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John Clayton III, an orphan boy, comes of age in the western coastal jungles of Africa following the tragic deaths of his aristocratic parents. Raised in the ways of the apes by his adoptive mother, Kala, he is renamed Tarzan and ascends to king through feats of revenge and courage. When a group of explorers brings the beautiful Jane Porter to the jungle, a lovelorn Tarzan decides to follow her to the United States to win her love. On his journey back into human society, Tarzan must decide whether to return to the jungle or reclaim his past. Fast-paced and suspenseful, Tarzan of the Apes was wildly successful and generated two dozen sequels; and many film, radio, and comic-book adaptations.

As Tarzan walked down the wild canon beneath the brilliant African moon the call of the jungle was strong upon him. The solitude and the savage freedom filled his heart with life and buoyancy. Again he was Tarzan of the Apesevery sense alert against the chance of surprise by some jungle enemyyet treading lightly and with head erect, in proud consciousness of his might. The nocturnal sounds of the mountains were new to him, yet they fell upon his ears like the soft voice of a half-forgotten love. Many he intuitively sensedah, there was one that was familiar indeed; the distant coughing of Sheeta, the leopard; but there was a strange note in the final wail which made him doubt. It was a panther he heard.... He was being stalked. from Chapter 10: Through the Valley of the Shadow Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the publics imagination. The Return of Tarzan, first published in 1913, is the second installment of Burroughs tales of the ape-man, which would expand to encompass more than two-dozen books. Here, Tarzan, having sacrificed his love for Jane Porter for the sake of her happiness, becomes embroiled in defending a French count and countess from villainous schemes, works as an agent for the French ministry of war, and returns to Africa to become chief of the Waziri tribe, among other grand adventures. American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (18751950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science-fiction novels that are still beloved today, including At the Earths Core(1914), The Beasts of Tarzan (1916), A Princess of Mars (1917), The Land That Time Forgot (1924), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.

Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs immerses readers into a breathtaking world where danger lurks just beneath the foliage and the call of adventure echoes across vast wilds. This gripping tale reintroduces us to the legendary character of Tarzan, a figure synonymous with heroism and survival, as he embarks on a perilous journey into the depths of a lost world. Amidst the backdrop of the feral jungle, readers are treated to a rich tapestry of narrative that combines thrilling escapades with profound themes of loyalty, bravery, and the defining nature of humanity. The story kicks off with Tarzan facing a new challenge that tests not only his physical strength but also his ability to navigate complex moral dilemmas. When danger strikes in the form of a ferocious enemy, Tarzan must summon all his skills and instincts to protect those he loves as well as preserve the delicate balance of the untamed jungles he calls home. Burroughs captures the essence of adventure fiction, exploring the depths of danger alongside the intricacies of his protagonist''s thoughts and emotions. As Tarzan ventures deeper into unexplored territories, he encounters a prehistoric civilization—a group of beings thought lost to time. The depiction of these ancient creatures and their intricate societal structures adds an exciting twist to the narrative, propelling the story into uncharted territory. Throughout his journey, Burroughs excels in portraying the vivid world of the jungle, enveloping readers in descriptions that are both lyrical and striking. From the lush greenery to the cacophony of sounds, one feels the pulse of the wilderness, heightening the sense of urgency and immersion. Burroughs brings to life not just the action of Tarzan’s journeys but also his relationships with friends and foes alike. As the stakes raise, themes of loyalty and friendship become even more resonant. Readers will be captivated by the unwavering bonds Tarzan forms with those who join him. Each character adds layers of complexity to the story, demonstrating how alliances can shift in the face of adversity. In this fierce struggle for survival, Tarzan''s courage and sacrifice shine through, reinforcing the ideals of heroism in unexpected ways. Burroughs does well to remind us that true nobility often lies in the willingness to protect the vulnerable and stand against tyranny. Throughout *Tarzan the Terrible*, readers are continuously engaged and challenged to think about the moral conflicts that arise when survival and righteousness collide. Burroughs''s compelling prose raises important questions about the nature of civilization and the interplay of humankind with the primal world. The psychological depth embedded in Tarzan’s character allows readers to reflect not just on adventure but also on what it means to be honorable in an often unforgiving world. Each encounter with wild creatures and ancient tribes reveals the protagonist''s struggles and triumphs, lending an air of authenticity to his journey. With exhilarating action sequences, heart-pounding adventures, and complex interactions, *Tarzan the Terrible* is a thrilling installment that embodies the spirit of adventure fiction. Burroughs skillfully balances excitement with deeper reflections on loyalty, sacrifice, and the essence of courage—telling a story that continues to resonate with readers of all ages. This iconic tale reaffirms the reasons why Tarzan remains one of literature''s most enduring figures, proving once again that the heart of a true hero beats strongest in the face of despair. Prepare to be captivated as you join Tarzan on his quest to navigate the treacherous territories of love, conflict, and survival in an enthralling narrative that is nothing short of magnificent.

