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. Within the society of speechless primates, Tarzan wields his natural influence and becomes king. Self-educated by virtue of his parents’ library, Tarzan discovers true civilization when he rescues aristocratic Jane Porter from the perils of his jungle. Their famous romance, which pits Tarzan’s lifetime of savagery against Jane’s genteel nature, has captivated audiences for nearly a century.
First published in 1914, Tarzan of the Apes is the first of several works by Edgar Rice Burroughs that delineate Tarzan’s manifold and amazing feats. Despite his reputation as a pulp writer, Burroughs spins an exhilarating yarn detailing the laws of the jungle and the intricate dilemmas of the British gentry as he examines the struggle between heredity and environment.
I read this book many years ago and thought it was great. Recommend.
Finished the book today. It's really nice to finally read the real story of Tarzan. Tarzan is a figure everyone knows, but I doubt if everybody read the book. Seeing the first date published, 1914, it's a reall easy book to read, full of adventures. I liked it a lot.
Journal Entry 6 by EmgeeNL at Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Released 4 yrs ago (2/13/2009 UTC) at Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands
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Sorry, forgot to report that I send the book out last Friday
Finally read this 1001 book after watching Tarzan swinging from trees to trees on TV so many years ago yelling that famous arrr.... Didn't know it was actually adapted from a book. Have also forgotton which actor was the one I watched. Interesting and sad read. Interesting a human child could be raised up in the amimal kingdom and lived like them; sad the boy didn't get to know his parents who must be devastated to know they were dying and wondering what will happened to the baby in the jungle. Anyway, sidetracked a bit. One of my colleagues' mobile ringtone was the Tarzan's yell including some background apes' noises, which I find it amusing but irritating it keeps coming up.
On its way to the next reader. Thanks for sharing the book.
Tarzan of the Apes
