Tarzan and the Madman is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twenty-third in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. Written from January to February 1940, the story was never published in Burroughs' lifetime.[2][3] The book was first published in hardcover by Canaveral Press in June 1964, and in paperback by Ballantine Books in February 1965.[3][4][5]
 Dust-jacket illustration of Tarzan and the Madman | |
| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Reed Crandall |
| Cover artist | Reed Crandall |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Publisher | Canaveral Press |
Publication date | June 15, 1964[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 236 |
| Preceded by | Tarzan and the Foreign Legion |
| Followed by | Tarzan and the Castaways |
Plot summary
editTarzan tracks down a man who has been mistaken for him. The man is under the delusion that he is Tarzan, and he is living in a lost city inhabited by people descended from early Portuguese explorers. The plot devices of a lost city and a Tarzan "double" or impostor had been used by Burroughs in some previous Tarzan novels.
Notes
edit- ^ "Books—Authors". The New York Times: 34. June 4, 1964.
- ^ Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Tarzan and the Madman
- ^ a b ERB C.H.A.S.E.R ENCYCLOPEDIA for Tarzan and the Madman
- ^ Tarzan and the Madman title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 133.
External links
edit- Tarzan and The Madman at Faded Page (Canada)
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