num_pages: 288
description: Classic adventure novel from 1914 tells of an aristocratic English infant, abandoned on the death of his parents in the African jungle, who is reared by apes. Story includes riveting encounters with man-eating beasts, Tarzan's love affair with the beautiful Jane Porter, buried treasure, much more. Original, exotic, highly readable.
language: English
title: Tarzan of the Apes
titlecomplete: Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
characters: Tarrant, Tana, Bolgani, Numa, Histah, Tarzan, Mirando, John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, Captain Billings, Kulonga, Lieutenant D'Arnot, Sheeta, Sabor, Arn, William Cecil Clayton, Kerchak, Porky Evans, Peter, Mbonga, Bara, Jane Porter, Sr., Samuel T. Philander, Jane Porter, Tantor, Hazel Strong, Neeta, Pisah, Thaka, Mungo, Lieutenant Charpentier, Tublat, Captain Dufranne, Esmeralda (Jane Porter's governess), Munango-Keewati, King, Alice Rutherford Clayton, Lady Greystoke, Gunto, Dango, Bill, Monu, Robert Canler, Snipes, Black Michael, Tom, Horta, Kala, Terkoz, Archimedes Q. Porter
genres: Fiction, Pulp, Classics, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Africa, Fantasy, Literature, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 44071
places: Africa, Paris, West Africa
series: Tarzan
publisher: Ballantine F745