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The Mad King

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Set in the fictional European kingdom of Lutha, the protagonist is a young American named Barney Custer, of Beatrice, Nebraska, who is the son of an American farmer and a runaway Luthan princess, Victoria Rubinroth. Unaware of his royal blood, much less that he is a dead ringer for his relative Leopold, the current king of Lutha, Barney visits Lutha on the eve of the First World War to see for himself his mother's native land. As he arrives in Lutha, King Leopold has just escaped from his ten years' imprisonment at the hands of his scheming uncle, Prince Peter of Blentz. Much to his own and everyone else's confusion, Barney is naturally mistaken for the king, leading to numerous complications.

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English

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English

Published In

1926

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Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American speculative fiction writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction and fantasy genres. His...

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Pt 1 Ch 02 Over the Precipice
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Pt 1 Ch 03 An Angry King
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Pt 1 Ch 04 Barney Finds a Friend
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Pt 1 Ch 05 The Escape
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Pt 1 Ch 06 A King's Ransom
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Pt 1 Ch 07 The Real Leopold
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Pt 1 Ch 08 The Coronation Day
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Pt 1 Ch 09 The King's Guests
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Pt 1 Ch 10 On the Battlefield
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Pt 1 Ch 11 A Timely Intervention
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Pt 1 Ch 12 The Gratitude of a King
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Pt 2 Ch 01 Barney Returns to Lutha
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Pt 2 Ch 02 Condemned to Death
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Pt 2 Ch 03 Before the Firing Squad
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Pt 2 Ch 04 A Race to Lutha
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Pt 2 Ch 05 The Traitor King
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Pt 2 Ch 06 A Trap Is Sprung
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Pt 2 Ch 07 Barney To the Rescue
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Pt 2 Ch 08 An Adventurous Day
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Pt 2 Ch 09 The Capture
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Pt 2 Ch 10 A New King in Lutha
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Pt 2 Ch 11 The Battle
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Pt 2 Ch 12 Leopold Waits For Dawn
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Pt 2 Ch 13 The Two Kings
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Pt 2 Ch 14 "The King's Will Is Law"
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Pt 2 Ch 15 Maenck Blunders
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