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Tarzan of the Apes Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Burroughs, Edgar Rice (Author)
ISBN: 0486295702     ISBN-13: 9780486295701
Publisher: Dover Publications
OUR PRICE:   $5.36  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 1997
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Annotation: When Tarzan is orphaned as a baby deep in the African jungle, the apes adopt him and raise him as their own. By the time he's ten, he can swing through the trees and talk to the animals. By the time Tarzan is 18, he has the strength of a lion and rules the apes as their king. But Tarzan knows he's different and yearns to discover his true identity.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Classics
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 96053315
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 224 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 15102
Reading Level: 9.0   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 16.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Having failed in a number of occupations as a young man, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) found his niche as a writer with Tarzan of the Apes, first published in 1914. Highly imaginative, exotic and suspenseful, the story tells of an infant -- the son of an aristocratic English couple -- abandoned when his parents die in the jungles of Africa. Rescued and reared by apes, he learns to speak their language and imitate their ability to travel swiftly through the treetops.
Eventually, his courage, immense strength and exceptional intelligence earn him the respect and admiration not only of the apes, but of all the creatures of the jungle. The ape-man's story is told here in this classic, fast-paced novel, packed with riveting adventures as Tarzan avenges the killing of Kala, his ape-mother, subdues man-eating beasts of the jungle, meets and falls in love with the beautiful Jane Porter, vanquishes greedy pirate-adventurers, and deals with assorted other threats.
Although Burroughs followed this story with many Tarzan sequels, it is doubtful if any ever equaled this novel for its originality, readability and sheer storytelling power. In this inexpensive edition, complete and unabridged, it will thrill a new generation with the legendary exploits of the "Lord of the Apes."