Tarzan's Quest
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| Author(s) | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Illustrator | J. Allen St. John |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre(s) | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. |
| Publication date | 1936 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 318 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Tarzan and the Leopard Men |
| Followed by | Tarzan and the Forbidden City |
Tarzan's Quest is a 1936 novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the nineteenth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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[edit] Plot
Tarzan's wife Jane (her first appearance since Tarzan and the Ant Men and also her last as a major character in the series), becomes involved in a search for a bloodthirsty lost tribe reputed to possess an immortality drug. Also drawn in are Tarzan and his monkey companion, little Nkima, and Chief Muviro and his faithful Waziri warriors, who are searching for Muviro's lost daughter Buira. Nkima's vital contribution to the adventure is recognized when he is made a recipient of the treatment along with the human protagonists at the end of the novel.
[edit] Comic adaptations
The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan nos. 188-189, dated August–September 1970.
[edit] Copyright
The copyright for this story has expired in Australia, and thus now resides in the public domain there. The text is available via Project Gutenberg Australia.
[edit] References
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. pp. 67.
[edit] External links
- ERBzine.com Illustrated Bibliography entry for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Quest
- Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Tarzan's Quest
- Text of the novel at Project Gutenberg Australia
| Preceded by Tarzan and the Leopard Men |
Tarzan series Tarzan's Quest |
Succeeded by Tarzan and the Forbidden City |
