Title
Tarzan of the Apes
Call Number
PS 3503 .B87 .T363 1914
Date of Publication
1914
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
Tarzan of the Apes is the first novel in the series relating the story of Tarzan, Lord Greystoke. It was first published as a serial in The All-Story in October 1912 and as a book in 1914. The novel chronicles Tarzan's adventures from his childhood raised by apes in the jungles of Africa to his contacts with Western society.
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, "Tarzan of the Apes" (1914). Rare Books. 41.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/41
Additional Notes
The book is inscribed: Summer-1944 Luckett Davis