Tarzan of the Apes (The Tarzan Series)(Library Edition) (Tarzan 2 in 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455135941 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 506 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Reluctantly accepted into the tribe by its fierce leader, Kerchak, the baby Tarzan must prove himself by learning the ways of survival in the jungle: how to talk with animals, swing through the trees, and fight the great predators. Their deaths a short time later leave the boy alone in the jungle wilderness--until a she-ape adopts him and raises him as her own. But when civilized men enter the jungle, Tarzan is forced to choose between two worlds.. In time, his strength, courage, and human intelligence earn him a place as Lord of the Jungle. Library Edition Audiobook CD in Vinyl case. Read by James Slattery Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale is both a reflection on civilization from an outside point of view and an exploration of the primal force within us all. When a ship's mutiny forces a young noble English couple out onto the remote African coast, their child is born into the wild
Once a fan, always a fan D. Blankenship Wowthis work has been around for over 100 years now and is still going strong. The Tarzan character created by Burroughs has become an actual cultural icon and it would be difficult to find an individual of any age that does not have at least some idea of who he is/was even if they have never read this or the other books in the series.While I have always been a bigger fan of his John Carter. Fun and an eye opener Mountain Home Once you get past the bombast of the period writing, the story is quite good. Parts of it are, of course, downright ridiculous in whole, and others are only mildly impossible. Our hero is superlative, too smart, learns to read by himself, with no possible reference points, and speaks French in a matter of days. Beside all that, this is a fun book. I just had to remind myself Burroughs was w. "I'm shocked by how much I liked this book" according to Empty=P. I'm shocked by how much I liked this book; it's hilarious! Something you should know before reading: it's super racist and sexist. Typically this would annoy me, but somehow it comes off as funny in this book, not that racism or sexism is funny, but the writer seems so unaware of the world in general, that some of his more ridiculous depictions come off as just the flawed thinking of a indi
''The Tarzan legend returns us to that Eden where, free of clothes and the inhibitions of an oppressive society, a man is able, as William Faulkner put it to prevail as well as endure.'' --Gore Vidal''Burroughs is a masterful storyteller, and his story is wonderfully suited to an audio presentation Slattery has a good understanding of the pacing of this exciting tale and his performance is enjoyable.'' --Kliatt''Burroughs is a masterful storyteller, and his story is wonderfully suited to an audio presentation Slattery has a good understanding of the pacing of this exciting tale and his performance is enjoyable.'' --Kliatt