The John Carter of Mars Series: A Princess of Mars The Gods of Mars Warlord of Mars Thuvia, Maid of Mars The Chessmen of Mars After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars. But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished. Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars -- an Eden from which none ever escaped alive. Gods of Mars is the second novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs'' amazing Barsoom series. It is set ten years after The Princess of Mars. John Carter has returned to Mars, but this time he finds himself in the Valley Dor; while some think of it as Heaven, Carter discovers it is more akin to Hell. This edition has a new introduction by World Fantasy Award winner Darrell Schweitzer. Schweitzer, the former Editor of Weird Tales and a pre-emanate scholar of fantastic fiction, places the Barsoom novels in their proper context. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters; and, most importantly, maidens in distress and fabulous adventures. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment. COLLAPSE

Tarzan rescues the stranger Valthor from the murderous "shiftas". On his way home he is seized by Nemone''s warriors and is taken prisoner to the amazing City of Gold

In the previous volume, the Lord of the Jungle discovered the burnt corpse of his wife, Jane, after a visit to his African home by German soldiers. (One suspects that Burroughs never did like Jane; this sort of thing happened to her a lot.) In this volume, Tarzan learns that Jane was not murdered by the Germans but kidnaped -- and sets off in pursuit. As the novel begins, Tarzan has spent two months tracking his mate to Pal-ul-don ("Land of Men"), a hidden valley in Zaire, where he finds a land dinosaurs and men even stranger -- humanoids with tails. Ta-den is a hairless, white-skinned, Ho-don warrior; O-mat is a hairy, black skinned, Waz-don, chief of the tribe of Kor-ul-ja. In this new world Tarzan becomes a captive -- but he impresses his captors so well that they name him Tarzan-Jad-Guru ("Tarzan the Terrible"). Meanwhile, a second visitor has come to Pal-ul-don -- wearing only a loin cloth and carrying an Enfield rifle along and a long knife. Pal-ul-don is where Jane is being held captive, of course. ...

Far to the north, in the frozen wastes of Polar Mars, lay the home of the Holy Therns, sacred and inviolate. Only John Carter dared to go there to find his lost Dejah Thoris. But between him and his goal lay the bones of all who had gone before.

Here is the continuing adventure of one of fiction''s most dramatic heroes, Tarzan the ape-man. In this new episode, Tarzan has given up his jungle ways and is living contentedly on a farm with his beloved wife Jane, as a wealthy member of British nobility. But when he returns one day from a trip to Nairobi, he finds his farm has been laid to waste by German troops, with no one left alive. In grief and rage, he casts off the veneer of civilization to become once again the primitive ape-man, ranging the country in search of those who killers his mate to mete out to them the vengeance of the jungle. Never has master storyteller Edgar Rice Burroughs so skillfully shown the struggles within the breast of his ape-man hero, who through dozens of adventures and hair-breadth escapes, tracks down his enemies and triumphs in a crashing, action-packed climax.

