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Tarzan is the orphaned son of a british lord who was raised by a pride of apes in the african jungle and later discovered by a group of explorers. The character of tarzan has appeared in burroughsos own sequels, movies, television, comic books, a successful comic strip and spinoff products. Created by edgar rice burroughs, tarzan first appeared in the novel tarzan of the apes magazine publication 1912, book, and subsequently in twentyfive sequels, several authorized books by other authors, and innumerable works in other media. This large size volume was one of the first of dells comic book line. Edgar rice burroughs struck gold with this piece of fiction, writing many more tarzan stories and causing a whole host of imitators to spring up because of its popularity.
An american author, edgar rice burroughs was born in the city of chicago, the state of illinois in the united states on 1st september, 1875. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Tarzan is a series of twentyfour adventure novels written by edgar rice burroughs 18751950 and published between 1912 and 1966, followed by several novels either cowritten by burroughs, or officially authorized by his estate. Tarzan s tribe of apes is known as the mangani, great apes of a species unknown to. Explore the apeman in magazines and books, movies and radio shows, comics and toy stores, disneys animated classic, and now as a blockbuster musical on the international stage.
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He is best known for his tarzan and john carter of mars characters. The novel picks up where tarzan of the apes left off. Tarzan, a fictional character created by edgar rice burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel tarzan of the apes, and then in 23 sequels. He also wrote thrilling adventures set on other planets and in lost lands and civilizations. There are also two works written by burroughs especially for children that are not considered part of the main.
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