The Son of Tarzan
The Son of Tarzan
By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Jane and Tarzan have tried to shield son Jack from any trace of Tarzan’s African past, but the young man discovers the ape Akut in London and decides to buy his freedom and return him to the jungle. Once in Africa things go terribly wrong and Jack finds himself alone in the jungle with only Akut and apes for friends. Like his father he learns jungle ways and becomes Korak, leader of the apes. His happy world is disrupted, however, when he rescues Meriem, a young girl who was kidnapped by an evil man. She quickly learns the jungle ways and to Jack becomes the one person he will sacrifice anything to protect—even his own life.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) published his first story, “Under the Moons of Mars,” in 1911, and his first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes in 1912. Tarzan was his most successful creation, and he was the first to transfer the character to other media, including comic strips and movies. Burroughs was a very active writer: by the time of his death in 1950, he had written nearly 70 novels.
