![]() ![]() The character is written with childlike innocence and alarming violence which in turn makes Tarzan an interesting and complex character. ![]() We have grown up on a character of Tarzan who barely speaks, but in the book he is a complex character with intelligence and brawn to match. The characters, especially that of Tarzan, are masterfully written, combining intelligence and wisdom. Burroughs wrote an exciting novel, making the unbelievable seem somewhat plausible in a story which tags on the readers’ imagination almost every page. I did not regret that decision for a moment and can certainly understand why Tarzan achieved a cult icon status. ![]() I then decided to re-read the original Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs to refresh my memory has it has been decades since I read it first. The book was first serialized in All-Story Magazine 1812 and published in 1814.īuy this book in paper or FREE in electronic formatĪ few weeks ago I put in a request to review Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan by Robin Maxwell, the Tarzan story from the perspective of Jane (post coming next week). Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the famous novel of the boy who was raised by simians in the jungles of Africa. SeptemArticle first published as Book Review: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs on Blogcritics. ![]()
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