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"Tarzan and the Castaways" is a captivating collection of short stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first published in 1940. Set in the untamed African jungle, the book brings back the iconic character Tarzan, the jungle lord. The collection is comprised of three distinct adventures, each presenting its own set of challenges and adversaries for Tarzan to overcome. In the first story, Tarzan faces perilous encounters with hostile tribes, poachers, and wild animals as he protects his domain. The second story finds Tarzan marooned on a desert island with fellow castaways, where he must use his resourcefulness and leadership skills to ensure their survival. The final tale introduces Tarzan to a lost civilization in the jungle, where he becomes embroiled in a struggle for power and justice. "Tarzan and the Castaways" showcases the timeless appeal of Tarzan's character, his deep connection with the African wilderness, and his unwavering heroism in the face of adversity.
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is the creator of Tarzan, one of the most popular fictional characters of all time, and John Carter, hero of the Barsoom science fiction series. Burroughs was a prolific author, writing almost 70 books before his death in 1950, and was one of the first authors to popularize a character across multiple media, as he did with Tarzan’s appearance in comic strips, movies, and merchandise. Residing in Hawaii at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, Burroughs was drawn into the Second World War and became one of the oldest war correspondents at the time. Edgar Rice Burroughs’s popularity continues to be memorialized through the community of Tarzana, California, which is named after the ranch he owned in the area, and through the Burrough crater on Mars, which was named in his honour.
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