Edgar begins to write a story about a character named John Carter who is a native of Virginia and was a Captain in the Civil War Confederacy that is transported to Mars to become a warrior. The story is called "Under The Moons Of Mars." The story is published in November in the All-Story Magazine and his fictional character John Carter would endure through numerous adventures for years to come.

"Yes, I was a fool, but I was in love, and though I was suffering the greatest misery I had ever known I would not have had it otherwise for all the riches of Barsoom. Such is love, and such are lovers wherever love is known."
--- Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars