Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The first book in the legendary Tarzan series tells the story of John Clayton, born in the coastal jungles of Africa to a marooned couple from England, adopted as an infant by apes after they die, then raised in ignorance of his human heritage.
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- Published on: 2015-06-10
- Released on: 2015-06-10
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Amazon.com Review First published in 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs's romance has lost little of its force over the years--as film revivals and TV series well attest. Tarzan of the Apes is very much a product of its age: replete with bloodthirsty natives and a bulky, swooning American Negress, and haunted by what zoo specialists now call charismatic megafauna (great beasts snarling, roaring, and stalking, most of whom would be out of place in a real African jungle). Burroughs countervails such incorrectness, however, with some rather unattractive representations of white civilization--mutinous, murderous sailors, effete aristos, self-involved academics, and hard-hearted cowards. At Tarzan's heart rightly lies the resourceful and hunky title character, a man increasingly torn between the civil and the savage, for whom cutlery will never be less than a nightmare.
The passages in which the nut-brown boy teaches himself to read and write are masterly and among the book's improbable, imaginative best. How tempting it is to adopt the ten-year-old's term for letters--"little bugs"! And the older Tarzan's realization that civilized "men were indeed more foolish and more cruel than the beasts of the jungle," while not exactly a new notion, is nonetheless potent. The first in Burroughs's serial is most enjoyable in its resounding oddities of word and thought, including the unforgettable "When Tarzan killed he more often smiled than scowled; and smiles are the foundation of beauty."
Review “[Burroughs has] a gift very few writers of any kind possess: he can describe action vividly.” —Gore Vidal
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64 of 69 people found the following review helpful. When the Big Apes Raise a Lord! By Maximiliano F Yofre Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was a prodigy of imagination. He started his writer career quite late; his first work was published in 1912. From that point on a ceaseless flow of imaginary worlds & heroes poured from his pen: John Carter of Mars, Carson Napier of Venus, David Innes and Abner Perry on Pellucidar at Earth's center and the most famous of them all Tarzan of the Apes.Tarzan's world is Africa. But an extraordinary Africa populated with apes more intelligent than any known ones and in later adventures with a plethora "lost cities", "ant-men" or whatever suit ERB in order to deliver a fast paced adventure.As other reviewers, of this same book in other editions, point out do not expect "politically correct" tales, they are the product of a society still torn by racial prejudices.Another assumption that closely follows this is: "superior traits" are inherited directly and a Lord will always be a Lord no matter what the circumstances.The reader may assume all this adventures occurs in an "alternate reality" that have some common traits with our world such as the ones depicted by Guy Gavriel Kay for example.Now you'll be ready to enjoy the original story of Tarzan as it was delivered by ERB, free from Hollywood changes or comic's stereotypes.A couple of English nobles are abandoned by a mutinous crew in the coast of Africa where they barely survive.Adversity proves to be more than what they may endure and both die leaving an infant that is miraculously adopted by Kala an anthropoid that has lost her baby-ape.Protected by her, Tarzan starts a life struggle to conquer a space among the over towering brutes.His natural intelligence combined with a strengthening body allows him to survive and in due time lead the ape tribe.ERB ability renders all this astounding fates credible: Tarzan learns to read and write all by himself; Tarzan defeats a Gorilla with his father's knife; Tarzan helps a group of marooned white people and fell in love with Jane; Tarzan...continue delivering one prowess after other... and you'll believe it.I read "Tarzan of the Apes" at my teens and continue reading many of his 23 following adventures, borrowing volume after volume from a nearby library.When I grow up and gain economic independence I bought and kept this book and some more Tarzans volumes.I warmly recommend this series to any anyone who is fond to read unending adventures in a magic world.If after reading Tarzan's stories you still want more from ERB try the Martian series, they are almost as good as this one.Reviewed by Max Yofre.
48 of 52 people found the following review helpful. Tarzan, the original "real" action hero By Alan R. Holyoak Edgar Rice Burroughs started writing adventure novels nearly 90 years ago. The most famous of his characters is, or course, Tarzan. And this book is the one that got the Tarzan legacy started.In this book you meet Tarzan, learn who he really is, where he came from, how he became lord of the apes and protector of the jungle, and the English Earl of Greystoke. You also learn the story behind the story about Tarzan and Jane.I've been a Tarzan fan for nearly 20 years. I've been collecting Tarzan books (older ones) for the past 15 years. I've read nearly all the books in the series, and this one is probably the best. I'll be the first to admit that if you read a lot of Tarzan books back to back you will see a somewhat formulaic approach to some of the installments. This first book, however, is original, interesting, and immensely entertaining.I encourage you to read the book that got it all started in 1914 -- the premis, the character, and the mystique that spawned numerous films, and other spin-off media, and a series of books that spanned publication dates from 1914 well into the 1940s.Move over Indiana Jones and James Bond -- Tarzan is the real McCoy. He's strong, brave, modest, wise, and good. He's got the attributes that we could sure use in a hero today!Give this book a look. You'll be glad you did. It's a book that you could enjoy reading to your children.5 stars for story, character development, readability, and content. Is it a literary classic? Yes, in that it holds its own respected place among fictional literature. Will it ever will literary acclaim? I don't think that Joyce or Faulkner need to worry.But, hey, it's a fun read! Give it a try.Alan Holyoak
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Not the original author's edition By Gary K I was very disappointed with the "edited" Townsend editions of the classic Tarzan novels which I had read as a kid. I bought the first 2 novels of the series in the Townsend editions for a young relative. I found that the Townsend editor had "updated" the original author's language for the modern reader, so although the plot was the same, it was a totally different read than the original stories I read in the paperback collection I had from the 1960/70's. Why fix what's not broken? Burroughs' original language was one of the unique aspects of his work that made the books interesting and his writings famous. Granted his style can be viewed as archaic these days, but he knew how to weave a spell-binding tale with his clever language, including the use of period-specific words, phrases and idioms which tied the stories to their historical setting. The novels were much better in the original. If you are a Tarzan aficionado, I would avoid the Townsend editions.
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