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In 1888 Lord and Lady Clayton sail from England to fill a military post in British West Africa and perish at the edge of a primeval forest. When their infant son is adopted by fanged “great anthropoid apes,” he becomes one of the most legendary figures in all of literature—Tarzan of the Apes.... read more
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In 1888 Lord and Lady Clayton sail from England to fill a military post in British West Africa and perish at the edge of a primeval forest. When their infant son is adopted by fanged “great anthropoid apes,” he becomes one of the most legendary figures in all of literature—
Characters edit
- Tarzan: The name taken by John Clayton Lord Greystoke's son when he joins the ape tribe in the jungle.
- Jane Porter: The American woman with whom Tarzan falls in love.
- Mr. Samuel T. Philander: A scientist who is friends with Professor Porter.
- Kerchak: The ape tribal leader who murders Tarzan's birth-father.
- Lady Alice: Tarzan's mother.
- Kulonga: A native African
- Kala: Tarzan's ape mother.
- Terkoz: Brutal ape who repeatedly challenges Tarzan
- William Cecil Clayton: Tarzan's cousin, in love with Jane
- John Clayton: Tarzan's father
- Sabor: A lioness.
- Snipes: Mutineer
- Robert Canler: The man who loans Professor Porter money.
- Tublat: Mean old ape
- Professor Porter: Jane's father, a very absent-minded man
- Esmeralda: A black slave
First Sentence edit
I HAD this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other.
Table of Contents edit
1. Out to Sea
2. The Savage Home
3. Life and Death
4. The Apes
5. The White Ape
6. Jungle Battles
7. The Light of Knowledge
8. The Tree-top Hunter
9. Man and Man
10. The Fear Phantom
11. "King of the Apes"
12. Man's Reason
13. His Own Kind
14. At the Mercy of the Jungle
15. The Forest God
16. "Most Remarkable"
17. Burials
18. The Jungle Toll
19. The Call of the Primitive
20. Heredity
21. The Village of Torture
22. The Search Party
23. Brother Men
24. The Lost Treasure
25. The Outpost of the World
26. The Height of Civilization
27. The Giant Again
28. Conclusion
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 24 in Tarzan. (standard series)
Followed by The Return of Tarzan.
This is book 170 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Death of the Heart, and followed by Babbitt.
This is book 4 of 37 in First Edition Library. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Go Tell It on the Mountain, and followed by Tobacco Road.
This is book 747 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Rosshalde, and followed by The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1912
ISBN: 0823050602
Page Count: 245
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1912
ISBN: 0823050602
Page Count: 245
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3503.U687
- Dewey: 813.52
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Movie Connections edit
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) (IMDb): Directed by Hugh Hudson. Starring Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ian Holm, and Ralph Richardson.
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