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Tarzan of the Apes A Library of America Special Publication

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ISBN-10: 1598531646

ISBN-13: 9781598531640

Edition: 2012

Authors: Thomas Mallon, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs

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In 1888, in a makeshift cabin at the edge of the West African rainforest, a child is born to Lord and Lady Greystoke, a castaway English diplomat and his young wife. After the doomed couple dies, their infant son is raised by the she-ape Kala, who calls the boy Tarzan—“White-Skin” in the language of her tribe. As Tarzan reaches adulthood, his strength and agility, quickness of mind, and skill with his father’s knife make him the most feared and respected creature in the jungle. But when he encounters others of his kind, including the beautiful Baltimore socialite Jane Porter, he embarks on a far-flung quest for his birthright—the ways of so-called civilized man. Tarzan first appeared in…    
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Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Library of America, The
Publication date: 4/12/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Thomas Mallon, author of "In Fact", is a frequent contributor to many magazines & journals. His column, "Doubting Thomas" ran for six years in GQ. His novels Dewey Defeats Truman & Henry & Clara were New York Times Notable Books. A recipient of Guggenheim & Rockefeller fellowships, he lives in Westport, Connecticut.