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A great safari had come to Africa to make a movie. It had struggled across the veldt and through the jungle in great ten-ton trucks, equipped with all the advantages of civilization. But now it was halted, almost destroyed by the poisoned arrows of the savage Bansuto tribe. There was no way to return. And ahead lay the strange valley of diamonds, where hairy gorillas lived in their town of London on the Thames, ruled by King Henry the Eighth. Behind them came Tarzan of the Apes with the show more Golden Lion, seeking the man who might have been his twin brother in looks -- though hardly in courage! show lessTags
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The author really stretched believability in this novel where he wanders far from his character's basic beliefs and totally dismisses his past relationships. Includes avatar gorilla English speakers and Hollywood hijinks.
Tarzan rescues a movie company shooting film in Africa from a band of talking and intelligent gorillas. A fairly routine adventure is redeemed by Tarzan's encounter with an identical twin (not the last time), the beginnings of a sense of humor developing in Tarzan's personality, and his trip to Hollywood to observe a movie being made, where he is considered and rejected for the part of - Tarzan.
Like the great hunting beast that he is, Tarzan watchfully tracks the strangest safari Africa has ever seen; ten-ton trucks, cameras, tents, hundreds of porters, hunters, workmen – an endless snake coiling through his beloved jungle. Until they come to Bansute country and the silent poisoned arrows of that savage tribe throw all the panoply of civilization into helpless panic!
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Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago. His father, George Tyler was a distiller and a battery manufacturer. Early in life Burroughs attempted to support his family in a variety of occupations, including railroad policeman, business partner, and miner. None of these proved successful. However, Burroughs had always enjoyed show more reading adventure fiction and decided to try his hand at writing. His first attempt, written under the pseudonym Normal Bean, sold very quickly and Burroughs' career took off. Although critics and educators have not always been supportive of Burroughs' writing, the characters in his stories have entertained readers for many years. Tarzan was the most popular, earning Burroughs enough money to start his own publishing house and a motion picture company. Another character, John Carter, is the hero of Burroughs' Mars adventure series. The continuing popularity of these characters has led some critics to reconsider the value of Burroughs' writing and to acknowledge significant themes in his stories. Burroughs died on March 19, 1950. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Tarzan and the Lion Man
- Original title
- Tarzan and the Lion Man
- Original publication date
- 1933-11-11; 1934-09-01
- People/Characters
- Tarzan; Stanley Obroski; Naomi Madison (actress); Rhonda Terry (Naomi's double); Jad-bal-ja (lion); Henry VIII - gorilla king (show all 7); Bansutos (tribe of ritual cannibals)
- Important places
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA; Omwamwi Falls (Victoria Falls); Valley of the Diamonds; Africa
- Epigraph
- [None]
- Dedication
- [None]
- First words
- Mr. Milton Smith, Executive Vice President in Charge of Production, was in conference.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"What is the shortest route to Africa?"
- Original language*
- English
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- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
- ASINs
- 35
