This kind of classic literature is not made anymore, and i doubt it ever will What a beautiful story. Adventuress, naive yet explicit, with class and manners that are no longer to be found, with pride and confidence of ones identity without making it about who they are but of how they interact with others. A precious relic from another time, this book is.
This and many of these other books raised me as a child. It is difficult or impossible to say that while your father drives across country for 30+ days at a time.... I grew up with his kind of heroism that I knew he possessed I read in every word of every story of every book.
I love the narrator. What a voice! How clear and distinct his enunciation. I could listen to him all day. And to think he volunteers his time and talent so we can enjoy these books. For us who find it difficult to read due to various eye ailments. Thank you. I need to find other books read by him.
I've lived in Tarzana for over 20 years and I never knew this is where Edgar R.B was buried and where he lived. I immediately started to get into reading his books and I do wish his books were portrayed in films so much better
My grandfather gave me a copy of this book, but unfortunately, before it came to me, it was kept in a very moist place for a long time, so it was in terrible condition. I had to lay it flat on a table and turn the pages carefully, because most of the pages weren't attached, but I still read it covered to cover. I still have it to this day.
I'm reading this at the same time as listening, and it's interesting to note that in Chapter 15, this audio version edits out a pretty controversial scene. When Jane and Esmeralda are trapped in the cabin by the lion, Jane believes the situation is hopeless, and puts a revolver to her head. Then she decides to kill Esmeralda first, but before she pulls the trigger, the lion shrieks, startling her so she misses, and Tarzan shortly after saves them.
One of the best and greatest stories about man's adaption to the world around him. I loved this as a young teenager. And I love it now as an older man.
There are quite a few good story tellers out there, there are fewer good writers. But there are precious few that are good at both in the English language!
I love love love this book! Aside from a few mispronunciation, that admittedly drove me up the wall... like Gabirelle vr. Gabriel!, the reader did a great job and really seamed to enjoy the book he shared with us. Looking forward to the next book in the series!
I have read thousands of books since childhood. I only know Tarzan from the movies. The only ERB book I have read is the land that time forgot! This should be interesting. I will miss and repeat parts as I tend to listen late at night then fall asleep!
Love Edgar Rice Burroughs! Star Wars Star Trek Flash Gordon Avatar Superman and dune all were inspired by him Please make I am A Babarian by E R B too :) Would love it.
Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October 1912. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book in April 2012 with an introduction by Thomas Mallon (ISBN 978-1-59853-164-0).
Did ERB write all of the Tarzan stores credited to his name...as one that read most of them I would bet he just signed off on some ghost writers in a lot of them...the first few are golden for sure....
Great story. Perfectly written. Read the actual book though as this audio book is edited and not worth listening to. They edit out anything that they think you should not hear or know. A worthless audio edition.
Which part was boring? When Tarzan fought the Apes or Lions with only a hunting Knife and rope? Or when he was deciding whether to eat a human being as he did the other creatures in the Jungle? Or when he taught himself to read? Or when he saved the Frenchmen from cannibals? Are we talking about the same book? Did you finish it?
I love the book of tarzan of the apes by Edgar rice Burroughs in the original story of Tarzán of the apes by Edgar rice Burroughs was tarzan biological parents John Clayton ii and Alice Clayton of greystoke staying, living in the african jungle in the República democratica of Congo in África making a jungle treehouse in the african jungle in Congo in África was tarzan born in the african jungle in the Congo in África. Was Jane Porter from Tarzan was american of Baltimore Maryland usa she was failed the love with Tarzan the ape man.
J'aimerais savoir comment Burroughs a acquis ce style assez particulier. Ce qui fait le charme des romans d'aventure de cette époque (La Guerre du feu de Rosny 1911), c'est un style très châtié pour raconter des horreurs .
Slight Spoiler Alert. Thanks for posting. Most of the book is pretty good, but everything after he leaves Africa appears extremely hurried, as if the author got sick of the story and decided to wrap it up as quickly as possible. One minute he's in the jungle, the next he's in Paris, with nothing about how he manages to cope with such a massive difference in environments.
Even worse is after about 5 books Tarzan really changes and becomes less mighty to the point he cannot handle a Lion....it becomes so different in the last few stores that maybe someone else took over the writing and ERB just signed off on them......
Gorden Scottfan It is because he loses his mind since he got hit by a rock on his head in book 5. Book 2 and 3 are epic if you ask me, same goes for book 6 and 7 (reading 7 currently). He is pretty badass in book 3 and 7 and the stories keep getting me caught on suprise
He spent months in Africa with the French soldier before going to Europe and was probably informed about everything he was gonna experience in the western civilization.
