Tarzan of the Apes (Diversion Classics)

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Overview

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, this Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms.

The classic tale of adventure! On a trip from England to West Africa, Lord and Lady Clayton, well-known aristocrats, perish on their journey, leaving their infant son not only an orphan—but alone on a remote island. Taking pity on this abandoned creature, the baby is taken in by the apes that inhabit the island and given a name: Tarzan. Raised to be king of the jungle, Tarzan’s world is upended when he discovers the lovely Jane Porter, a civilian exploring his wild world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682305348
Publisher:	Diversion Books
Publication date:	03/29/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) had various jobs before getting his first fiction published at the age of 37. He established himself with wildly imaginative, swashbuckling romances about Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars and other heroes, all at large in exotic environments of perpetual adventure. Tarzan was particularly successful, appearing in silent film as early as 1918 and making the author famous. Burroughs wrote science fiction, westerns and historical adventure, all charged with his propulsive prose and often startling inventiveness. Although he claimed he sought only to provide entertainment, his work has been credited as inspirational by many authors and scientists.