Impetuous and headstrong is Tara, Princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter. Tara meets Prince Gahan of Gathol, and is initially unimpressed, viewing him as something of a popinjay. Later she takes her flier into a storm and loses control of the craft, and the storm carries her to an unfamiliar region of Barsoom. After landing and fleeing from a pack of ferocious Banths (Martian lions), she is captured by the horrific Kaldanes, who resemble large heads with small, crab-like legs. The Kaldanes have bred a symbiotic race of headless human-like creatures called Rykors, which they can attach themselves to and ride like a horse. While imprisoned, Tara manages to win over one of the Kaldanes, Ghek, with her lovely singing voice. Fifth of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in January, 1921, and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February 18 and 25 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 1922. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in November 1922. "A daughter," he replied, "only a little younger than Carthoris, and, barring one, the fairest thing that ever breathed the thin air of dying Mars. Only Dejah Thoris, her mother, could be more beautiful than Tara of Helium." For a moment he fingered the chessmen idly. "We have a game on Mars similar to chess," he said, "very similar. And there is a race there that plays it grimly with men and naked swords. We call the game jetan. It is played on a board like yours, except that there are a hundred squares and we use twenty pieces on each side. I never see it played without thinking of Tara of Helium and what befell her among the chessmen of Barsoom. Would you like to hear her story?" I said that I would and so he told it to me, and now I shall try to re-tell it for you as nearly in the words of The Warlord of Mars as I can recall them, but in the third person. If there be inconsistencies and errors, let the blame fall not upon John Carter, but rather upon my faulty memory, where it belongs. It is a strange tale and utterly Barsoomian.

In "A Princess of Mars," Edgar Rice Burroughs crafts a vivid and imaginative tale that artfully weaves elements of science fiction and adventure. Set against the backdrop of a fantastical Martian landscape, the narrative follows John Carter, a Confederate veteran who finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars. Burroughs employs a vibrant and descriptive prose style, richly populated with exotic creatures, complex societies, and dynamic characters, capturing the reader''s imagination through themes of honor, love, and the exploration of the unknown. The novel stands as a significant work within the early 20th-century science fiction canon, paving the way for future interplanetary tales and reflecting the era''s burgeoning interest in space exploration. Burroughs, an American author born in 1875, was originally a soldier and later a businessman before discovering his passion for writing. His experiences, combined with a fascination for adventure and the unknown, significantly influenced the creation of John Carter and the Martian world. His inventive spirit was fueled by both the technological advancements of his time and the burgeoning movement of speculative fiction. "A Princess of Mars" is highly recommended for readers who crave an exhilarating blend of adventure and romance set in an extraordinary world. Burroughs delivers an archetypal hero''s journey that not only entertains but also invites readers to ponder larger themes of cultural clash and identity. Dive into this foundational work of science fiction and experience the thrill of an unforgettable Martian adventure.

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It was true that Tarzan and Tantor were the best of friends, and that Tarzan never yet had tasted of the flesh of the elephant; but the Gomangani evidently had slain one, and as they were eating of the flesh of their kill, Tarzan was assailed by no doubts as to the ethics of his doing likewise, should he have the opportunity. Had he known that the elephant had died of sickness several days before the blacks discovered the carcass, he might not have been so keen to partake of the feast, for Tarzan of the Apes was no carrion-eater. Hunger, however, may blunt the most epicurean taste, and Tarzan was not exactly an epicure. ~~~ Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public''s imagination. Jungle Tales of Tarzan, first published in 1919, is the sixth book of Burroughs'' tales of the ape-man. This collection of short stories explores the life of the young Tarzan, his adventurous boyhood and teen years among the great apes and other wild creatures that were his only family. American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science fiction novels that are still beloved today, including Tarzan of the Apes (1912), At the Earth''s Core (1914), A Princess of Mars (1917), The Land That Time Forgot (1924), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.

