Tarzan the Terrible

Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan the Terrible presents an adventure, fiction first published in 1921. Its central concerns include risk, movement, endurance, and encounters beyond ordinary life, approached through the possibilities 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 94,037 words with an average difficulty 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. Its combination of period detail and recognizable human concerns makes it suitable for independent reading, discussion, or a first exploration of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s work.