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In "The Return of Tarzan," Edgar Rice Burroughs brings the man raised by apes back to the coastal jungle that shaped his early life. Following the climax of "Tarzan of the Apes," Tarzan is forced onto a ship where deadly adversaries send him into the wilderness again, setting the stage for new trials in the jungle where his powers and indomitable spirit are tested.
First publish date: 1915
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Edgar Rice Burroughs
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