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  • Published: 24 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141036533
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99
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Tarzan of the Apes




'Burroughs has a gift very few writers of any kind possess' Gore Vidal

Abandoned to his fate when his English parents die in the African jungle, a baby boy is rescued and reared by a loving ape foster mother. Conquering the savage laws of the wilderness, Tarzan grows into a mighty warrior and becomes leader of his tribe of apes until he encounters, for the first time, his own kind – humans. An expedition of white treasure hunters has entered his jungle kingdom, accompanied by the beautiful Jane Porter.

Tarzan’s primitive heart is struck and he determines to become civilized in order to win her. But will the charms of this charming and cultured young woman overcome when the spirit of his wild nature beckons?

  • Published: 24 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141036533
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99
Categories:

About the author

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) was a fantasy and science fiction writer. After a failed attempt at a military career, Burroughs became a writer, publishing his first story Under the Moons of Mars. Burroughs is responsible for creating one of the most recognizable characters in the history of fiction in Tarzan, and one of the most iconic characters in sci-fi with John Carter. In total, Burroughs published more than thirty works during his lifetime.

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