Forgotten tales of love and murder

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

From the dust jacket blurb: Drawn from manuscripts that have been locked away a half-century and more in the vaults of the Burroughs corporation in Tarzana, California—prepared with the cooperation and assistance of Danton Burroughs, grandson of the author, and of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.—Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder collects in a single volume all of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ non-Tarzan short stories and mystery puzzles, most of which have never before appeared in print:  “Jonathan's Patience,” an ironic, previously overlooked tale that appears to predate Burroughs’ professional work.  “The Avenger” (1912), a dark, violent story of revenge.  “For The Fool's Mother” (1912), the author's first Western.  “The Little Door” (1917), a powerful tale of love, war, and horror.  “Calling All Cars” (1931), murder and romance in the hills of Los Angeles.  “Elmer” (1936), a defrosted caveman comes to Hollywood. (This is Burroughs’ original version of the story his Argosy editor revised i