Cover of The Land That Time Forgot

The Land That Time Forgot

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

First published
1918
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"The Land That Time Forgot" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a fantasy novel first published in 1918. When a German U-boat and its captors are sabotaged off course during World War I, they discover Caspak, a mysterious island where prehistoric creatures still roam and evolution unfolds in strange ways. Stranded with dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate not only dinosaurs and primitive humans but also their own conflicts as they struggle to survive in this lost world.

  • Science fiction
  • Prehistoric peoples
  • Dinosaurs
  • Lost continents

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #551. The Land That Time Forgot on Wikipedia.

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