Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan återvänder till Europa från Nordamerika för att glömma Jane Porter. Han längtar tillbaka till livet i den vilda djungeln, bort från den opålitliga och falska civilisationen. På atlantångaren korsas hans väg av två män med djävulska planer. Mot sin vilja dras Tarzan in i ett drama med avgörande konsekvenser för hans fortsatta liv. Tillbaka i Paris får han ett hemligt uppdrag av franska militären att undersöka en spionmisstänkt löjtnant i norra Afrika. Äntligen ska han få njuta av livet i Afrikas fria vildmark, eller ? Senare får Tarzan ett nytt uppdrag som tar honom söderut mot Kapstaden. Men båtresan får ett dramatiskt slut. Händelserna leder Tarzan djupt in i Afrikas vildmarker. Där djungeln möter savannen får han nya vänner, och av deras gamle hövding Waziri hör han för första gången sägnen om den glömda ruinstaden Opar. Hur går det för Jane Porter? Under det senaste året har hon tre gånger lyckats skjuta upp bröllopet med Clayton. Men nu ser hon ingen utväg.

Detta är den sanna berättelsen om Tarzans uppväxt i den vilda djungeln. Han uppfostras av aphonan Kala som tillhör den fruktansvärde Kerchaks stam. Genom sitt mod, styrka och vighet klarar sig Tarzan i den hårda kampen för att överleva. Han måste ständigt hävda sin rätt i strider med djungelns invånare. Till slut möter han Kerchak i en uppgörelse om vem som ska vara ledare för människoaporna. Tarzan hittar hyddan där hans föräldrar, lord och lady Greystoke, bodde när de blev landsatta på stranden. Med hjälp av böckerna lär han sig läsa och skriva. Tarzan börjar förstå att han är en människa och inte en apa som de andra i flocken. Ett skepp kommer till den lilla viken och han får för första gången se vita människor. Det blir ett möte fyllt av både besvikelser och överraskningar. Nu inleds Tarzans svåraste kamp, att finna en plats i civilisationen.

Det har nu gått två år sedan Tarzan och Jane blev Lord och Lady Greystoke. De har fått sitt första barn, en son. Vid ett besök i Paris får Tarzan höra att hans ärkefiende Nikolas Rokoff rymt från fängelset. Tarzan blir orolig för att denne ska hämnas på honom genom att hota familjen. Innan han hinner återvända till London får han ett telegram från Jane som bekräftar hans värsta farhågor ? sonen är kidnappad! Nu börjar en jakt på kidnapparna som drar in Tarzan och Jane i händelser de inte kunnat ana ens i sina värsta mardrömmar. Sökandet efter sonen leder dem på olika vägar till människoätare i Afrikas djungler. De möter också kinesiska pirater och lömska vita mördare på drift efter nästa offer. Med hjälp av sina nya vänner bland djungelns mest fruktade vilda invånare, tar Tarzan upp kampen med Rokoff och hans gäng. Det blir en jakt mot tiden, ska Tarzan hinna fram och rädda sin son innan det är för sent ?

From a lofty perch Tarzan viewed the village of thatched huts across the intervening plantation. He saw that at one point the forest touched the village, and to this spot he made his way, lured by a fever of curiosity to behold animals of his own kind, and to learn more of their ways and view the strange lairs in which they lived. His savage life among the fierce wild brutes of the jungle left no opening for any thought that these could be aught else than enemies. Similarity of form led him into no erroneous conception of the welcome that would be accorded him should he be discovered by these, the first of his own kind he had ever seen. Tarzan of the Apes was no sentimentalist. He knew nothing of the brotherhood of man. All things outside his own tribe were his deadly enemies... --from Chapter X: "The Fear-Phantom" Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public's imagination. Tarzan of the Apes, first published in 1912, is the first installment of Burroughs' tales of the ape-man, which would expand to encompass more than two-dozen books. Here, an English boy orphaned in Africa is raised by apes, becoming a fearsome creature of the jungle until he discovers his true identity as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, and make his first tentative forays back into human civilization, through his love for the only human woman he has ever seen, Jane Porter. American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science-fiction novels that are still beloved today, including At the Earth's Core (1914), The Beasts of Tarzan (1916), A Princess of Mars (1917), The Land That Time Forgot (1924), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.

