Tarzan of the Apes
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0787100633 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Quote from wikipedia)About the AuthorEdgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 - March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he produced works in many genres.Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875 in Chicago, Illinois (although he later lived for many years in the neighboring suburb of Oak Park), the son of a businessman. After being diagnosed with a heart problem and thus found ineligible for promotion to officer class, he was discharged in 1897. (Quote from wikipedia). Graduating in 1895, and failing the entrance exam for West Point, he ended up as an enlisted soldier with the 7th U.S. He then attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and then the Michigan Military Academy. He was educated at a number of local schools, and during the Chicago influenza epidemic in 1891 spent a half year on his brothers' ranch on the Raft River in Idaho. Cavalry in Fort Grant, Arizona Territory. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels.The novel tells the story of John Clayton, born in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa to a marooned couple from England, John and Alice
"Once a fan, always a fan" according to 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 series, I never the less started re. Fun and an eye opener 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 writing for an audience much less sop. "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 individual with very limited experience.
''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