The cave girl
- First published
- 1925
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Cave Girl" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel originally published in two parts between 1913 and 1917. When frail, bookish Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones is swept overboard onto a mysterious jungle island, he encounters primitive tribes and a beautiful cave girl named Nadara. As he transforms from coward to warrior, Waldo must navigate dangerous ape-men, tribal customs, and his growing love for Nadara. Their struggle to reunite across treacherous seas and hostile forces tests whether civilization or survival matters most.
- Science fiction
- Islands
- Survival
- Adventure stories
- Oceania
- Cave dwellers
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #69191. The cave girl on Wikipedia.
