Title
Tarzan Lord of the Jungle
Call Number
PS 3503 .B87 .T37 1928
Date of Publication
1928
Collection Size
1 bound volume; 313 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 Lord of the Jungle is the eleventh book in the series relating the tales of Tarzan, Lord Greystoke. It was first published as a serial in Blue Book Magazine from December 1927 through May 1928. It first appeared in book form in September 1928. This novel marks the change in plot lines from Tarzan's life and family to his adventures as a seemingly itinerant adventurer who functions as a protector of a host of different characters in each succeeding book. In this story, Tarzan finds an outpost of European knights and crusaders from a forbidden valley hidden in the mountains of Africa.
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 Lord of the Jungle" (1928). Rare Books. 48.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/48
Additional Notes
The book is inscribed: Summer 1943 Luckett Davis
The book has a dust jacket