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Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
Philip Jose Farmer
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Description for Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
Paperback. Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). This biography brings together the life of this man, correcting Burroughs' errors and deliberate deceptions. Series: Bison Frontiers of Imagination. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography Philip José Farmer pieces together the life of this fantastic man, correcting Burroughs’s errors and deliberate deceptions and tracing Tarzan's family tree back to other extraordinary figures, including Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Bulldog Drummond. Tarzan Alive offers the first chronological account of Tarzan's life, narrated in careful detail garnered from Burroughs’s stories and other sources. From the ill-fated voyage that ... Read more
Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography Philip José Farmer pieces together the life of this fantastic man, correcting Burroughs’s errors and deliberate deceptions and tracing Tarzan's family tree back to other extraordinary figures, including Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Bulldog Drummond. Tarzan Alive offers the first chronological account of Tarzan's life, narrated in careful detail garnered from Burroughs’s stories and other sources. From the ill-fated voyage that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Series
Bison Frontiers of Imagination
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803269217
SKU
V9780803269217
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About Philip Jose Farmer
Philip José Farmer has had a long and illustrious career in science fiction, winning three Hugo awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award, and the Nebula Grand Master award. Mike Resnick is the winner of five Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award. His novels include Santiago, Kirinyaga, the Widowmaker series, and Ivory. Win Scott Eckert is the editor and author ... Read more
Reviews for Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
“The old vine swinger is one of a handful of fictional characters to rank a biography. Such books give the authors the opportunity to expound on the characters, providing background, side stories, and updates not offered by their creator. Farmer’s 1972 volume borrows from Edgar Rice Burroughs but also adds to the legend by tracing Tarzan’s lineage . . . ... Read more