fed by all
other fresh water sources in the land. The mountains
making up the "shoreland" are high enough to prevent manual
crossings but apparently also trap the native heat generated
by the volcanic sources. Thus, ice and snow form along
Caspak's shoreline, making it impossible to land there.
The remarkable ecology of Caspak is divided into zones
which do not invite intrusion. Evolution has taken a
strange turn in Caspak in that no species has truly
died out. The adventures of Bowen Tyler, Lys La Rue,
and Bradley as they travel through the land and learn
its secrets take through the deadliest regions of
Caspak, which has a litle history but seems mostly
doomed to exist in a near chaotic savagry where there
is no hope for relief from constant peril.
The humans or proto-humans of Caspak live in separate
communities and are named Ho-lus, Alus, Bo-lus, Sto-lus,
Band-lus, Kro-lus, Ga-lus, and Wieroos. The complex
relationship of these various "races" is bound up with
the ecology of Caspak. The Ho-lus through the Kro-lus
live along the eastern and western shores of Caspak's
great river, but the Ga-lus live in the north and the
Wieroos live on the volcanic island in a great central
lake.
Caspak has a sort of political structure and even a
primitive philosophy or proto-religion. The reader
has a good chance of figuring out what's going on in
the stories before the characters do, but that's not
necessarily a weakness. The author seems to have
intended this. Some portions are told in diary format.
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7]. Maintainer Information
FAQ owner: Michael Martinez
Last Updated: November 27, 1998
Portions of the Barsoom WorldFAQ were used to produce this FAQ.
Some information was supplied by:
{See Barsoom WorldFAQ}
Michael Rogero Brown
Pete de Rosa
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