<p>Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'The Rider' is an enthralling Ruritanian romance that presents a tapestry of love entangled with political maneuvers. Set against the backdrop of two fictional European nations rife with enmity, the story traverses the complex dynamics of a planned union between two royal heirs?Princess Mary of Margoth and Crown Prince Boris of Karlova?who are themselves reluctant to marry the scion of a rival kingdom. Burroughs deftly in...