The Beasts of Tarzan
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| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | A. C. McClurg |
Publication date | 1914 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| Preceded by | The Return of Tarzan |
| Followed by | The Son of Tarzan |
The Beasts of Tarzan is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series of 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.
Plot summary
The story begins two years after the conclusion the previous book, around 1913 when Tarzan is 24 years old. Tarzan (Lord Greystoke) and Jane have had a son they named Jack. Tarzan has spent much time building an estate home on the Waziri lands in Uziri, Africa, but has returned to his ancestral estate in London for the rainy season.
Tarzan's adversaries from the previous novel, Nikolas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch, escape prison and kidnap the Greystoke heir. But the trap is elaborate and insidious, leading both Tarzan and Jane to be kidnapped as well. Rokoff exiles Tarzan on a jungle island, informing him that Jack will be left with a cannibal tribe to be raised as one of their own, while Jane's fate was to be left to his imagination.
Using his jungle skill and primal intelligence, Tarzan wins the help of Sheeta, the vicious panther, a tribe of great apes led by the moderately intelligent Akut, and a native warrior, Mugambi. With their aid, Tarzan reaches the mainland and begins a lengthy pursuit to find Jane (who is actively engineering her own extrication) and Jack.
By the end of the story Rokoff is dead, while Paulvitch, his cohort, is presumed dead but manages to escape into the jungle. The Tarzan family returned to London along with Mugambi, who is offered a place at Tarzan's Waziri estate.
Comic adaptations
The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan no. 157, dated January 1967, with a script by Gaylord DuBois and art by Russ Manning.
References
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 66.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 79. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
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- ERBzine.com Illustrated Bibliography: The Beasts of Tarzan
- Text of the novel at Project Gutenberg
The Beasts of Tarzan public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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