Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 adventure novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the first book in the Tarzan series. It follows the creation of a larger-than-life figure in a jungle setting, where human identity meets wild nature and the rules of the outside world are far away. The book was first published in a magazine before appearing as a full novel, and it helped launch one of Burroughs’s best-known series.

It suits readers who want a classic adventure with a strong sense of setting, motion, and origin story rather than a heavy literary style. The fantasy element is clear, but the book is really built around the idea of a person formed by an environment that does not belong to ordinary society. If you like early genre fiction that moves quickly and builds a memorable central figure, this is a good place to start, especially if you want to see how the Tarzan series begins.