As Tarzan walked down the wild canon beneath the brilliant African moon the call of the jungle was strong upon him. The solitude and the savage freedom filled his heart with life and buoyancy. Again he was Tarzan of the Apes--every sense alert against the chance of surprise by some jungle enemy--yet treading lightly and with head erect, in proud consciousness of his might. The nocturnal sounds of the mountains were new to him, yet they fell upon his ears like the soft voice of a half-forgotten love. Many he intuitively sensed--ah, there was one that was familiar indeed; the distant coughing of Sheeta, the leopard; but there was a strange note in the final wail which made him doubt. It was a panther he heard.... He was being stalked. --from Chapter 10: "Through the Valley of the Shadow" Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public's imagination. The Return of Tarzan, first published in 1913, is the second installment of Burroughs' tales of the ape-man, which would expand to encompass more than two-dozen books. Here, Tarzan, having sacrificed his love for Jane Porter for the sake of her happiness, becomes embroiled in defending a French count and countess from villainous schemes, works as an agent for the French ministry of war, and returns to Africa to become chief of the Waziri tribe, among other grand adventures. American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science-fiction novels that are still beloved today, including At the Earth's Core (1914), The Beasts of Tarzan (1916), A Princess of Mars (1917), The Land That Time Forgot (1924), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.

From a lofty perch Tarzan viewed the village of thatched huts across the intervening plantation. He saw that at one point the forest touched the village, and to this spot he made his way, lured by a fever of curiosity to behold animals of his own kind, and to learn more of their ways and view the strange lairs in which they lived. His savage life among the fierce wild brutes of the jungle left no opening for any thought that these could be aught else than enemies. Similarity of form led him into no erroneous conception of the welcome that would be accorded him should he be discovered by these, the first of his own kind he had ever seen. Tarzan of the Apes was no sentimentalist. He knew nothing of the brotherhood of man. All things outside his own tribe were his deadly enemies... --from Chapter X: "The Fear-Phantom" Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public's imagination. Tarzan of the Apes, first published in 1912, is the first installment of Burroughs' tales of the ape-man, which would expand to encompass more than two-dozen books. Here, an English boy orphaned in Africa is raised by apes, becoming a fearsome creature of the jungle until he discovers his true identity as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, and make his first tentative forays back into human civilization, through his love for the only human woman he has ever seen, Jane Porter. American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science-fiction novels that are still beloved today, including At the Earth's Core (1914), The Beasts of Tarzan (1916), A Princess of Mars (1917), The Land That Time Forgot (1924), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.

As Tarzan walked down the wild canon beneath the brilliant African moon the call of the jungle was strong upon him. The solitude and the savage freedom filled his heart with life and buoyancy. Again he was Tarzan of the Apes--every sense alert against the chance of surprise by some jungle enemy--yet treading lightly and with head erect, in proud consciousness of his might. The nocturnal sounds of the mountains were new to him, yet they fell upon his ears like the soft voice of a half-forgotten love. Many he intuitively sensed--ah, there was one that was familiar indeed; the distant coughing of Sheeta, the leopard; but there was a strange note in the final wail which made him doubt. It was a panther he heard.... He was being stalked. --from Chapter 10: "Through the Valley of the Shadow" Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public's imagination. The Return of Tarzan, first published in 1913, is the second installment of Burroughs' tales of the ape-man, which would expand to encompass more than two dozen books. Here, Tarzan, having sacrificed his love for Jane Porter for the sake of her happiness, becomes embroiled in defending a French count and countess from villainous schemes, works as an agent for the French ministry of war, and returns to Africa to become chief of the Waziri tribe, among other grand adventures. American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science-fiction novels that are still beloved today, including At the Earth's Core (1914), The Beasts of Tarzan (1916), A Princess of Mars (1917), The Land That Time Forgot (1924), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.

Experience the legend of Tarzan in this thrilling adventure from Edgar Rice Burroughs. Set amid the vibrant colors and sounds of the African jungle, this classic work, rich in suspense and action, has beckoned generations of readers on a glorious journey to romance and pure adventure. This is the story of the ape-man Tarzan, raised in the wild by the great ape Kala, and how he learns the secrets of the jungle to survive--how to talk with the animals, swing through the trees, and fight the great predators. As Tarzan grows up, he makes many friends, including Tantor the elephant and Numa the lion. When this paradise is invaded by white men, Tarzan's life changes, for in this group is Jane, the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. Speaking directly to our childhood fantasies, this exhilarating work takes us to that faraway place in our minds where dreams prevail, and where we too can be masters of our own domain. With an Introduction by Gore Vidal And an Afterword by Michael Meyer