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Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950

BookID: 78

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Tarzan (Fictitious character) -- FictionAfrica -- FictionFantasy fictionAdventure stories

Description

"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.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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