The Return of Tarzan [CD-ROM]

Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998

The second of the Tarzan stories.

Tarzan had decided to leave the woman he loved, and to leave his harrowing experiences of civilization and the men there. He therefore returned to the African jungle where he had grown to manhood. There he first heard of Opar, the city of gold, left over from the fabled Atlantis. It was a city with stories of hideous men and of savage but beautiful women. The ruler was La the high priestess of the Flaming God. It had altars stained with the blood of many sacrifices. Not heeding any of the dangers, Tarzan led a band of fierce warriors toward the ancient crypts and the more ancient evil of Opar.

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Tarzan loves Jane, but she has promised to marry another. Heartsick and lonely, Tarzan sails to Paris to learn the ways of civilization from his friend D'Arnot. On board ship--and later in the cafes and streets of Paris--he learns that the jungle is not the only place where savage beasts dwell. Before setting foot on French soil, Tarzan is caught up in a whirlwind of blackmail, attempted murder, kidnapping, and the intrigues of desperate men and beautiful women. When a secret mission takes him back to Africa, he struggles with a decision: Can he stay in the world of the woman he has loved and lost? Or does destiny call him back to his original African home? --From the Publisher --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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This book is in Electronic Paperback Format. If you view this book on any of the computer systems below, it will look like a book. Simple to run, no program to install. Just put the CD in your CDROM drive and start reading. The simple easy to use interface is child tested at pre-school levels.

Windows 3.11, Windows/95, Windows/98, OS/2 and MacIntosh and Linux with Windows Emulation.

Includes Quiet Vision's Dynamic Index. the abilty to build a index for any set of characters or words.

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Product Details

• CD-ROM: 200 pages
• Publisher: Quiet Vision (December 1, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 1891595547
• ISBN-13: 978-1891595547
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,616,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tarzan's adventures lead him to the city of Opar, November 23, 2003

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Richard J. Brzostek (New England, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Return of Tarzan, Vol. 2 (Mass Market Paperback)

"The Return of Tarzan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the second volume in the Tarzan series. First published in 1913, this book is a work of genius. There is something about Burroughs' writing that is captivating, and this book is no exception. "The Return of Tarzan" is a highly entertaining volume.

The book first starts with Tarzan on a ship going from New York to France. On this trip, he makes friends with a Countess and makes an enemy with her brother, a Russian. The Russian will attempt to cause Tarzan problems for the following months. After growing tired of France, Tarzan decides to return to Africa. However, his journey is beset with adventures in desert and wilderness.

The story leads to Tarzan finding Opar, the lost outpost of Atlantis, in the heart of Africa. Although both the men and women of Opar are white, the women retained their beauty, while the men are more ape-like in appearance. From here, there are more adventures and peril.

For great adventures, as you may have come to expect from Edgar Rice Burroughs, "The Return of Tarzan" will meet your needs.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Filled with ADVENTURE!, August 19, 2002

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Dirk (Warren, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Return of Tarzan, Vol. 2 (Mass Market Paperback)

This is, to my mind, the best of the Tarzan series. If you like "Raiders of the Lost Ark" then you'll love this sequel to "Tarzan of the Apes." Like "Raiders," "The Return" is chalk full of adventure. You name it, it's got it: desert adventure, ocean cruises, spy stuff, lost cities, beautiful women, Paris, jungle adventure (naturally), evil Russian villians, etc., etc. Okay, I admit that some of the coincidences in the story are quite unbelievable, but the writing and story are so captivating that you tend to pay it no mind. "The Return" is definitive proof of why Tarzan is perhaps the greatest adventure hero of all time! I would love to see this story made into a movie!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tarzan takes Paris!, July 24, 2001

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Mike Noga - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Return of Tarzan, Vol. 2 (Mass Market Paperback)

That's not the whole story of course but it's an impressive part of it. Tarz renounces his family name,fortune and the woman he loves, giving it all to his cousin, and he does it all in Wisconsin! Yup, Wisconsin. Hurting from the ordeal, he heads off to Paris to forget about Jane. Wow, the Apeman in the City of Lights! So he spends time in Paris, almost has an affair with a Russian noblewoman, whups on her brother(an evil Russian spy), hangs out in art galleries and operas and eventually joins the French Secret Service out of boredom. All this is just the set-up for the rest of the novel. The book does seem to end too quickly but I think that has more to do with the serial/pulp nature of the story's publication deadline than any fault of the author. Tarzan and The Return of... are an entertaining 0ne-Two punch. Anyone who reads #1 should finish the experience by reading #2. I wish someone would make a film of this book, it's more interesting than the first one.