Differences: Graystokes' were killed by sickness and kerchak the gorilla. Tantor is already grown. Kala was mate to tublot not kerchak. Sabor was a lion. No terkina. Philander and porter are friends. Clayton is not a gorilla Hunter,
@@gamestation2690 I''m not sure anyone watches Disney hoping they will follow the story. they are notorious for changing it as they please. Look at The Little Mermaid. Almost a completely different story! :)
@@adiarainfoster Yeah and not to mention they did the same to The Black Cauldron, The Hunchback of Notre Dame plus Frozen (adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen")
The human mother of tarzan alias John Clayton iii the lord of greystoke Alice Clayton of greystoke she was died in her jungle cabin and Tarzan human biological father John Clayton ii he was died by the ape kerchak in the original story of Tarzán of the apes by Edgar rice Burroughs was written in the year 1912 in the all story magazine.
Good read--and bless Librivox readers for their work!!! It's hard to overlook the shocking casual racism of this old-time adventure story. The black characters, except for one comical maid, are basically black cannibals with cooking pots who Tarzan harvest for weapons and other goods. Seriously? No matter how stupid we are about race in the 21st century, let's hope moved beyond that. Race is not a side issue in this book. It is all about how Tarzan is a different kind of person than the other people who lived in this area, and the reason why is race. It was interesting to read this book. But it's also interesting to consider why it has become such a beloved classic and to think about why it is thought to be suitable for children when the messages it sends remain even in its most bowdlerized forms.
Alexandra Hanson-Harding you should really take the time to listen to read or listen to the barsoom setmries by ERB. he uses a lot of words and stereotypes when it comes to different races. still though when you look over the entirety of the series. you gain this idea that he was very progressive in his thinking that race does not determine the capabilities or mental status of a person and that all things come from and individual. Secondly Im not exactly sure that this book was intended for children. it was i think originally oriented in an adult magazine. Edgar Rice Burroughs had been mostly engaged in menial work up until his success in writing fiction. it was then against the advice of his publishers that he capitalized upon his success by moving into movies and books. the story being bought by companies such as Disney were portrayed much differently than originally written. much is the same way for the barsoom series, where you can see Disney's massive and depressing changes in their movie John Carter. I hope that you get the message im trying to get across. thank you.
it is a mistake to judge past works by the standards of our current day ... the think during this period was much different than now .. to bring up a tired example, Huck Finn although judged a "racist " book by todays standards in fact at the time was quite the opposite . Context matters.
trion trask I think that context definitely does matter. also I think that youre right to think that youre right. that these books shouldn't be judged by the standards we hold today. Unfortunately though they are, as seen by the above comment. when doing so we should, as a reader, judge the text as a whole rather than specific instances within them.
I disagree. He mentions the savage nature of all men many times and only indicates the colour of individuals to make the story clear and reflect what tarzan sees.
Right you are. Furthermore, what author Burroughs describes is precisely what the earliest explorers into sub-Saharan Africa described first hand, concerning the natives there: Explorers were shocked at their nakedness; children didn't know their fathers; they behaved like wild animals; were superstitious, less intelligent, and they ate people. What was Burroughs *supposed* to think of them....that they were all lawyers and businessmen in the jungle??
This kind of classic literature is not made anymore, and i doubt it ever will
What a beautiful story. Adventuress, naive yet explicit, with class and manners that are no longer to be found, with pride and confidence of ones identity without making it about who they are but of how they interact with others.
A precious relic from another time, this book is.
its weird to see and hear somebodys imagination from the 1910s
@@cwhf89 as opposed to the lack of the imagination we see today. i'll take weird over boring watered down repetition any day.
Chapter 2: 23:20
Chapter 3: 43:53
Chapter 4: 58:47
Chapter 5: 1:15:07
Chapter 6: 1:32:52
Chapter 7: 1:47:09
Chapter 8: 2:13:00
Chapter 9: 2:25:47
Chapter 10: 2:49:25
Chapter 11: 3:00:54
Chapter 12: 3:23:32
Chapter 13: 3:41:36
Chapter 14: 4:11:11
Chapter 15: 4:32:34
Chapter 16: 4:43:14
Thanks. Your good man
I listen to many audiobooks and find this reader excellent. very smooth and articulate also the rhythm and voice modulations are spot on.
This and many of these other books raised me as a child. It is difficult or impossible to say that while your father drives across country for 30+ days at a time....
I grew up with his kind of heroism that I knew he possessed I read in every word of every story of every book.
