Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes Novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs Fantasy Adventure Fiction The Annotated Edition written by Edgar Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book in April 2012 with an introduction by Thomas Mallon.The novel tells the story of John Clayton III. John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton II, Lord and Lady Greystoke of England, are marooned in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa in 1888. In September 1889 their son John Clayton III is born. At one year old his mother dies, and soon thereafter his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak. The infant is then adopted by the she-ape Kala.Clayton is named "Tarzan" ("White Skin" in the ape language) and raised in ignorance of his human heritage.As a boy, feeling alienated from his peers due to their physical differences, he discovers his true parents' cabin, where he first learns of others like himself in their books. Using basic primers with pictures, over many years he teaches himself to read English, but having never heard it, cannot speak it.Upon his return from one visit to the cabin, he is attacked by a huge gorilla which he manages to kill with his father's knife, although he is terribly wounded in the struggle. As he grows up, Tarzan becomes a skilled hunter.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes Annotated written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine The All-Story in October 1912 before being released a book in 1914.[1]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 with two dozen sequels.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tarzan is orphaned as a baby deep in the African jungle, the apes adopt him and raise him as their own. By the time the boy is ten, he can swing through the trees and talk to the animals. By the time he is eighteen, he has the strength of a lion and rules the apes as their king. But Tarzan knows he's different. Will he ever discover his true identity?
Download or read book Tarzan Of The Apes written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unabridged Edition of the classic adventure novel from 1914 tells of an aristocratic English infant, abandoned in the African jungle upon the death of his shipwrecked parents, who is reared by apes. Given the name "Tarzan", meaning "white-skin" in the language of the apes, Tarzan is raised without knowledge of his own kind, until the beautiful socialite Jane Porter sets foot into his secluded life. Soon, Tarzan is forced to question his place in the world, and ultimately decide between the world he knows, and the world of his kind.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes the Original Novel Annotated written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke also known as Tarzan was lost in the jungles of Africa as a child. He was raised up feral by the Mangani great apes. A tale quite similar to Mowgli of the Jungle Book. Tarzan is eventually "rescued," but rejects modern human society and returns to the wilds of the African jungle. There have been over 25 sequels to the original Tarzan of the Apes. There have also been numerous television shows and movies made. Tarzan is one of those tales that will live on forever.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes Illustrated written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tarzan of the Apes is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine The All-Story in October 1912.[1] 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 with two dozen sequels.[2] For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book with an introduction by Thomas Mallon in April 2012 (ISBN 978-1-59853-164-0). Scholars have noted several important themes in the novel: the impact of heredity on behavior; racial superiority; civilization, especially as Tarzan struggles with his identity as a human; sexuality; and escapism.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes Annotated written by Edger Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine The All-Story in October 1912 before being released a book in 1914.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 with two dozen sequels.
Download or read book The Return of Tarzan Annotated written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs The story of a young man who, although born of a woman, was left by a succession of untoward circumstances to be reared in an African jungle by a she-ape, the only mother he ever knew. Tarzan was drawn from the jungle by love for a young American girl whom chance threw in his way. Disappointment in love, in this new volume, results in his return to the jungle where he has many strange adventures and whence he is again led forth by love, this time happy love.
Download or read book The Return of Tarzan written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Return of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine New Story Magazine in the issues for June through December 1913; the first book edition was published in 1915 by A. C. McClurg. The novel picks up soon after where Tarzan of the Apes left off. The year is 1910 and Tarzan is 22 years old. The ape man, feeling rootless in the wake of his noble sacrifice of his prospects of wedding Jane Porter, leaves America 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. This edition of the book contains all 26 original illustrations, rejuvenated.
Download or read book The Return of Tarzan written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs The story of a young man who, although born of a woman, was left by a succession of untoward circumstances to be reared in an African jungle by a she-ape, the only mother he ever knew. Tarzan was drawn from the jungle by love for a young American girl whom chance threw in his way. Disappointment in love, in this new volume, results in his return to the jungle where he has many strange adventures and whence he is again led forth by love, this time happy love.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-09 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan.
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Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Annotated Classic Edition written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic novel of a boy raised by Apes in the African jungle. Burroughs's Tarzan, the ideal image of pure animalistic power at odds with the civilized world, appealed to readers from his very inception and become one of the most enduring icons of popular culture. In this classic tale, the struggle between the wild and the civilized is played out deep in the savage African jungle. The infant Tarzan is raised by apes and grows into manhood, learning to survive as the animals survive. When an expedition of white men brings the beautiful and cultured Jane Porter to the jungle, Tarzan enters civilization to win her love.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes Illustrated Edition written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tarzan of the Apes is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine The All-Story in October 1912.[1] 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 with two dozen sequels.[2] For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book with an introduction by Thomas Mallon in April 2012 (ISBN 978-1-59853-164-0). Scholars have noted several important themes in the novel: the impact of heredity on behavior; racial superiority; civilization, especially as Tarzan struggles with his identity as a human; sexuality; and escapism.
Download or read book Tarzan of the Apes By Edgar Rice Burroughs The New Annotated Edition written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in the jungle helps Tarzan become a fierce hunter and warrior. When the savage ape Kerchak attacks and tries to kill him, Tarzan wins the fight and takes Kerchak's place as the king of the apes. When Tarzan is just over 20 years old, he discovers a party of treasure hunters marooned on the coast.
Download or read book Tarzan and the Ant Men written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-31 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tarzan and the Ant Men is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the tenth in his series of twenty-four books about the jungle hero Tarzan. It was first published as a seven-part serial in the magazine Argosy All-Story Weekly for February 2, 9, 16 and 23 and March 1, 8 and 15, 1924.
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