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'''Edgar Rice Burroughs''' (1 September 1875 – 19 March 1950) was a best-selling [[American]] novelist, best known as the creator of [[Tarzan]], one of the most enduring and endearing characters in popular culture. He also wrote numerous science fiction, crime and mainstream novels and one play.<ref>http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/edgar-rice-burroughs/</ref>
'''Edgar Rice Burroughs''' (1 September 1875 – 19 March 1950) was a best-selling [[American]] novelist, best known as the creator of [[Tarzan]], one of the most enduring and endearing characters in popular culture. He also wrote numerous science fiction, crime and mainstream novels and one play.<ref>http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/edgar-rice-burroughs/</ref>
Despite the continuing popularity of his works today, during his lifetime he attracted little critical acclaim. Indeed, critics have considered his work to be poorly written and chauvinistic, with plots based on incredible coincidences, wooden characters, bad science, too many nested flash backs, and virtuous heroes fighting excessively evil enemies. However, by the 1960's, over 60 of his books had been published, of which more than 50 million copies had been sold. His work is still being published today and a whole new generation of young people are "rediscovering" him, mainly through the efforts of media promotion and motion pictures, such as the animated "Tarzan" by [[Disney]].
Despite the continuing popularity of his works today, during his lifetime he attracted little critical acclaim. Indeed, critics have considered his work to be poorly written and chauvinistic, with plots based on incredible coincidences, wooden characters, bad science, too many nested flash backs, and virtuous heroes fighting excessively evil enemies. However, by the 1960s, over 60 of his books had been published, of which more than 50 million copies had been sold. His work is still being published today and a whole new generation of young people are "rediscovering" him, mainly through the efforts of media promotion and motion pictures, such as the animated "Tarzan" by [[Disney]].
== Biography ==
== Biography ==