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The Mad King

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Edgar Rice Burroughs's The Mad King is an adventure fiction and classic fantasy novel. It deals with impostors and imposture, kings and rulers and mistaken identity.

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About The Mad King

"The Mad King" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a Ruritanian romance originally published in 1914-1915. Young American Barney Custer travels to the fictional European kingdom of Lutha, unaware he's the exact double of the newly escaped King Leopold. Mistaken for royalty, Barney becomes entangled in royal intrigue, falls for the king's promised bride Princess Emma, and must impersonate the monarch to save the throne from a scheming prince. Set against the outbreak of World War I, this adventure follows Barney through diplomatic danger, narrow escapes, and battles that will determine Lutha's fate.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Fantasy fiction
  • Impostors and imposture
  • Adventure stories
  • Kings and rulers
  • Mistaken identity

Quick answers

Who wrote The Mad King?

The Mad King was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

What genre is The Mad King?

It is usually shelved as Adventure and Classic Fantasy.

Is The Mad King free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Mad King?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 9 h 22 min.

What books are similar to The Mad King?

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