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Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan of the Apes (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 23 sequels, several books by Burroughs and other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized.
- 10 The Origin of Tarzan’s Name
- 9 Tarzan Was Not Raised by Gorillas
- 8 The Lost Civilizations
- 7 Tarzan Is A British Lord
- 6 Tarzan Does Not Live in A Tree House
- 5 Edgar Rice Burroughs Killed Jane
- 4 Tarzan Auditioned For A Tarzan Movie
- 3 Tarzan Knows Martial Arts
- 2 Tarzan and Jane Are Immortal
- 1 Tarzan Flew to The Center of The Earth
In the world of Edgar Rice Burroughs (pictured above), the great apes have their own unique language. And according to this primate dialect, “tar” means “white,” and “zan” means “skin.” Put these two together, and voila, you get “Tarzan.” In the novels, Tarzan’s adoptive ape-mother, Kala, gives him this name when she sees his pale, hairless skin. B...
Everybody knows Tarzan was raised by gorillas. It’s part of the established Tarzan lore . . . right? Well, this is a common misconception. In fact, it’s so common that a number of movies have gotten it wrong. Tarzan was actually raised by a species of ape unknown to science. These creatures resemble gorillas in size and strength, but they differ in...
There were other writers who wrote fantasy stories about Africa before Edgar Rice Burroughs, and they undoubtedly influenced him. The most important of these writers was H. Rider Haggard, an author who specialized in vivid descriptions of lost cities in novels like She and King Solomon’s Mines. Burroughs started writing four decades after Haggard, ...
While he spends most of his time swinging through the jungle, Tarzan is really a British lord. If you’ve seen the 1984 film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, then you might already know about his aristocratic background. But Tarzan’s birthright is actually established in the first novel. In the book, Tarzan’s parents, John and Alic...
Beginning with the Johnny Weissmuller movies of the 1930s, Tarzan and Jane were often shown living in a primitive but elaborate tree house, deep in the jungle. Surprisingly, this was not the case in the novels. Tarzan’s English-style house is first described in The Eternal Lover, a Burroughs novel where Tarzan has a minor role: “South of Uziri, the...
The first actress to play Jane Porter was Enid Markey in Tarzan of the Apes. Unfortunately, Ms. Markey was a brunette, which went against Burroughs’s image of Jane. In the novels, Jane is actually a blonde. (She isn’t British, either. She’s actually from Maryland.) It didn’t help that Burroughs hated Markey’s performance. In fact, he supposedly hat...
Edgar Rice Burroughs had a love/hate relationship with Hollywood. He loved the exposure and extra income, but he hated the way movies changed his character. He particularly disliked Elmo Lincoln, the first movie Tarzan, who was afraid of heights. Lincoln was also a beefy man with a 132-centimeter(52 in) chest in contrast to the lean, athletic Tarza...
A man who is strong and agile enough to wrestle great apes probably doesn’t need more of an edge, but he has one anyway. According to Joe Lansdale’s authorized novel, Tarzan, the Lost Adventure, the ape-man once visited the Shaolin Temple to study kung fu. For this list, though, we’re going to limit ourselves to the Burroughs novels. So did Edgar R...
In Tarzan’s Quest, the ape-man comes into conflict with the Kavuru, a hostile tribe that’s terrorizing the jungle and stealing women. They even kidnap Jane. It also turns out that the Kavuru are immortal, having developed a pill that grants them eternal youth. In chapter 28, the Kavuru high priest explains to Jane: “‘You can serve the only purpose ...
In addition to the Tarzan books, Burroughs wrote several other series, including the Pellucidarnovels. In these stories, adventurers David Innis and Abner Perry build an experimental drilling machine and discover the Earth is hollow. In fact, it’s even lit by an interior sun. This world is inhabited by dinosaurs, primitive humans, and a large varie...
Sep 13, 2023 · Discover 21 intriguing facts about Tarzan, the iconic jungle hero portrayed in books, films, and TV shows. Uncover the untamed adventures of Tarzan and his bond with nature.
Jul 30, 2024 · Tarzan, the creation of the American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in a magazine story in 1912. His popularity led to the publication of a novel, Tarzan of the Apes (1914), and to a series of successful sequels reported to have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.
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- Jane & Tarzan Lost A Baby While Living In England. John mentions that he and Jane lost a pregnancy before the start of The Legend of Tarzan. As much as John tried to forget about his life in Africa, he and Jane seemed to struggle to find happiness in England.
- Akut Became Lord Of The Apes (Instead Of Tarzan) Tarzan's adoptive brother became Lord of the Apes after he left Africa. In the original story of Tarzan, the wild man had become the Lord of the Apes after killing the previous leader, Kerchak.
- Mbonga Continued To Seek Revenge On Tarzan. Mbonga held on to his anger toward Tarzan for nearly a decade. In the original Tarzan books, John kills the son of Chief Mbonga after the boy hunts and kills his mother, Kala.
- King Leopold II of Belgium Claimed The Congo Basin. Tarzan's and Jane's old home was taken over by Belgium after the original story. The original Tarzan story is never entirely clear about where in Africa John was raised by apes, but The Legend of Tarzan indicates that it was the Congo Basin.
May 11, 2015 · This post, which presents some of our favourite interesting facts about Tarzan, aims to get to the bottom of the character’s enduring popularity. Before he became a successful writer, Edgar Rice Burroughs worked as a pencil sharpener salesman.
Tarzan is set up and captured by Gernois and Arabian Marauders and is visited by Rokoff who is barred from killing Tarzan in the Arab camp out of fear of reprisals from the French but after Rokoff leaves.
