Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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"Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel published in 1914. When an English nobleman's infant son is orphaned in the African jungle, he is adopted and raised by apes. Named Tarzan, meaning "White Skin," he grows up torn between his ape family and his human heritage. His world changes dramatically when a new group arrives, including Jane Porter, the first white woman he encounters. This tale explores identity, civilization, and the conflict between nature and heredity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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- 1Tarzan of the Apes1,778 chars
- 2CHAPTER I. Out to Sea19,786 chars
- 3CHAPTER II. The Savage Home17,833 chars
- 4CHAPTER III. Life and Death12,702 chars
- 5CHAPTER IV. The Apes13,911 chars
- 6CHAPTER V. The White Ape14,548 chars
- 7CHAPTER VI. Jungle Battles12,734 chars
- 8CHAPTER VII. The Light of Knowledge22,010 chars
- 9CHAPTER VIII. The Tree-top Hunter10,586 chars
- 10CHAPTER IX. Man and Man19,981 chars
- 11CHAPTER X. The Fear-Phantom10,004 chars
- 12CHAPTER XI. “King of the Apes”19,423 chars
- 13CHAPTER XII. Man’s Reason15,450 chars
- 14CHAPTER XIII. His Own Kind26,393 chars
- 15CHAPTER XIV. At the Mercy of the Jungle18,518 chars
- 16CHAPTER XV. The Forest God10,138 chars
- 17CHAPTER XVI. “Most Remarkable”17,637 chars
- 18CHAPTER XVII. Burials19,254 chars
- 19CHAPTER XVIII. The Jungle Toll19,632 chars
- 20CHAPTER XIX. The Call of the Primitive19,824 chars
- 21CHAPTER XX. Heredity22,526 chars
- 22CHAPTER XXI. The Village of Torture11,807 chars
- 23CHAPTER XXII. The Search Party18,554 chars
- 24CHAPTER XXIII. Brother Men.15,182 chars
- 25CHAPTER XXIV. Lost Treasure14,444 chars
- 26CHAPTER XXV. The Outpost of the World18,417 chars
- 27CHAPTER XXVI. The Height of Civilization18,789 chars
- 28CHAPTER XXVII. The Giant Again21,985 chars
- 29CHAPTER XXVIII. Conclusion16,220 chars