The Lost Continent Author:Edgar Rice Burroughs England a legend, Europe a myth, Asia a tale with which to frighten children. That was the world of the 22nd century, where the United States of America was a fortress of civilization barricaded against any contact with the world beyond its bordering seas. — When Jefferson Turck crossed beyond the thirtieth meridian and found himself in the lost ... more »continent overseas, what he found bore no resemblance to the legends. For Grabritin was a jungle comparable with Darkest Africa, lions and all, and its queen was a barbaric forest maiden.« less