♥♥ At the Earth''s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs ♥♥ At the Earth''s Core is a 1914 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. It first appeared as a four-part serial in All-Story Weekly from April 4–25, 1914. It was first published in book form in hardcover by A. C. McClurg in July, 1922. The author relates how, traveling in the Sahara desert, he has encountered a remarkable vehicle and its pilot, David Innes, a man with a remarkable story to tell. ♥♥ At the Earth''s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs ♥♥ David Innes is a mining heir who finances the experimental "iron mole," an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test run, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned, and it burrows 500 miles into the Earth''s crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar. In Burroughs'' concept, the Earth is a hollow shell with Pellucidar as the internal surface of At the Earth''s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs ♥♥ At the Earth''s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs ♥♥ Pellucidar is inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras, and dominated by the Mahars, a species of flying reptile both intelligent and civilized, but which enslaves and preys on the local stone-age humans. Innes and Perry are captured by the Mahars'' ape-like Sagoth servants and taken with other human captives to the chief Mahar city of Phutra. Among their fellow captives are the brave Ghak, the Hairy One, from the country of Sari, the shifty Hooja the Sly One and the lovely Dian the Beautiful of Amoz. ♥♥ At the Earth''s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs ♥♥ David Innes, attracted to Dian the Beautiful, defends her against the unwanted attentions of Hooja the Sly One, but due to his ignorance of local customs she assumes he wants her as a slave, not a friend or lover, and subsequently snubs him. Only later, after Hooja slips their captors in a dark tunnel and forces Dian to leave with him, does David learn from Ghak the cause of the misunderstanding. ♥♥ At the Earth''s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs ♥♥ Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American speculative fiction writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction and fantasy genres. His most well-known creations include Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars (Barsoom series) and Carson Napier of Venus (Amtor series). He is also known for the hollow Earth–themed Pellucidar series, beginning with At the Earth''s Core (1914); and the lost world–themed Caspak trilogy, beginning with The Land that Time Forgot (1918).

Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October, 1912; the first book edition was published in 1914. The character was so popular that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. For the novel''s centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book in April 2012 with an introduction by Thomas Mallon.

At the Earth’s Core, published in 1914, is the first of a series of science fiction novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs set inside a hollow earth with a central “sun,” a land called Pellucidar. However unlikely this scenario, it allowed Burroughs free play to create heroic adventures in yet another alien environment in addition to his fantastic version of Mars in his Martian series. The story’s hero, David Innes, is recruited by an old man, Perry, to help fund his invention, a “mechanical subterranean prospector,” and then to test it out. Unfortunately once the powerful burrowing machine is set going, it cannot be steered, and the pair find themselves burrowing deeper and deeper into the Earth’s crust. To their astonishment, rather than dying from suffocation or increasing heat, they emerge inside a hollow shell inside the Earth. This world is populated by prehistoric creatures as well as primitive humans, intelligent gorillas, and supremely intelligent pterosaurs, the masters of this land. David and Perry are captured by these creatures and many adventures ensue.

The Beasts of Tarzan is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. Originally serialized in All-Story Cavalier magazine in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1916.

This edition features new cover art and a frontispiece by Joe Jusko, a foreword and afterword by today''s luminaries, and a rare and never-before-published bonus materials from the archives of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in Tarzana, California.

Book 21 of the Tarzan® Series - Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., and Featuring Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival Materials.The half-dead American raved of an unknown city¿of women warriors ruled by a malignant wizard¿of a great diamond, the Gonfal, with strange hypnotic power¿of a long-lost English nobleman¿of the savage queen who had betrayed her duty and helped him to escape. Tarzan puts little faith into Stanley Wood''s story-until he sees the power of the Gonfal draw the American in spite of himself back into the clutches of the Amazons of Kaji. Then it is that the ape-man becomes once more the implacable hunter-for though he cares nothing for diamonds or lost civilizations, no one may be allowed to harm a man the Lord of the Jungle has taken under his protection.The Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized LibraryFor the first time ever, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in uniform hardcover editions. Published by the company founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today''s authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company''s extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.

This edition features new cover art and a frontispiece by Joe Jusko, a foreword and afterword by today''s luminaries, and a rare and never-before-published bonus materials from the archives of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in Tarzana, California.