My mother was an Ape, and of course she couldn't tell me much about it. I never knew who my father was.
Edgar Rice Burroughs is incredible.
I love the narrator. What a voice! How clear and distinct his enunciation. I could listen to him all day. And to think he volunteers his time and talent so we can enjoy these books. For us who find it difficult to read due to various eye ailments. Thank you. I need to find other books read by him.
42 yrs ago I read all the novel series in Jr high school and for the first time I'm hearing online. Most remarkable tut tut
1987
I've lived in Tarzana for over 20 years and I never knew this is where Edgar R.B was buried and where he lived. I immediately started to get into reading his books and I do wish his books were portrayed in films so much better
I never knew such a place existed! Thanks for that 😊
I am a fan/follower of Mr . Smith the narater. Mark Smith is in my opinion among the best of the librivox readers. Thanks for sharing this.
My grandfather gave me a copy of this book, but unfortunately, before it came to me, it was kept in a very moist place for a long time, so it was in terrible condition. I had to lay it flat on a table and turn the pages carefully, because most of the pages weren't attached, but I still read it covered to cover. I still have it to this day.
Yes, I love my books. It is a treasure.
Wonderful.
I had forgotten how good a book this was.
Listening as I read along, thank you for this. Easy to get more "reading" in this way and do housework.
Cheater
I have read and listened to thousands of books. This is the only love story I have enjoyed. Fantastic.
I'm reading this at the same time as listening, and it's interesting to note that in Chapter 15, this audio version edits out a pretty controversial scene. When Jane and Esmeralda are trapped in the cabin by the lion, Jane believes the situation is hopeless, and puts a revolver to her head. Then she decides to kill Esmeralda first, but before she pulls the trigger, the lion shrieks, startling her so she misses, and Tarzan shortly after saves them.
Wow, that's kinda annoying, I don't appreciate that sort of censorship :/
I don't get how it's controversial to choose a less painful death. I blame the catholics
There are a couple of different details that have been changed.
Political correctness
( oxymoron- "ic" )
in favor of the female.
A bit of modern day overcompensation.
@@steverose3318 wtf
Wonderful reader for a wonderful story! Thank you!
beautiful book. well read too. wonderful experience.
This was a beautiful narration. Thank you whoever you are for this gift. 🥹
Thank you sir for taking time for reading aloud that all may enjoy this great work.
Yes, I listen and impressive descriptions are dancing with the visions
One of the best and greatest stories about man's adaption to the world around him. I loved this as a young teenager. And I love it now as an older man.
Fantastic! I loved it. I did not expect to enjoy it this much...I'm a Sci-Fi nerd so reading this was a bit of an experiment...
I love this read. The voices are very enjoyable too.
GREAT narrator, WHAT a difference it makes. He is great with Huckleberry Finn!
one of the best ERB is a God between Tarzan and John Carter two of the best stories I have ever read
i know I'm pretty off topic but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released series online?
@Parker Kaleb i use flixzone. You can find it on google =)
@Adrian Carl yup, been watching on InstaFlixxer for months myself =)
My first book in my mother language at 7yers old, my first book in English at 40years old :-) very good book !
I have not read this yet. Perhaps a trip to the book store is in order . Most inspiring.
Mark Smith of Simpsonville SC you are the best Librivox reader I have ever heard and I hope you see this.
He was an early genius with the cliffhanger!
There are quite a few good story tellers out there, there are fewer good writers. But there are precious few that are good at both in the English language!
whoa ; a really good reader ; very enjoyable to listen to. I've loved this immortal book for sixty years. Completely.
Damn! Tarzan has no chill
It’s so difficult for me to listen to Mark Smith from Simpsonville , South Carolina and not hear Joe from Great Expectations. Great narrator.
Lovely to listen to. Smooth and articulate.
Great book and great reading...well done! (Well read, hear, hear!)
This reminds me of my childhood, 1970's watching Sat morning tv.
Thank you for reading this to us, very enjoyable
I love love love this book! Aside from a few mispronunciation, that admittedly drove me up the wall... like Gabirelle vr. Gabriel!, the reader did a great job and really seamed to enjoy the book he shared with us. Looking forward to the next book in the series!
That's how the character pronounces those words in the book. :)
I have read thousands of books since childhood. I only know Tarzan from the movies. The only ERB book I have read is the land that time forgot! This should be interesting. I will miss and repeat parts as I tend to listen late at night then fall asleep!
Tarzan is like one of the first super heroes
For with out Tarzan and of the the apes both marvel and DC wood not ever have been a possibility
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 ❤️
A Classic. From the first word to the last..Next: Robinson Caruso. I hope the same gentlemen reads that one as well!
