Tarzan of the Apes

The first novel featuring one of the greatest adventure heroes of all time! TARZAN-orphaned by the jungle that saves him, adopted and raised by an ape mother but shunned by the tribe, a young boy grows into what he believes is a powerful ape. As he explores farther and farther from his home, this fearless young man discovers he can do more than he ever thought possible-until one day he is not fast enough, and his ape mother is killed. Orphaned again, he swears revenge.  Fiercely independent, incredibly wild, highly intelligent, Tarzan does the seemingly impossible and brings the jungle under his heel.  As King of the Apes, Tarzan has it all-until a shipwreck brings Jane Porter to the edge of his jungle, and he wonders if he has everything after all. Tarzan of the Apes, the first book in Edgar Rice Burrough’s classic series of wildness, adventure, freedom, and power.  Authorized by the Edgar Rice Burroughs Estate. Foreword by David Weber. The classic and original story of a cultural icon:  Tarzan of the Apes.