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What if the comforts of England cannot quiet the jungle calling in your blood?
Jack grows up far from the African forest that shapes his father, Tarzan. In England, Tarzan lives as Lord Greystoke with his wife, Jane, who wants their son safe and happy. But Jack feels restless. The life his parents provide cannot satisfy his hunger for wild places.
In The Son of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs follows that hunger into the forest. Jack takes the name Korak and finds a companion and teacher in Akut, a great ape. As comfort gives way to the demands of the wild, his journey explores inherited strength and the pull between two worlds.
What you’ll discover
- A restless young hero Follow Jack as he seeks something the drawing rooms of England cannot give him.
- A father's wild legacy Explore how Tarzan's jungle heritage shapes a son raised far from the forest.
- An unlikely forest teacher Meet Akut, the great ape who becomes Jack's companion and guide in the wild.
- The making of Korak Discover the young jungle fighter behind Jack's new name as he finds his strength.
- Two worlds in tension Consider what happens when a comfortable upbringing meets an inherited hunger for wild places.
Who will love it
Readers who love jungle adventure, loyal animal friends and old-fashioned cliffhangers will enjoy this book. It suits anyone who liked Tarzan of the Apes and wants to follow the next generation.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Jack reaches toward a hidden world
- An escape becomes a flight
- Meriem gives her love to Geeka
- Jack learns survival and becomes Korak
- Meriem interrupts Korak's anger
- Rescue leaves the lovers apart
- Inheritance does not silence conscience
- Honor is not a social rank
- Adventure carries questions about being civilized
Who’s who
- Korak (Jack Clayton)The gray-eyed son of Tarzan, he flees to the jungle as a boy and grows into a fighter who longs for a friend.
- AkutA huge ape who crossed the sea to find Tarzan, then teaches Tarzan's son the laws of the forest.
- MeriemA beaten child in an Arab village who grows into a brave jungle girl and wants only love and freedom.
- John Clayton, Lord GreystokeOnce Tarzan of the Apes, he now lives in London and wants to guide his son.
- Lady Greystoke (Jane)Jack's mother, who fears the jungle will claim her son and tries to keep it from him.
- Alexis PaulvitchA ruined Russian who blames Tarzan for all his misery and plots revenge through the boy.
- The SheikThe cruel desert chief who keeps Meriem as his daughter and values revenge above gold.
- The Hon. Morison BaynesA proud, wealthy young Englishman who admires Meriem but thinks her beneath him.
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The Son of Tarzan
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1915
A London schoolboy ties up his tutor to meet an ape, then vanishes into the African jungle with him.
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“The jungle is kinder than people.”
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Who ties up a tutor with bedsheets, slides down a drainpipe and runs across London at night just to see a trained ape? Jack Clayton does, and he is the son of a lord who was once Tarzan of the Apes.
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- Length
- 87,000 words
- Library level
- Medium longer sentences, everyday words
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- 1915by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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A ruined man brings a searching ape to London
The book opens on the Ugambi river in Africa, where sailors spot a skeletal white man waving from the bank. He gives his name as Michael Sabrov, but he is really Alexis Paulvitch, once a partner of the villain Rokoff in schemes against Tarzan. Ten years among cannibals have bent his body and scarred his face. His one feeling is hatred, aimed at Rokoff and above all at Tarzan.
A huge ape walks up to the sleeping Russian and tugs his shoulder. The animal studies the face of every sailor, sighs almost like a person and moves on. Paulvitch sees money in such a creature and keeps saying the ape is his.
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Son of Tarzan. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-son-of-tarzan.
Burroughs, E. R. (2026). The son of Tarzan. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-son-of-tarzan (Original work published 1915)
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Son of Tarzan. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-son-of-tarzan.
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What is The Son of Tarzan about?
It follows Jack Clayton, the son of Tarzan and Jane, who runs away from London with the ape Akut and grows up in the African jungle as Korak. He meets a girl named Meriem, and adventure, danger and love follow.
Who is Korak in The Son of Tarzan?
Korak is the jungle name Akut gives to Jack Clayton. It means Killer in the ape language. Jack adopts it after he leaves civilization and begins to live among apes, hunting and fighting by his father's skills.
Do you need to read Tarzan of the Apes first?
Not strictly. The book explains Tarzan's early life when he tells his son, and it introduces its own cast. Readers learn that Akut is Tarzan's old friend and that the Russian Paulvitch is his old enemy.
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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