Excellent book & very well read, Thank you....
Read it as a teen 👍
Great story
Great book
nice thanks for uploading
This is sooo good! Thank you!
Loved this documentary.
Thank you. From Greenville SC
3:42:00 personal bookmark
greetings and good reading.
As an historian I have to admit that Burroughs and Wells are the only fiction I enjoy.
You archaeophilic scamp, you...
Thank you.
Love Edgar Rice Burroughs!
Star Wars Star Trek Flash Gordon Avatar Superman and dune all were inspired by him
Please make I am A Babarian by E R B too :) Would love it.
Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October 1912. So popular was the character that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels. For the novel's centennial anniversary, Library of America published a hardcover edition based on the original book in April 2012 with an introduction by Thomas Mallon (ISBN 978-1-59853-164-0).
Thank you for this...
Based on a true story.
What story?
THANK YOU for the upload!!!
please upload the other books as well ^.^
Thanks, great book. ERB is a mountain. Good audio.
Did ERB write all of the Tarzan stores credited to his name...as one that read most of them I would bet he just signed off on some ghost writers in a lot of them...the first few are golden for sure....
A rather good read so far.
May YHVH Bless Mark Smith of S. Carolina..thanks bradda.
Aloha from Maui,
J
How do you know The Sacred Name, YaHeVeH?!? Are you one of the Elect?
Bookmark: Chapter 5, 1:15:45
8:34:43 Ch. 27
Book Chapters:
Chapter 1: 0:23
Chapter 2: 23:20
Chapter 3: 44:03
Chapter 4: 58:56
Chapter 5: 1:15:17
Chapter 6: 1:33:03
Chapter 7: 1:47:16
Chapter 8: 2:13:10
Chapter 9: 2:25:48
Chapter 10: 2:49:22
Chapter 11: 3:00:59
Chapter 12: 3:23:41
Chapter 13: 3:41:39
Chapter 14: 4:11:16
Chapter 15: 4:32:42
Chapter 16: 4:43:15
Chapter 17: 5:04:15
Chapter 18: 5:26:22
Chapter 19: 5:49:27
Chapter 20: 6:12:11
Chapter 21: 6:38:16
Chapter 22: 6:51:46
Chapter 23: 7:14:06
Chapter 24: 7:32:34
Chapter 25: 7:49:42
Chapter 26: 8:12:12
Chapter 27: 8:34:23
Chapter 28: 9:01:04
Really good
great listening to your reading.
I really like it
It's quite gruesome for a children's book!
I cannot charge this a.b.! Thanx, anyway, ...
Poor Clayton! What man could compete with Tarzan?
Great story. Perfectly written. Read the actual book though as this audio book is edited and not worth listening to. They edit out anything that they think you should not hear or know. A worthless audio edition.
Which part was boring? When Tarzan fought the Apes or Lions with only a hunting Knife and rope? Or when he was deciding whether to eat a human being as he did the other creatures in the Jungle? Or when he taught himself to read? Or when he saved the Frenchmen from cannibals?
Are we talking about the same book? Did you finish it?
Kayla, what a great creature
excellent reader, excellent book!
Personal Bookmark: 5:09
Que Situacion de los padres de TARZAN John Clayton y Alice Clayton toda una pesadilla de vivir en plena selva tropical
Its good book
BM 9:00:56
No other mother could have loved or taken care of a son.
I love the book of tarzan of the apes by Edgar rice Burroughs in the original story of Tarzán of the apes by Edgar rice Burroughs was tarzan biological parents John Clayton ii and Alice Clayton of greystoke staying, living in the african jungle in the República democratica of Congo in África making a jungle treehouse in the african jungle in Congo in África was tarzan born in the african jungle in the Congo in África.
Was Jane Porter from Tarzan was american of Baltimore Maryland usa she was failed the love with Tarzan the ape man.
Que horrible pesadilla de vivir en la jungla tropical
J'aimerais savoir comment Burroughs a acquis ce style assez particulier. Ce qui fait le charme des romans d'aventure de cette époque (La Guerre du feu de Rosny 1911), c'est un style très châtié pour raconter des horreurs .
07:33:53
Slight Spoiler Alert.
Thanks for posting. Most of the book is pretty good, but everything after he leaves Africa appears extremely hurried, as if the author got sick of the story and decided to wrap it up as quickly as possible. One minute he's in the jungle, the next he's in Paris, with nothing about how he manages to cope with such a massive difference in environments.
