David Innes, attracted to Dian the Beautiful, defends her against the unwanted attentions of Hooja the Sly One, but due to his ignorance of local customs she assumes he wants her as a slave, not a friend or lover, and subsequently snubs him. Only later, after Hooja slips their captors in a dark tunnel and forces Dian to leave with him, does David learn from Ghak the cause of the misunderstanding.
First Appearance “At the Earth’s Core” in All-Story Weekly (4-part serial, April 4 to 25 1914)
First Publisher A. C. McClurg
Appearance List Pulps: “At the Earth’s Core” in All-Story Weekly (4-part serial, April 4 to 25 1914), “Pellucidar” in All-Story Weekly (5-part serial, May 1 to 29 1915), “Tanar of Pellucidar” in The Blue Book Magazine (6-part serial, March-August 1929). Novels: At the Earth’s Core (1922), Pellucidar (1923), Tanar of Pellucidar (1930).
Sample Read At the Earth’s Core; Pellucidar; Tanar of Pellucidar; three science fiction novels [Internet Archive]
Description David Innes, attracted to Dian the Beautiful, defends her against the unwanted attentions of Hooja the Sly One, but due to his ignorance of local customs she assumes he wants her as a slave, not a friend or lover, and subsequently snubs him. Only later, after Hooja slips their captors in a dark tunnel and forces Dian to leave with him, does David learn from Ghak the cause of the misunderstanding.
