The New York herald., 1922-12-03


a chronological record of the "Tarzan"
tales. the first of which, "Tarzan of the
Apes appeared in the pages of the
Argosy-AH-Story In 1912.
In spite of>the fact that the serial made
a tremendous impression, nearly every
reputable book publisher in the United
States rejected it. including McClurg, who
afterward secured and published it in book
form. Thirteen London publishers declined
it with thanks until Metheun came to the
rescue and carried the banner of 'Tarzan''
to every English speaking corner of the
world.
The summary of the adventures of Tar
zan is interesting. In "Tarzan of the Apes y
the first volume, an English couple, Lord
and Lady Greystoke, were put ashore on
the west coast of Africa by mutinous
crew. The man built a cabin where the
couple were safe from the attacks of wild
beasts; but one day he was set upon by
his rescue. and though she shot the beast
the shock of the encounter unbalanced her
mind. That night a son was born to her
and year later she died Upon the same
day her husband was killed by giant apes
one of which. female, called Kala. having
just lost her own son. adopted the infant
Greystoke. She called the man child Tar
zan. which means white skin in the lam
suage of the great apes and reared him
to maturity savage beast among savage
beasts
The life of Tarzan of the Apes is SYM
bolic of the evolution of man and the rise
of civilization. during which mankind
gained much in its never ending search for
: luxury; but not without the sacrifice of
many desirable characteristics, as well as
the greater part of its liberty.
How Tarzan grew almost to manhood
before he saw another human. how he
fought the battles of the primitive Jungle
after the manner of the beasts of the
Jungle how he rose TO the kingship of them
ALL developing an amazing strength and
a courage supreme above the very beast of
the jungle itself-upon these things are
built the action of the story
And at last came white men and a white
girl. Jane Porter Most of the former he
looked upon as weaklings and held in con-
tempt, but the latter he loved, and won
and lost. Here ended the first book of
Tarzan.
The second, entitled The Return of Tar
zan,"- was written in Chicago in 1913. and
therein Tarzan, disgusted with civilization
returns to his beloved jungles, where. once
again, he takes his place among the apes
of the tribe of Kerchak, roams the Jungle
with Tantor the elephant, and wages anew
his battles with Numa the lion, and Sheeta
the panther. He hunts Horta the boar and
Bara the deer; becomes chief of the war
ike tribe of WaZiri; discovers the lost city
Of Opar and unseals its buried treasure
vaults. Through the pages of 1.-The Return
Of Tarzan" the apeman is pursued by
Nicholas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch two
Russians whose evil Vaccinations he had
once foiled; but in the end he finds Jane
Porter again. and this time he doesn't lose
her.
By this time the public had begun to
clamor for the Tsrzan books and Bur-
roushs turned his attention seriously to the
consideration of a market that was ex-
tending throughout the English speaking
world.
The third book was THE Beasts of
Tarzan,"' written in 1914 at San Diego
Tarzan's infant son is stolen by Paulvitch
and Rokoff. as is also Lady Greystoke the
second. In search for them Tarzan is lured