Even worse is after about 5 books Tarzan really changes and becomes less mighty to the point he cannot handle a Lion....it becomes so different in the last few stores that maybe someone else took over the writing and ERB just signed off on them......
Gorden Scottfan It is because he loses his mind since he got hit by a rock on his head in book 5.
Book 2 and 3 are epic if you ask me, same goes for book 6 and 7 (reading 7 currently). He is pretty badass in book 3 and 7 and the stories keep getting me caught on suprise
He spent months in Africa with the French soldier before going to Europe and was probably informed about everything he was gonna experience in the western civilization.
I wish I could find the other ones narrated by Shelly Fraiser.
The Creeper
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Wao , the Story of brave Tarzan ,, jeddah k.s.a 🤔🤔🤔
07:14:10
Differences:
Graystokes' were killed by sickness and kerchak the gorilla.
Tantor is already grown.
Kala was mate to tublot not kerchak.
Sabor was a lion.
No terkina.
Philander and porter are friends.
Clayton is not a gorilla Hunter,
Differences compared to what?
@@ThisPineappleLife Compared to the Disney movie.
@@gamestation2690 I''m not sure anyone watches Disney hoping they will follow the story. they are notorious for changing it as they please. Look at The Little Mermaid. Almost a completely different story! :)
@@adiarainfoster Yeah and not to mention they did the same to The Black Cauldron, The Hunchback of Notre Dame plus Frozen (adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen")
4:32:36
The ending was horrid! loved the book though, this guy is my favorite
Need to read the next book...Tarzan does become Lord Graystroke
Que situación de pesadilla de los padres de TARZAN John Clayton y Alice Clayton en la jungla
Quien iba a decir que el actor mexicano Eduardo Palomo él dobló la voz del personaje de TARZAN Disney
23:16
Funny how he just randomly learns English, and how to drive, without explanation
This is NOT the "full audiobook". Parts of it are edited out.
The human mother of tarzan alias John Clayton iii the lord of greystoke Alice Clayton of greystoke she was died in her jungle cabin and Tarzan human biological father John Clayton ii he was died by the ape kerchak in the original story of Tarzán of the apes by Edgar rice Burroughs was written in the year 1912 in the all story magazine.
Good read--and bless Librivox readers for their work!!! It's hard to overlook the shocking casual racism of this old-time adventure story. The black characters, except for one comical maid, are basically black cannibals with cooking pots who Tarzan harvest for weapons and other goods. Seriously? No matter how stupid we are about race in the 21st century, let's hope moved beyond that. Race is not a side issue in this book. It is all about how Tarzan is a different kind of person than the other people who lived in this area, and the reason why is race. It was interesting to read this book. But it's also interesting to consider why it has become such a beloved classic and to think about why it is thought to be suitable for children when the messages it sends remain even in its most bowdlerized forms.
Alexandra Hanson-Harding you should really take the time to listen to read or listen to the barsoom setmries by ERB. he uses a lot of words and stereotypes when it comes to different races. still though when you look over the entirety of the series. you gain this idea that he was very progressive in his thinking that race does not determine the capabilities or mental status of a person and that all things come from and individual.
Secondly Im not exactly sure that this book was intended for children. it was i think originally oriented in an adult magazine. Edgar Rice Burroughs had been mostly engaged in menial work up until his success in writing fiction. it was then against the advice of his publishers that he capitalized upon his success by moving into movies and books. the story being bought by companies such as Disney were portrayed much differently than originally written. much is the same way for the barsoom series, where you can see Disney's massive and depressing changes in their movie John Carter.
I hope that you get the message im trying to get across.
thank you.
it is a mistake to judge past works by the standards of our current day ... the think during this period was much different than now .. to bring up a tired example, Huck Finn although judged a "racist " book by todays standards in fact at the time was quite the opposite . Context matters.
trion trask I think that context definitely does matter. also I think that youre right to think that youre right. that these books shouldn't be judged by the standards we hold today. Unfortunately though they are, as seen by the above comment. when doing so we should, as a reader, judge the text as a whole rather than specific instances within them.
I disagree. He mentions the savage nature of all men many times and only indicates the colour of individuals to make the story clear and reflect what tarzan sees.
Right you are. Furthermore, what author Burroughs describes is precisely what the earliest explorers into sub-Saharan Africa described first hand, concerning the natives there: Explorers were shocked at their nakedness; children didn't know their fathers; they behaved like wild animals; were superstitious, less intelligent, and they ate people. What was Burroughs *supposed* to think of them....that they were all lawyers and businessmen in the jungle??
2:34:40...Kala is killed
56:18
Anyone else want to drop Chandler in the middle of M'bonga's village?
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