Title
The Return of Tarzan
Call Number
PS 3503 .B87 .T366 1915
Date of Publication
1915
Collection Size
1 bound volume; 319 pages
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Language
English
Historical Note
Edgar Rice Burroughs [1875-1950] was an American writer most well-known for his adventure and science fiction novels. Burroughs best known works are the Tarzan novels, the tales of Mars adventurer John Carter, and the stories of Pellucidar.
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Description
The Return of Tarzan is the second book in the series relating the tales of Tarzan, Lord Greystoke. It was first published in New Story Magazine as a serial in 1913. The first book edition was published in 1915. The story picks up where the first book left off. After having gone to America to find that Jane Porter is engaged to his cousin,Tarzan leaves for Europe. On the ship, he becomes involved with a Count, his wife, and two shady characters attempting to prey on them. After saving them, the Count finds Tarzan a job as a special agent in the French ministry of war. Assigned to Algeria, Tarzan has a series of adventures among the Arabs. Sailing for Cape Town, he is then thrown overboard near where the apes brought him up. After another series of harrowing adventures that include the discovery of a treasure in Opar, Tarzan saves Jane from being sacrificed by La, high priestess of Opar. Tarzan and Jane marry and set sail for Europe.
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Luckett Davis in April 2018
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
City
New York City, New York
Keywords
Fiction, Tarzan, Adventure, Pulp-Fiction;
Disciplines
American Literature | American Popular Culture | Fiction
Recommended Citation
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, "The Return of Tarzan" (1915). Rare Books. 40.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/40
Additional Notes
The book is inscribed: Summer 1944 Luckett Davis
The book has a dust jacket.