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Tarzan of the Apes
The Beasts of Tarzan
Tarzan of the Apes
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Jungle adventure, first published in 1921. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

LanguageEnglish
PublisherPublishdrive
Release dateJul 24, 2016
Tarzan of the Apes
The Beasts of Tarzan
Tarzan of the Apes

Titles in the series (20)

  • Tarzan of the Apes

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    Tarzan of the Apes
    Tarzan of the Apes

    "Tarzan of the Apes" is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine "All-Story Magazine" in October, 1912. The character was so popular that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels.

  • Tarzan of the Apes

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    Tarzan of the Apes
    Tarzan of the Apes

    Tarzan of the Apes is the first in a series of 24 books about the title character, Tarzan. It was first published in 1912. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s.

  • The Beasts of Tarzan

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    The Beasts of Tarzan
    The Beasts of Tarzan

    Jungle adventure, first published in 1914. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

  • The Return of Tarzan

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    The Return of Tarzan
    The Return of Tarzan

    The Return of Tarzan picks up soon after where Tarzan of the Apes left off. The ape man, feeling rootless in the wake of his noble sacrifice of his prospects of wedding Jane Porter, leaves the United States for Europe to visit his friend Paul d'Arnot. On the ship he becomes embroiled in the affairs of Countess Olga de Coude, her husband, Count Raoul de Coude, and two shady characters attempting to prey on them, Nikolas Rokoff and his henchman Alexis Paulvitch. Rokoff, it turns out, is also the countess's brother. Tarzan thwarts the villains' scheme, making them his deadly enemies.

  • The Beasts of Tarzan

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    The Beasts of Tarzan
    The Beasts of Tarzan

    "The Beasts of Tarzan" is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. Originally serialized in "All-Story Cavalier" magazine in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1916.

  • Tarzan of the Apes

    1

    Tarzan of the Apes
    Tarzan of the Apes

    Jungle adventure, first published in 1912. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

  • The Beasts of Tarzan

    3

    The Beasts of Tarzan
    The Beasts of Tarzan

    The Beasts of Tarzan picks up soon after where Tarzan of the Apes left off. The ape man, feeling rootless in the wake of his noble sacrifice of his prospects of wedding Jane Porter, leaves the United States for Europe to visit his friend Paul d'Arnot. On the ship he becomes embroiled in the affairs of Countess Olga de Coude, her husband, Count Raoul de Coude, and two shady characters attempting to prey on them, Nikolas Rokoff and his henchman Alexis Paulvitch. Rokoff, it turns out, is also the countess's brother. Tarzan thwarts the villains' scheme, making them his deadly enemies.

  • The Son of Tarzan

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    The Son of Tarzan
    The Son of Tarzan

    "The Son of Tarzan" is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was written between January 21 and May 11, 1915, and first published in the magazine "All-Story Weekly" as a six-part serial from December 4, 1915 – January 8, 1916. It was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg & Co. in March, 1917 and has been reprinted numerous times since by various publishers.

  • The Son of Tarzan

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    The Son of Tarzan
    The Son of Tarzan

    The Son of Tarzan begins ten years after the conclusion of The Beasts of Tarzan. During the past decade, Alexis Paulvitch, who had escaped Tarzan at the end of the last novel, has lived a hideous life of abuse and disease among tribal people in Africa. Now he is discovered by a European ship and taken aboard. In the months that follows, Paulvitch encounters the ape, Akut, (whom Tarzan had befriended in that previous story) at one of the ship's stops. Because of Akut's interactions with Tarzan, he is unafraid of white men, and Paulvitch, unaware of the previous relationship, sees an opportunity to make some money. He takes Akut to London and begins displaying him publicly. After the trauma of the kidnappings ten years earlier, Jane has refused to return to Africa or to allow Jack to know anything about his father's past for fear that he might somehow try to relive it. Perhaps she instinctively knew that Jack was somehow very connected to Tarzan's old life, for Jack did have an avid interest in wildlife and he was extremely athletic. When the Claytons hear about the displayed ape, they forbid Jack from going to see it. But he sneaks off and does so anyway. John Clayton follows his son and is surprised to find the ape is his old friend, Akut, and begins conversing with him. Jack is amazed to see that his father could do so. John then tells Jack of his life as Tarzan. Jack continues sneaking away to see Akut and begins to learn the language of the apes. Jack forms a plan to take Akut back to the jungle. Paulvitch, seeing an opportunity for revenge against Tarzan, agrees to help Jack. They escape to an African port where Paulvitch attacks Jack. Akut kills Paulvitch, and Jack, terrified, escapes into the jungle with him, thinking he will have to run for the rest of his life.

  • Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

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    Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
    Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

    Jungle adventure, first published in 1916. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

  • The Son of Tarzan

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    The Son of Tarzan
    The Son of Tarzan

    Jungle adventure, first published in 1914. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

  • Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

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    Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
    Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

    "Tarzan and the Jewels" of Opar is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fifth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It first appeared in the November and December issues of "All-Story Cavalier Weekly" in 1916, and the first book publication was by McClurg in 1918.

  • Jungle Tales of Tarzan

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    Jungle Tales of Tarzan
    Jungle Tales of Tarzan

    "Jungle Tales of Tarzan" is a collection of twelve loosely connected short stories written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically the events recounted in it occur within Chapter 11 of the first Tarzan novel, "Tarzan of the Apes", between Tarzan's avenging of his ape foster mother's death and his becoming leader of his ape tribe. The stories ran monthly in "Blue Book" magazine, September 1916 through August 1917 before book publication in 1919.

  • Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

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    Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
    Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

    Tarzan returns to Opar, the source of the gold where a lost colony of fabled Atlantis is located, in order to make good on some financial reverses he has recently suffered. While Atlantis itself sank beneath the waves thousands of years ago, the workers of Opar continued to mine all of the gold, which means there is a huge stockpile. But the exact location is now lost to the memory of the Oparians, and only Tarzan knows its secret location.

  • Tarzan the Terrible

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    Tarzan the Terrible
    Tarzan the Terrible

    "Tarzan the Terrible" is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the eighth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published as a serial in the pulp magazine "Argosy All-Story Weekly" in the issues for February 12, 19, and 26 and March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 1921; the first book edition was published in June 1921 by A. C. McClurg. Its setting, Pal-ul-don, is one of the more thoroughly realized "lost civilizations" in Burroughs' Tarzan stories. The novel contains a map of the place as well as a glossary of its inhabitants' language.

  • Jungle Tales of Tarzan

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    Jungle Tales of Tarzan
    Jungle Tales of Tarzan

    Jungle adventure, first published in 1916. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

  • Tarzan the Untamed

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    Tarzan the Untamed
    Tarzan the Untamed

    "Tarzan the Untamed" is a book written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the seventh in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was originally published as two separate stories serialized in different pulp magazines; "Tarzan the Untamed" (AKA "Tarzan and the Huns") in "Redbook" from March to August, 1919, and "Tarzan and the Valley of Luna" in "All-Story Weekly" from March to April 1920. The two stories were combined under the title of the first in the first book edition, published in 1920 by A. C. McClurg. In order of writing, the book follows "Jungle Tales of Tarzan", a collection of short stories about the ape-man's youth. Chronologically, it follows "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar".

  • Tarzan the Untamed

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    Tarzan the Untamed
    Tarzan the Untamed

    Jungle adventure, first published in 1919. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

  • Tarzan the Terrible

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    Tarzan the Terrible
    Tarzan the Terrible

    Jungle adventure, first published in 1921. According to Wikipedia: "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 – 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres."

  • Tarzan the Untamed

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    Tarzan the Untamed
    Tarzan the Untamed

    Tarzan the Untamed is set during World War I. While John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (Tarzan) is away from his plantation home in British East Africa, it is destroyed by invading German troops from Tanganyika. On his return he discovers among many burned bodies one that appears to be the corpse of his wife, Jane Porter Clayton. Another fatality is the Waziri warrior Wasimbu, left crucified by the Germans. (Wasimbu's father Muviro, first mentioned in this story, goes on to play a prominent role in later Tarzan novels.) Maddened, the ape-man seeks revenge not only on the perpetrators of the tragedy but all Germans, and sets out for the battle front of the war in east Africa.

Author

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is the creator of Tarzan, one of the most popular fictional characters of all time, and John Carter, hero of the Barsoom science fiction series. Burroughs was a prolific author, writing almost 70 books before his death in 1950, and was one of the first authors to popularize a character across multiple media, as he did with Tarzan’s appearance in comic strips, movies, and merchandise. Residing in Hawaii at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, Burroughs was drawn into the Second World War and became one of the oldest war correspondents at the time. Edgar Rice Burroughs’s popularity continues to be memorialized through the community of Tarzana, California, which is named after the ranch he owned in the area, and through the Burrough crater on Mars, which was named in his honour.

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