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Tarzan of the Apes and the Return of Tarzan
Tarzan of the Apes and the Return of Tarzan Author:Edgar Rice Burroughs The first two novels in Edgar Rice Burroughs' extensive Tarzan series, Tarzan of the Apes (1912) and The Return of Tarzan (1913), follow the adventures of John Clayton, a man who was raised by apes after the death of his parents in the African wilderness. Clayton was renamed "Tarzan" by the apes, and grew up in the wild with no knowledge of his ... more »humanity. Both books are classic examples of American pulp fiction, portraying Tarzan as the quintessential wild, able-bodied hero. For over one hundred years, Tarzan, the character, continues to have pop-culture relevance.« less