Project Gutenberg 1993-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 1116 Burroughs, Edgar Rice 1875 1950 Tarzan of the Apes Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel written during the early 20th century that explores themes of survival, identity, and the clash between civilization and nature. The story centers around John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, and his wife, who find themselves marooned on the African coast when their ship, the "Fuwalda", encounters mutiny. After the tragic events that follow their shipwreck, their newly born son, initially abandoned, is raised in the wild by a tribe of apes, leading to his eventual identity as Tarzan, a unique being straddling two worlds. The opening of the novel sets the stage with a dramatic recounting of John Clayton's assignment to Africa, which quickly spirals into chaos as the ship's crew turns mutinous. The Claytons witness firsthand the brutality aboard and eventually face tragedy as they disappear from the civilized world. As they navigate danger, the narrative foreshadows the birth of their son and the perils that await him. After the shipwreck, the tale shifts focus to Tarzan's remarkable upbringing among the apes, showcasing both his challenges and his growing prowess as he learns to adapt to and survive in the jungle. This mix of adventure, survival, and the primacy of instinct captures the reader's imagination, hinting at the evolution of Tarzan and his unique struggle for identity in a world defined by the feral and the civilized. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tarzan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Africa -- Fiction Fantasy fiction Adventure stories British -- Africa -- Fiction Wild men -- Fiction PS Text Adventure Movie Books Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 552165 552296 2024-09-01T03:52:25.886318 2023-10-01T03:50:00.351071 text/html text/html 568771 2021-08-21T23:57:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 474429 2021-08-21T23:59:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 446498 2024-09-01T03:52:33.071267 application/epub+zip 447331 2024-09-01T03:52:26.724366 application/epub+zip 296955 2024-09-01T03:52:26.301307 application/epub+zip 587923 2024-09-01T03:52:38.131754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561298 2024-09-01T03:52:32.690239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411114 2022-09-01T04:00:12.055340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517268 517246 2024-09-01T03:52:25.018297 2023-10-01T03:49:59.419095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 517045 2021-08-21T23:55:55 text/plain; charset=utf-8 190455 2021-08-21T23:59:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19894 2024-09-01T03:52:38.273728 application/rdf+xml 21998 2024-09-01T03:52:26.427308 image/jpeg 4267 2024-09-01T03:52:26.364312 image/jpeg 452066 2024-09-01T03:52:25.938282 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia