At the age of one, his mother dies and soon thereafter his father is killed by the savage king ape, Kerchak. After an unstated amount of time later, their son John Clayton II is born. John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke of England, are marooned in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa in 1888. The later works are still under copyright in the United States. Tarzan has been adapted many times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema-it has been adapted for film more times than any book.Īs of 2020 the first ten books, through Tarzan and the Ant Men, are in the public domain worldwide. The titular Tarzan has been called one of the best-known literary characters in the world. The series is considered a classic of literature and is the author's best-known work. There are also two works written by Burroughs especially for children that are not considered part of the main series. Tarzan is a series of 24 adventure novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) and published between 19, followed by several novels either co-written by Burroughs, or officially authorized by his estate.
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