The Son of Tarzan

The Son of Tarzan brings Edgar Rice Burroughs’s approach to adventure, fiction into clear focus first published in 1917. At its center are risk, movement, endurance, and encounters beyond ordinary life, developed through the conventions and freedoms of adventure, fiction. As part of a series, the book also contributes to a larger imaginative or narrative design while retaining its own identity. The book’s distinctive character comes from a brisk narrative style that favors momentum, danger, and vivid episodes. At roughly 95,678 words with a fairly easy reading profile, it offers a reading commitment that is easy to judge before beginning while still leaving room for close attention. The work remains relevant through its appeal as a study of courage, survival, and the urge to cross boundaries. For modern readers, the pleasure comes from entering its particular world while noticing how its central concerns still shape personal and public life.