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Experience the original stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and all of his adventures in the jungle in Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan.Tarzan of the Apes (1912) and The Return of Tarzan (1913) recount the adventures of John Clayton, a man who was raised by apes after the death of his parents. Clayton was renamed "Tarzan" by the apes, and grew up in the wild without knowledge of his humanity. Even today, Tarzan remains a classic character who is still present in modern fiction. Both of these novels are picture perfect examples of American pulp fiction, portraying Tarzan as the quintessential strong, wild, able-bodied hero; always ready for adventure or to save those close to him.Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan by Race Point Publishing is elegantly designed, coming in a clothbound edition which also features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Darren Harris-Fain.

El joven Tarzán sabe que él no es igual que los grandes simios con los que convive y juega. Para ellos la existencia es simple y salvaje, se limita a matar o morir. Pero Tarzán posee además los deseos normales en todo niño, y especialmente el de aprender. Por ello se esfuerza en descifrar los extraños dibujos que encuentra en los libros que yacen junto a su padre muerto. Una labor complicada, y la vida en la jungla no permite muchos momentos para la distraccion.

Los alemanes y los británicos libran una dura batalla en las junglas africanas y ponen en marcha sus respectivos servicios para conocer de antemano los movimientos enemigos. La guerra en la selva tiene caracteristicas muy especificas. Pero un comando aleman va a tener la estupida idea de asaltar la morada de Tarzan, matar cruelmente a sus amigos sin ninguna justificacion y, lo que es peor, dejarle sin su amada compañera Jane.

Tras la muerte de Lord y Lady Greystoke, su hijo es adoptado por Kala dentro de una tribu de simios, en la que su nombre es Tarzán. Con su inteligencia y las enseñanzas de los simios se convertirá en el señor de la selva. Pero el descubrimiento de los hombres y la llegada de una joven blanca, alterara toda su existencia.

Tarzán renuncia a la vida en una sociedad civilizada que no le satisface, y regresa a la selva en la que ha crecido. Sin temor al peligro, encabeza una expedición de salvajes guerreros en busca de un

This carefully crafted ebook: "TARZAN OF THE APES SERIES - Complete Collection: 25 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Table of Contents:Tarzan of the ApesThe Return of TarzanThe Beasts of TarzanThe Son of TarzanTarzan and the Jewels of OparJungle Tales of TarzanTarzan the UntamedTarzan the TerribleTarzan and the Golden LionTarzan and the Ant MenTarzan, Lord of the JungleTarzan and the Lost EmpireTarzan at the Earths CoreTarzan the InvincibleTarzan TriumphantTarzan and the City of GoldTarzan and the Lion ManTarzan and the Leopard MenTarzans QuestTarzan and the Forbidden CityTarzan the MagnificentTarzan and the Foreign LegionTarzan and the CastawaysThe Tarzan TwinsTarzan and the Tarzan Twins with Jad-bal-ja the Golden LionTarzan or John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke is the son of a British lord and lady who were marooned on the Atlantic coast of Africa by mutineers. When he was only an infant, his mother died, and his father was killed by Kerchak, leader of the ape tribe by whom John was adopted. He gets the ape name Tarzan and he is being raised in the African jungles by the Mangani great apes. Tarzan later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. Beside Tarzans adventures, Burroughs also wrote popular science fiction and fantasy stories involving Earthly adventurers transported to various planets (notably Barsoom, Burroughss fictional name for Mars, and Amtor, his fictional name for Venus), lost islands, and into the interior of the hollow earth in his Pellucidar stories, as well as westerns and historical romances.

Dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers and fierce Neanderthals inhabit the mysterious continent of Caspak in this classic lost world adventure, perfect for fans of Jurassic Park.1916. It's wartime and an American ship has just been torpedoed. Flung into the open seas, Bowen Tyler is rescued and taken captive aboard an enemy submarine. With him held prisoner alongside fellow survivor, the beautiful Lys la Rue, the submarine enters unchartered seas. On the horizon, land is spotted - a mysterious island, previously undiscovered. Cautiously, crew and prisoners alike disembark to explore the strange new continent. Surrounded by primeval jungle, they are soon to discover life here has stood still for millions of years, with Neanderthals and dinosaurs still roaming.Taking charge immediately, Tyler sets up camp and brokers a tentative pact between prisoners and crew for them to work together. But Tyler's new life will be a constant fight for survival. Peace between the factions in his camp will crumble, the Neanderthals will attack, and the dinosaurs are getting closer. And finally when Lys La Rue is kidnapped, Tyler knows he must leave the safety of camp and battle to save her, while ever getting closer to unravelling the secrets of the incredible continent of Caspak. The Land that Time Forgot is a classic lost world novel, full of adventure, war and intrigue, from a master of the genre.

When Nu, a caveman from 100,000 years ago, is transported via a magic spell to the present, this can only mean one thing adventure!He falls in love with a girl who is the reincarnation of his long-lost lover, only for them to be transported back to the Stone Age. Time-travel, heroic deeds, dangerous situations, entertaining and breathtaking escapades (lets not forget Tarzan as well) turn "The Eternal Lover" into a story about treachery, love and a fight for what is right and true. A recommended reading to fans of Burroughs, adventure fiction aficionados and readers of romantic stories.

Telepathic birds, cavemen and prehistoric monsters. Not exactly what you would expect to find at the centre of the Earth! At the Earths Core is the first novel in Burroughs fantasy series about the fictional Hollow Earth land of Pellucidar. The narrator finds a strange machine and its engineer in the Sahara desert, from whom he learns about the machines objective. Popularizing the concept of the "Hollow Earth" in fiction, Burroughs depicts a haunting subterranean world of endless oceans, vast jungles, and bizarre weather conditions. The author expresses the ludicrous and ridiculous beliefs of the seventeenth and eighteenth-century scientists that the earth was hollow, explaining some of its anomalies. "At the Earths Core" was made into a movie in 1976 starring Doug McClure and Caroline Munro. The vivid natural descriptions, terrific adventures, and fascinating characters make this novel a must for fans of Burroughs and the fantasy genre.

La llegada a la selva de una expedición de europeos con el propósito de robar el oro de Opar, pone en peligro la vida de Tarzán y la de sus compañeros. Entre los expedicionarios se encuentra Esteban Miranda, un español cuyo parecido con nuestro heroe resulta asombroso, capaz incluso de confundir a Jane, y esto provocara algunas situaciones inquietantes. Tarzan y el leon de oro, que en el momento de su aparicion ya supuso una grata sorpresa por las novedades que aportaba a la serie, es sin duda una de las mejores novelas de Burroughs.

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El señor de la Guerra de Marte, tercer título de la serie de John Carter de Marte, nos desvuelve a la acción bruscamente interrumpida en Dioses de Marte, donde Dejah Thoris queda cautiva junto con la doncella Thuvia y la vengativa Phaidor en la celda del Templo del Sol, que no se abrira hasta transcurrido un año marciano.John Carter y sus inseparable Woola volveran a recorrer Barsoom, el Marte imaginado por el autor, desde las llanuras Carmesi del Valle Dor Hasta las tierras de los hombres amarillos.

En Tarzán el invencible Edgar Rice Burroughs logra transmitir toda la intensidad y la emoción de la vida en la selva, a través de un relato trepidante que no da la más mínima tregua al lector.

La ciudad olvidada de Opar se yergue sobre las criptas repletas de oro destinado a la misteriosa Atlántida. Tarzán lo sabe, y vuelve dispuesto a hacerse con algunos lingotes del preciado metal. Pero el destino le depara una cruel sorpresa.

Por fin se ofrece al lector la traducción íntegra y fiel al original, que había sido censurada en las traducciones anteriores por su alto contenido erótico. Tarzán se enfrenta aquí a los habitantes de Cathne, un pueblo que vive en permanente guerra con Athne, la ciudad del marfil, y que utiliza los leones para capturar hombres. Alli conoce Tarzan a la reina Nemone, que parece decidida a convertirlo en su rey... o echarlo a los leones. Hollywood nunca pudo aceptar tanta violencia y erotismo.