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739: 772: 455:(1917), are military men from the Southern United States who arrive on Mars and have numerous adventures, including falling in love with a Martian princess. The character of Carter, however, has more in common with Arnold's earlier creation, Phra. Critics would say that Arnold's Martian adventure was not as well written, and the fact that Gullivar does not quite defeat his enemies or get the girl in the end helps explain why his novel not as popular as Burroughs', which was followed by ten sequels. 113: 215: 25: 758: 66: 372:. Most of his childhood was spent in India, but he returned to England to study agriculture and ornithology. He became a journalist in 1883, and published his first books 511:, and the series started in modern times. Though the series used many of Arnold's characters and concepts, the series was not a strict adaptation of the original book. 420:, (1905). Its initial reception was lukewarm, leading Arnold to stop writing fiction altogether. However, it was later seen as an important precursor of the 87: 74: 820: 840: 835: 653: 239:
of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
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is considered important to 20th century science fiction literature, in that it may have inspired the
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during the early 1970s, possibly as a reaction to DC gaining the rights to publish Burroughs'
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series, which was written six years later. Indeed, both Gullivar and Burroughs's character
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Both Gullivar and John Carter make an appearance at the beginning of volume two in
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in order to be a witness to invasions or attempted invasions of England.
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Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing
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On the Indian Hills: or, Coffee-planting in Southern India
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Arnold, Edwin L on The Science Fiction Encyclopedia
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