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TARZAN AND THE LION MAN

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

ACE BOOKS, INC. 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.

This Ace edition follows the text of the first hard-cover book edition, originally published in 1934.

Printed in U.S.A.

TWO TARZANS IN GORILLA COUNTRY

Tarzan moved stealthily in the trees high above a savage scene. The tempo of the dance had increased. Painted warriors were leaping and stamping around a small group that surrounded the prisoner. As Tarzan gazed at the prisoner he experienced a shock.

It was as though his disembodied spirit hovered above and looked down upon himself, so amazing was the likeness of this man to the Lord of the Jungle.

Who was this man who looked so much like Tarzan as to startle even Tarzan himself and what did he seek in the jungles of Africa?

FOREWORD

But the crowning satire of the whole novel, even overshadowing the fabulous episode of the gorillas, are the last couple of chapters dealing with Tarzan's visit to Hollywood, California. They concern the casting of a new Tarzan film, and one John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, Tarzan of the Apes himself. Upon being asked to try out for the part of Tarzan, he is considered by the casting director as "not the type." Truly, Burroughs must still be chuckling about that little scene.

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