The Son of Tarzan (1917)

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Series: Tarzani lood (4. raamat), Tarzan (4)

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Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML: The Son of Tarzan is Edgar Rice Burroughs' fourth novel in the Tarzan series. First serialized between 1915 and 1916 in All-Story Weekly, it was published as a novel in 1917. Narrowly surviving his encounter with his enemy Tarzan in The Beasts of Tarzan, Alexis Paulvitch has a score to settle. He lures Tarzan's son Jack away from London and captures him, only to have Jack escape into the jungle that Tarzan once called home. With the help of an ape named Akut, Jack soon finds his place among the great apes, as his father did before him. But after rescuing the beautiful young woman named Meriem, the disaffected young man and the mistreated young woman must learn to live and love together in the dangerous jungle. .… (more)

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Another OK sequel. Jack (Korak), son of Tarzan, proves himself in the wilds of Africa just like his father. (

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kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |

When I read this as a teen, I couldn't have enjoyed it more. A bodice-ripper, jungle style. (

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LindaLeeJacobs | Feb 15, 2020 |

Another good yarn if you can ignore some of the casual racism in the book. Thankfully that is not prevalent throughout the book and is, unfortunately, representative of the times. The book was somewhat slow to start for me and dragged out a bit longer than necessary, but when the action was on, it was on and fun. Prepare to suspend disbelief and just go along for the ride. (

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AliceAnna | Nov 10, 2019 |

This one's mostly about Tarzan's son, Jack, aka Korak the Killer. He too becomes a wild ape man. He also gets a girl who is way tougher and smarter than Jane. Of course, Burroughs has to go through incredible plot convolutions to make sure that he can find a wild girl of European stock in deepest Africa. No interracial romances for Burroughs! (

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JanetNoRules | Sep 17, 2018 |

I was surprised how little I remembered of this book.
The book is as much about Meriem as it is about Tarzan's son, They spend quite a bit of time separated. (

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nx74defiant | Oct 29, 2017 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Edgar Rice Burroughs	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Abbett, Robert	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Frazetta, Frank	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ilmari, Seppo	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Vallejo, Boris	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Tarzan (4)

Tarzani lood (4. raamat)

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A Big Little Book (1477)

Methuen's shilling library (382)

The Tarzan Novels - W.H.Allen (21)

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Tarzan: The Classics - The Beasts of Tarzan / The Son of Tarzan (2 in 1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan of the Apes | The Son of Tarzan | Tarzan at the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan of the Apes | The Son of Tarzan | Tarzan at the Earth's Core | Tarzan Triumphant by Edgar Rice Burroughs

TARZAN OF THE APES SERIES - Complete Collection: 25 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Great Book of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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The Son of Tarzan [1920 film serial] by Arthur J. Flaven

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To Hulbert Burroughs

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The long boat of the Marjorie W. was floating down the broad Ugambi with ebb tide and current.

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The Son of Tarzan is Edgar Rice Burroughs' fourth novel in the Tarzan series. First serialized between 1915 and 1916 in All-Story Weekly, it was published as a novel in 1917. Narrowly surviving his encounter with his enemy Tarzan in The Beasts of Tarzan, Alexis Paulvitch has a score to settle. He lures Tarzan's son Jack away from London and captures him, only to have Jack escape into the jungle that Tarzan once called home. With the help of an ape named Akut, Jack soon finds his place among the great apes, as his father did before him. But after rescuing the beautiful young woman named Meriem, the disaffected young man and the mistreated young woman must learn to live and love together in the dangerous jungle.

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