The Return of Tarzan (1913) by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the thrilling sequel to Tarzan of the Apes, continuing the adventures of the iconic jungle hero. After rejecting his aristocratic inheritance in favor of a life of adventure, Tarzan travels to Europe and North Africa, where he becomes entangled in espionage, shipwrecks, and tribal warfare. Eventually, he returns to the African jungle, reuniting with his primal roots and battling enemies—both human and beast—while rediscovering his love, Jane Porter.
Filled with action, romance, and exotic locales, this novel solidifies Tarzan’s legend as the noble savage torn between civilization and the wild. Burroughs’ vivid storytelling makes it a classic of early pulp adventure fiction.
