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The Son of Tarzan, with eBook (Tarzan, 4) Audio CD – Audiobook, February 23, 2009

by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author), Shelly Frasier (Narrator)

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In this sequel to The Beasts of Tarzan, the Lord of the Apes' old nemesis, Alexis Paulvitch, lures Tarzan's son, Jack, to Africa, where he plans to kill him. His plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation earlier, and Jack establishes his own reputation among the apes as Korak the Killer. He also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. She turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, the Prince de Cadrenet, and is therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.

Language

English
Publisher

Tantor Audio
Publication date

February 23, 2009
Dimensions

6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
ISBN-10

1400139244
ISBN-13

978-1400139248
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About the Author

After serving in the Seventh Cavalry and a reserve militia during World War I, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) wrote for pulp fiction magazines. His best-known book, Tarzan of the Apes, was the start of his longest and most successful series.

Shelly Frasier has recorded over fifty audiobooks. She can be heard narrating such classics as Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tantor Audio; Library - Unabridged CD edition (February 23, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400139244
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400139248
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches

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Michael Childs

Beautiful Edition

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2014

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Great leather bound edition of this Edgar Rice Burroughs classic. I collect Edgar Rice Burroughs books, and this is a beautiful addition to my collection.

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2015

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A great story told very well I loved this book

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JohnandLaura

Quite an adventure for son of Tarzan.

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2020

Quite an adventure that featured Tarzan's son rather that his famous father. Jack (Tarzan's son) gets lost in the jungle where he raises himself (with the aid of his trusty friend Akut, the ape) to be a mini-Tarzan. He falls in love but they... no, won't give any spoilers away. It was fun and a worth while read.

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010

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Will purchase from this seller again. Shipping was on time and product was in the condition stated in the description.

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Lawrance Bernabo

The son of Tarzan becomes Korak the Killer

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2003

In the previous novel "The Beast of Tarzan," Jane and her infant son Jack were kidnapped by Tarzan's enemy Nikolas Rokoff and his henchman Alexis Paulvitch. Of course, Tarzan tracks down his wife and son and finally dispatches Rokoff. However, in this fourth Tarzan novel, "The Son of Tarzan," Edgar Rice Burroughs provides an adventure whose key point is: like father, like son. Paulvitch had survived the vengeance of Tarzan and now wants to even the score by luring young Jack Clayton away from London. However, his plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the same African jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation before. It there that young Jack Clayton establishes his own reputation as Korak the Killer. Not only does he find Korak find his own place in the jungle and amidst the great apes, he also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. Meriem turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, a Foreign Legion Captain who is also the Prince de Cadrenet, and therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.
On the one hand, "The Son of Tarzan" is a ERB adventure yarn that closely parallels many of the key elements of the original "Tarzan of the Apes." In that sense this is a fairly predictable story (almost from the moment we hear about "My Dear" we know who she will turn out to be in the end), but given all the speculation about what the Tarzan novels were saying about human society and evolution, it is interesting to note that we have the same relationship between "The Son of Tarzan" and the original "Tarzan of the Apes" that you find between Jack London's "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild." In each we have the creature of the wild become civilized and then reverse the process in the second. Of course, London's novels have received a lot more consideration along these lines in terms of Darwinism and the whole nature versus nuture debate (effectively canceling the question out by taking it both ways in his two novels), but it is interesting to see Burroughs do essentially the same thing with his own two novels. Final Note: This particular edition features the art of J. St. John Allen, which is always a big plus for any ERB fan.

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Smedley67

Legends never die!

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2005

My parents tuned me into Tarzan when I was a little kid. Prior to their intervention, all I knew about Tarzan I learned from the Johnny Weismuller movies and the Saturday morning cartoons. The Tarzan created by Edgar Rice Burroughs is not like anything you have ever seen in any movie or cartoon. His character is so in depth. He taught himself to read and spoke fluent French.

The only problem I had with this book was not with the content, but the book itself. The pages came loose from the binding only three weeks after I bought it. For that I would give it one star, but I can't separate content from book quality.

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