Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (novel)

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Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
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Author Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrator J. Allen St. John
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTarzan series
Genre Adventure
Publisher A. C. McClurg
Publication date
1927-1928
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages377 pp
Preceded by Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins  
Followed by Tarzan and the Lost Empire  
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Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, generally considered the eleventh in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan (the previous book, Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins , being omitted from the enumeration on the grounds that it was written for younger readers). The story was first published as a serial in Blue Book Magazine from December 1927 through May 1928; it first appeared in book form in a hardcover edition from A. C. McClurg in September 1928.

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Plot summary

Tarzan finds an outpost of European knights and crusaders from a "forbidden valley" hidden in the mountains, whose ancestors had gone astray en route to the Holy Land and ended up in the depth of Africa. They still maintain a medieval European way of life in the 20th century and have split into two mutually-hostile factions. Tarzan's lion ally Jad-bal-ja puts in an appearance late in the book.

Comic book adaptations

The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan nos. 176-177, dated August–September 1969, with a script by Gaylord DuBois. Part of the art was based on lay-outs by Russ Manning.

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