Tarzan of the Apes - Literature Guide


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Tarzan of the Apes

I.	About the Author



II.	Overview



III.	Setting



IV.	Themes and Characters



V.	Literary Technique



VI.	Topics for Discussion



VII.	Questions



VIII.	Adaptations

Literature Guide - Tarzan of the Apes

Burroughs, Edgar Rice Published 1914

I About the Author

One of the most widely read authors of the 20th century, Edgar Rice Burroughs did not begin writing until the age of 35. He was born in Chicago on September 1, 1875, and his formal education ended with his graduation from the Michigan Military Academy in 1895, after which he enlisted in the US cavalry in Arizona. He subsequently worked as a gold miner and a shopkeeper in Idaho, a factory worker in Chicago, a railway policeman in Salt Lake City, a mail-order manager for Sears, Roebuck, and a door-to-door salesman and speculator. ...


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