| Tarzan of the Apes: A Tarzan Novel Contributor(s): Burroughs, Edgar Rice (Author), Taliaferro, James (Introduction by), Vidal, Gore (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0812967062 ISBN-13: 9780812967067 Publisher: Kuperard OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: The first and best of the Tarzan novels, of which Edgar Rice Burroughs eventually wrote several dozen, "Tarzan of the Apes remains one of the signature stories of American popular literature, as readable as it is famous. Tarzan himself, in the words of Arthur C. Clarke, is "the best known character in the whole of fiction." As John Taliaferro asserts in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic, "There is no question that ["Tarzan of the Apes] is one of the most entertaining and exemplary books of the last century. . . . [It] is not merely a story from a bygone era; it is a tale as old as time, and for all time, too." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002024543 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.24" W x 8.18" (0.48 lbs) 288 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 15102 Reading Level: 9.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first and best of the Tarzan novels, of which Edgar Rice Burroughs eventually wrote several dozen, Tarzan of the Apes remains one of the signature stories of American popular literature, as readable as it is famous. Tarzan himself, in the words of Arthur C. Clarke, is "the best known character in the whole of fiction." As John Taliaferro asserts in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic, "There is no question that Tarzan of the Apes] is one of the most entertaining and exemplary books of the last century. . . . It] is not merely a story from a bygone era; it is a tale as old as time, and for all time, too." |