Tarzan the Terrible

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Jan 1921 · IndyPublish.com

About this ebook

Lieutenant Obergatz had fled in terror from the seeking vengeance of Tarzan of the Apes. And with him, by force, he had taken Tarzan's beloved mate, Jane. Now the ape-man was following the faint spoor of their flight, into a region no man had ever penetrated. The trail led across seemingly impassable marshes into Pal-ul-don -- a savage land where primitive Waz-don and Ho-don fought fiercely, wielding knives with their long, prehensile tails -- and where mighty triceratops still survived from the dim dawn of time . . . And far behind, relentlessly pursuing, came Korak the Killer.

Ratings and reviews

Love the book by Burroughs, however this e-copy is a sad edition. Whoever created it missed several pages of the text making the story skip around. The first time I was able to verify that this happened was when page 45 became page 60 and a major chunk of the story was lost. I appreciate free books, but only when they tell the full story.

This was a great story, although a bit farfetched even in E R Burroughs day (but entertaining). Unfortunately whoever scanned this book left out half of chapter 3, and all of chapter 4 (I guess it hard to fine good, competant help even in the library).

About the author

Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago. His father, George Tyler was a distiller and a battery manufacturer. Early in life Burroughs attempted to support his family in a variety of occupations, including railroad policeman, business partner, and miner. None of these proved successful. However, Burroughs had always enjoyed reading adventure fiction and decided to try his hand at writing. His first attempt, written under the pseudonym Normal Bean, sold very quickly and Burroughs' career took off. Although critics and educators have not always been supportive of Burroughs' writing, the characters in his stories have entertained readers for many years. Tarzan was the most popular, earning Burroughs enough money to start his own publishing house and a motion picture company. Another character, John Carter, is the hero of Burroughs' Mars adventure series. The continuing popularity of these characters has led some critics to reconsider the value of Burroughs' writing and to acknowledge significant themes in his stories. Burroughs died on March 19, 1950.