Language: English
Published in: 1916
Categorie(s): Fiction, Action & Adventure
Word count: 65,700 words (≈ about 4 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).
Here Tarzan returns to Opar, the source of the gold for lost Atlantis. Ages ago Atlantis sunk beneath the waves -- but the denizens of Opar still mine the gold of this lost colony. Tarzan, following greedy pair -- one Belgian, one Arab -- into the jungle, where they stumble into the lost city. Bad enough --… (more)
Burroughs has created in Tarzan an extreme example of a hero figure unalloyed with character flaws or faults. Tarzan is described by Burroughs as being...
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:31:58 +0200
I enjoyed this book.
Thu, 22 May 2008 19:21:04 +0200
In Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, the jungle lord must face evil hunters, beast men, and jungle animals, all the while suffering from a case of amnesia. This is only a fair Tarzan novel, not one of the best, but features the return of the compelling La, Queen of Opar, who first appeared in the Return of Tarzan. This alone warrents reading this book.