The Tarzan Novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs: An Illustrated Reader's Guide FROM THE PUBLISHER
"The original Tarzan of Edgar Rice Burroughs is best experienced as a literary creation, a magical journey that lasts through 24 books and wanders not only into the jungle depths but down through the Earth's crust into the savage prehistoric land of Pellucidar." "This book serves as a literary guide to those Tarzan novels. Section One provides an overview of Tarzan the character; Section Two covers the mythical language used in the novels; Section Three enumerates the lost cities, civilizations, tribes, peoples and religions discovered by Tarzan; Section Four describes the characters (human and otherwise) found in the novels; and Section Five gives summaries of all 24 books that comprise the Burroughs canon." "The reader's guide also includes over thirty illustrations from the series' various printings."--BOOK JACKET.
FROM THE CRITICS
Fantastic Worlds
Serves as a literary guide to all the Tarzan novels. A very good addition.
Booknews
Meant for aficionados of Tarzan literature (as opposed to the movie versions) this volume is a complete reference to all of Burroughs' Tarzan stories, with an overview of Tarzan the character, including all his many names and titles; a guide to the novels' mythical language, including a dictionary of the ape language; a descriptive list of the lost cities, cultures, religions, and peoples discovered by Tarzan; a similar list of all the characters found in the novels; and a plot summary for all 24 of Burroughs Tarzan novels. Ullery is a writer and illustrator in Utah. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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