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In a jungle of dangerous animals and hidden peoples, strength alone is not enough.
In Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, Edgar Rice Burroughs brings you into wild country with a hero raised between two worlds. Born to English nobles and brought up among great apes, Tarzan trusts his strength and his wits. Survival demands both, but his loyalty to friends gives him more than himself to protect.
Honor drives this fast-moving adventure. Tarzan protects those who cannot protect themselves and keeps faith with his friends. Around him lies a fictional Africa of wild country, dangerous animals, and hidden peoples. The book also carries the racial and imperial prejudices of its time, making it a revealing encounter with early popular fiction.
What you’ll discover
- Between two worlds Meet a larger-than-life hero whose noble birth contrasts with his upbringing among great apes.
- A jungle of invention Enter wild country where dangerous animals and hidden peoples give adventure its pulse.
- Strength joined with wit Follow Tarzan as he relies on both physical power and quick thinking to survive.
- Honor under pressure Discover a code built on protecting the vulnerable and staying true to friends.
- Adventure in its time Explore early popular fiction while recognizing the prejudices that shape its imagined world.
Who will love it
For readers who love jungle adventure, lost worlds, knights and jousts, and heroes who think faster than their enemies. It suits anyone who enjoys animal friendships, desert raiders, and a love story set among medieval castles.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A shot in the forest binds Tarzan
- The apes of Toyat cut the thongs
- Stimbol's cruelty brings him down
- Blake follows a trail to a hidden city
- Treachery in the desert camp
- Sir James learns to be a knight
- Fronters, Backers, and the Great Tournament
- What the story is really about
- How Burroughs tells it
Who’s who
- TarzanThe ape-man and Lord of the Jungle, who protects his country from slave raiders and tries to find the missing American Blake.
- James Hunter BlakeA wealthy young American who is lost in the jungle, finds a hidden medieval city and wants to win the princess.
- Wilbur StimbolBlake's loud, bullying older companion, a rich New York broker who wants to hunt where Tarzan forbids it.
- Ibn JadThe cunning Arab sheik who leads his tribe south in search of a treasure city and a beautiful woman.
- GuinaldaThe proud and spirited princess of Nimmr, who hides her feelings for the foreign knight behind sharp words.
- Sir Richard MontmorencyThe cheerful, honest knight who befriends Blake and teaches him how to be a Knight of Nimmr.
- ZeydA young Bedouin who loves the sheik's daughter and is falsely accused by his rival.
- King BohunThe young, arrogant ruler of the rival city, who wants to conquer the valley and win the princess.
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Tarzán, señor de la selva
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1927
A bound ape-man, a lost American and a hidden city of crusader knights collide in the African jungle.
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Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is an adventure novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan series, and it was first published in the early twentieth century. This book sets the ape-man loose in the mountains and forests along the southern edge of Abyssinia, where a band of Arab raiders, a quarrelling pair of American hunters and a hidden city all come together.
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A shot in the forest binds Tarzan
The story begins with Tantor the elephant dozing in the midday heat while Tarzan lies face down along his back. The ape-man is half asleep and feels safe. Nearby, Arab hunters named Fahd and Motlog are tracking the elephant for ivory. A Galla slave named Fejjuan leads them, and he dreams of the homeland he was stolen from as a boy.
Fahd fires his old matchlock and misses. Tantor bolts in fright, and a low branch sweeps Tarzan from his back. He lies stunned on the ground while the hunters gather around him. Fahd wants to kill the naked white man on the spot, but Motlog stops him. The men tie Tarzan's wrists with strips of camel hide and take him to their camp.
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What is Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle about?
It follows Tarzan as Arab raiders invade his territory in search of a treasure city, while an American named Blake wanders into a hidden valley where descendants of crusader knights still live as if it were the Middle Ages.
Who are the main characters in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle?
The main figures are Tarzan, the American hunters Blake and Stimbol, the Arab sheik Ibn Jad, Princess Guinalda, Sir Richard, and young lovers Zeyd and Ateja. Animals such as Tantor the elephant also play parts.
What are the Fronters and the Backers?
They are the two rival factions of crusader descendants in the Valley of the Sepulcher. Fronters wear their crosses on their chests and follow Prince Gobred, while Backers wear them on their backs and follow King Bohun.
The author
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875–1950 · American adventure novelist
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer born in Chicago in 1875. He wrote novels about Tarzan and novels set on Mars. His first Mars story appeared in 1912 and became the book A Princess of Mars in 1917. He later lived in California and died in Encino in 1950.
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