Publisher's Synopsis
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is a classic adventure novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story takes place in the heart of Africa, where Tarzan, the protagonist, finds himself in a desperate situation. Tarzan is in need of money to finance his jungle adventures, and his only hope is to find the hidden treasure of the lost city of Opar. But the journey to Opar is fraught with danger, as Tarzan must face fierce animals, hostile tribes, and treacherous terrain. Along the way, he meets beautiful women, including La, the high priestess of Opar, who is determined to keep the treasure for herself. Tarzan must use all his strength, cunning, and jungle skills to outsmart his enemies and claim the jewels of Opar. This thrilling tale is full of action, suspense, and romance, and is sure to captivate readers of all ages.1918. After a rambunctious youth and series of short-lived jobs including door-to-door salesman, accountant, a peddler for a quack alcoholism cure and finally pencil sharpener wholesaler, Burroughs found his calling as writer. As the story goes, one of Burroughs' duties was to verify the placement of advertisements for his sharpeners in various magazines. These were all-fiction pulp magazines, a prime source of escapist reading material for the expanding middle class. Burroughs spent time reading those magazines and decided he could write those stories just as well. He was lucky his first time out and sold Under the Moon of Mars. The Tarzan series followed this and Burroughs was now a full-fledged writer. Now, surrender yourself to Tarzan's exploits in the damp African Jungle, yield to the pull of primitive impulses as your imagination goes back again in prehistoric times, swinging from tree to tree in glorious abandon through the primeval forest or fighting the great cave bear with rude stone weapons. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar will hold you with the same breathless interest, thrills and fascination as any of the previous stories. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.