The Son of Tarzan E-book
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Genre: Children Stories, Wonder
Burroughs, Edgar Rice (1875-1950) American author. In 1896, served in the
U.S. Army's Seventh Cavalry in the Arizona Territory where he contracted
dysentery. After his discharge, he married his childhood sweetheart and
worked a variety of odd jobs including light bulb and pencil sharpener
salesman. He tried to join the Chinese Army and was so poor at one point
that he was forced to sell his wife's jewelry to survive. Turning to
writing, he created Tarzan in 1912- a character that achieved immense
popularity in print, radio, movies, and television.
The Son of Tarzan (1915)
This is the fourth novel in the 24 volume Tarzan series. The work centers
around Jack, also known as Korak the Killer, the son of Tarzan and Jane
Porter. The story traces his development from infancy (when he is
kidnapped) to manhood. Essentially, it is a Tarzan novel featuring the
very Tarzan-like son, Jack, as the hero.
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