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The Return Of Tarzan
By Edgar Rice BurroughsPublisher Description
The Return of Tarzan is the second book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs'. The book starts where ‘’Tarzan of the Apes’’ ended, the ape-man is recovering from his sacrifice at marriage to Jane Porter and goes to visit Paul d’Arnot in France. This story is based on the adventures of Tarzan as he travels back to Paris to see his buddy Paul D'Arnot after becoming depressed about the loss of Jane Porter's hand to his cousin Clayton. Tarzan's adventurous character is more suited to a position in the French Secret Service and he made two friends, who are Nikolas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch, and it turns out that Rokoff who is the evil brother. Later, Tarzan makes friends with the Waziri tribe and takes them on a journey to discover the abandoned city of Opar, a realm inhabited by a bestial race and ruled by the erratic high priestess La. There, Tarzan and Jane Porter will cross paths once more, but will they be able to see that their love is meant to be? Will Tarzan escape? Will Jane marry Clayton? Will Rokoff be successful in his sinister plans? To find out the answer readers should read this novel!
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“This second part of Tarzan’s first story starts with the apeman having lived for two years in Paris. He smokes cigarettes, drinks absinthe, and—during the first half of the novel—unwittingly finds himself involved with a married woman. Hardly what you’d expect if the only Tarzan you’re familiar with is the modern Disneyfied version. Unfortunately, Edgar Rice Burroughs missed a trick here. Tarzan in civilisation could have been satirical gold, instead, it turns out to be rather tedious, and the tale doesn’t really take off until he returns to his native jungle. For the second half of the novel, the author hits his stride and we get Tarzan at his best, dealing with savage predators, warring tribes, the lost city of Opar, and its over-sexed goddess-ruler, La. Much better! But be warned: life and morals were very different back in 1913, when this was written, as is made painfully evident by casual and thoroughly unpalatable racism and sexism throughout. If you can stomach it (by consigning it to its historical context), then you’ll at least find chapters 14 to 26 entertaining. Overall, then, a faulted continuation of TARZAN OF THE APES, which is easily outclassed by its predecessor and by many of its sequels.”
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