TARZAN OF THE APES SERIES (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. African jungle adventures of a feral lord - lost worlds, wilderness survival, and pulp thrills in an illustrated classicBy Edgar Rice Burroughs
Length75h 19m
About this audiobook
Edgar Rice Burroughs's illustrated Tarzan of the Apes series is a foundational work of early twentieth-century popular adventure, blending jungle romance, lost-world fantasy, melodrama, and imperial-era mythmaking. Beginning with the orphaned English child raised by apes, the narrative constructs Tarzan as both aristocratic heir and primal survivor, a figure suspended between civilization and wilderness. Its swift pacing, sensational set pieces, and vivid illustrations intensify Burroughs's episodic style, situating the series within pulp fiction while also revealing its enduring mythic architecture. Burroughs, an American writer whose varied early careers included soldiering, ranching, and business ventures, brought to fiction a practical fascination with self-invention and escape. Writing for magazines before achieving book success, he understood the appetite of modern readers for serialized excitement, exotic settings, and heroic transformation. Tarzan reflects both his imaginative energy and the period's complicated assumptions about race, empire, class, and masculinity. This edition is recommended for readers interested in adventure literature, pulp history, and the making of modern popular icons. Read critically, it offers not only exhilarating narrative momentum but also a revealing window into the fantasies and anxieties of its age.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (2.9K)
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GenreAction and Adventure, Literary Classics
Length75 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 6, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1TARZAN OF THE APES SERIES (Illustrated) (Annotated)
22TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR (pt. 1)
2Introduction
23TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR (pt. 2)
3Author Biography
24TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR (pt. 3)
4Historical Context
25JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN (pt. 1)
5Synopsis (Selection)
26JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN (pt. 2)
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6TARZAN OF THE APES (pt. 1)
27JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN (pt. 3)
7TARZAN OF THE APES (pt. 2)
28JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN (pt. 4)
8TARZAN OF THE APES (pt. 3)
29TARZAN THE UNTAMED (pt. 1)
9TARZAN OF THE APES (pt. 4)
30TARZAN THE UNTAMED (pt. 2)
10THE RETURN OF TARZAN (pt. 1)
31TARZAN THE UNTAMED (pt. 3)
11THE RETURN OF TARZAN (pt. 2)
32TARZAN THE UNTAMED (pt. 4)
12THE RETURN OF TARZAN (pt. 3)
33TARZAN THE UNTAMED (pt. 5)
13THE RETURN OF TARZAN (pt. 4)
34TARZAN THE TERRIBLE (pt. 1)
14THE BEASTS OF TARZAN (pt. 1)
35TARZAN THE TERRIBLE (pt. 2)
15THE BEASTS OF TARZAN (pt. 2)
36TARZAN THE TERRIBLE (pt. 3)
16THE BEASTS OF TARZAN (pt. 3)
37TARZAN THE TERRIBLE (pt. 4)
17THE SON OF TARZAN (pt. 1)
38TARZAN THE TERRIBLE (pt. 5)
18THE SON OF TARZAN (pt. 2)
39Analysis
19THE SON OF TARZAN (pt. 3)
40Reflection
20THE SON OF TARZAN (pt. 4)
41Memorable Quotes
21THE SON OF TARZAN (pt. 5)
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