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Gullivar of Mars

Edwin L. Arnold; introduction by Richard A. Lupoff; illustration by Thomas Floyd; afterword by Gary Hoppenstand

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  • George LucasNamed research source
    In American Cinematographer’s original 1977 account, Lucas names Arnold’s 1905 story while describing his research into the sources behind Flash Gordon and John Carter. He calls it Gulliver on Mars. This is a named research source, not proof of complete reading or a recommendation. The registry uses Bison’s full-text 2003 edition; Lucas’s edition is unknown.
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Summary

Lieutenant Gullivar Jones is carried to Mars, where he travels through strange cities and societies while trying to rescue a princess. His journey includes the River of Death and encounters with the planet’s different peoples. The story combines adventure, romance and an imagined world. This Bison Books edition contains the full 1905 text, with an introduction by Richard A. Lupoff, an illustration by Thomas Floyd and an afterword by Gary Hoppenstand.

  • SourceBison Books — Gullivar of Mars · Description; full 1905 text and commemorative-edition contributor statement; 195 pages; paperback ISBN 9780803259423; 1 March 2003. This is not an identified Lucas edition.

Why read it Our view

For founders who make stories or fictional worlds, compare how a clear rescue goal gives a reader a path through an unfamiliar setting. The journey links encounters across that world. Read it as an early adventure fantasy, with its period assumptions, rather than as a guide to company management.