‘The Tarzan Collection – Volume III’ collects the seventh, eighth and ninth novels from the enormously popular twenty-four volume Tarzan series of novels by adventure fiction writer Edgar Rice Burroughs into one volume. This collection contains ‘Tarzan the Untamed, ‘ ‘Tarzan the Terrible’ and ‘Tarzan and the Golden Lion.’
In the first of these tales, we find that Tarzan has suffered a great loss: Tarzan’s jungle plantation – attacked by German troops while he was away- has been destroyed and everyone on the property killed and burned…including, it appears, his beloved wife Jane. Driven mad with the thirst for revenge, Tarzan vows to wipe out as man Germans as possible and sets out on a dangerous and murderous quest.
In book eight, ‘Tarzan the Terrible, ‘ Tarzan is shocked to learn that Jane may indeed be alive and pursues her purported captors deep into the jungle. There he discovers a hidden valley kingdom called Pal-ul-don, which not only contains two, fiercely warring tribes but also huge, carnivorous Triceratops-like creatures called ‘Gryfs’ roaming the countryside. Can Tarzan avoid these man-eating monsters? Can one of these tribes be holding his beloved Jane captive? And who is this strange young man called ‘Korak’ who appears to be hunting Tarzan through the jungle?
Finally, we have ‘Tarzan and the Golden Lion, ‘ wherein Tarzan, having befriended a lion cub and raised him as his own, is forced to return to Opar – the lost kingdom replete with gold and jewels – to help himself to more treasure to help shore up his estate’s finances. But when he arrives in Opar, he discovers that an old housemaid of his has copied Tarzan’s map to Opar and has also gone to the lost kingdom with a party of treasure-hunters to help themselves to the Oparian fortune.
Tarzan is among the most popular fictional characters in all of literature and his tales have been adapted into dozens of animated and live-action films as well as television and radio series and comic books.
The books contained in ‘The Tarzan Collection – Volume III’ are presented in their original and unabridged format.
About the author
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an astonishingly prolific writer of American adventure and science fiction novels, best known for his creation of Tarzan and John Carter, but also for his various other book series, including the Pellucidar, Venus, Moon and Mucker series as well as the Caspak trilogy. Born in Chicago and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, Burroughs attended school in Massachusetts and then enrolled in the Michigan Military Academy. He enlisted in the Cavalry before being discharged with a heart condition. After that, he worked for years at various odd jobs: on a ranch, in a battery factory, for the railroad and even attempting to run a mine with his brothers. By 1911, Burroughs was 36 years old pencil sharpener salesman, father of two and with almost no prospects for the future. He began reading pulp fiction in his spare time and, unimpressed by the quality of the writing, became convinced that he could do as well or better. With no training whatsoever, he began writing what would become the first of the Barsoom series of books featuring the character of John Carter, an earth man who is transported to Mars. The story was almost immediately published, encouraging Burroughs to continue his newfound writing career. Soon after, Burroughs began work on Tarzan series and when those tales became enormously popular Burroughs literary output began to expand exponentially. Tarzan, which Burroughs exploited in every imaginable way, became a comic strip, a series of films and enjoyed huge profits from merchandising as well. Tarzan remains one of the most popular and profitable characters ever created. Burroughs also had a dark side and his beliefs in eugenics and scientific racism – which also appear in his books – have no doubt clouded his legacy. By the time he died, in 1950 of a heart attack at age 74, Burroughs had completed almost 80 novels and had become enormously wealthy from the Tarzan film series and his book sales. His ranch in California’s San Fernando Valley – which he called ‘Tarzana’ – is now the center of the suburb of the same name.
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