Title
Tarzan's Quest
Call Number
PS 3503 .B87 .T368 1936
Date of Publication
1936
Collection Size
1 bound volume; 318 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's Quest is the nineteenth in the series relating the tales of Tarzan, Lord Greystoke. It was first published as a serial in Blue Book magazine from October 1935 through March 1936. Tarzan's wife, Jane (her first appearance since Tarzan and the Ant Men and her last appearance as a major character) becomes involved in a search for a bloodthirsty lost tribe which purportedly possesses an immortality mixture. Tarzan, his monkey companion Nkima, and Chief Muviro and his Waziri warriors are searching for Muviro's lost daughter Buira. Nkima's vital contribution to the adventure is recognized when he is made a recipient of the immortality treatment along with the human protagonists.
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Luckett Davis in April 2018
Publisher
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers
City
Tarzana, California
Keywords
Fiction, Tarzan, Adventure, Pulp-Fiction
Disciplines
American Literature | American Popular Culture | Fiction
Recommended Citation
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, "Tarzan's Quest" (1936). Rare Books. 61.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/61
Additional Notes
The book is inscribed: Summer 1948 Luckett Davis
The book has a dust jacket