The All-Story published it in its entirety in installments, and it was published in 1914 as a novel. Tarzan first appeared in The All-Story in October 1912. He decided to write his own pulp fiction after being disappointed by the reading material others offered, and worked in that capacity for four years before his first novel, Tarzan of the Apes, was published. cavalryman, a gold miner in Oregon, a cowboy in Idaho, a railroad policeman in Salt Lake City, and an owner of several failed businesses. John Clayton, Lord Greystoke)īurroughs drifted across the United States until he was thirty-six, holding seventeen consecutive careers before he published stories. Alice Clayton (Rutherford), Countess of Greystoke.Instead of reclaiming his inheritance from William, Tarzan chooses rather to conceal and renounce his heritage for the sake of Jane's happiness. Meanwhile, clues from his parents' cabin have enabled D'Arnot to prove Tarzan's true identity as John Clayton II, the Earl of Greystoke. Tarzan learns the bitter news that she has become engaged to William Clayton. Ultimately, Tarzan travels to find Jane in Wisconsin, USA where he rescues her from a fire. In the ensuing months, Tarzan eventually learns to speak English, as well.
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On their journey, D'Arnot teaches him how to behave among white men. D'Arnot teaches Tarzan to speak French and offers to take Tarzan to the land of white men where he might connect with Jane again. While Tarzan is rescuing D'Arnot from the natives, a rescue ship recovers the castaways. Tarzan spies on the newcomers, aids them in secret, and saves Jane from the perils of the jungle.Īmong the party is French naval officer Paul D'Arnot. Tarzan's cousin, William Cecil Clayton, unwitting usurper of the ape man's ancestral English estate, is also among the party. They, in turn, regard him as an evil spirit and attempt to placate him.Ī few years later when Tarzan is 21 years of age, a new party is marooned on the coast, including 19 year old Jane Porter, the first white woman Tarzan has ever seen. Avenging himself on the killer, Tarzan begins an antagonistic relationship with the tribe, raiding its village for weapons and practicing cruel pranks on them. Later, a tribe of black Africans settle in the area, and Tarzan's adopted mother, Kala, is killed by one of its hunters. Tarzan kills Kerchak and takes his place as "king" of the apes. As he grows up, Tarzan becomes a skilled hunter, exciting the jealousy of Kerchak, the ape leader, who finally attacks him. Upon his return from one visit to the cabin, he is attacked by a huge gorilla which he manages to kill with his father's knife, although he is terribly wounded in the struggle. Using basic primers with pictures, over many years he teaches himself to read English, but having never heard it, cannot speak it. The infant is then adopted by the she-ape Kala.Ĭlayton is named "Tarzan" ("White Skin" in the ape language) and raised in ignorance of his human heritage.Īs a boy, feeling alienated from his peers due to their physical differences, he discovers his true parents' cabin, where he first learns of others like himself in their books. When he is one year old his mother dies, and soon thereafter his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak. Some time later, their son John Clayton II is born. John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton, Viscount and Lady Greystoke from England, are marooned in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa in 1888. Scholars have noted several important themes in the novel: the impact of heredity on behavior racial superiority civilization, especially as Tarzan struggles with his identity as a human sexuality and escapism. In April 2012, the novel's centennial anniversary, the Library of America published a hardcover edition based on Burroughs' original novel, with an introduction by Thomas Mallon.( ISBN 978-1-59853-164-0).
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So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. The story follows the title character Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine The All-Story beginning October 1912 before being released Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 story by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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