Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Name: Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, published in 1916. The story follows Tarzan, Lord Greystoke, as he travels to the lost city of Opar in search of a valuable treasure. Along the way, he encounters various dangers and obstacles, including fierce tribes and deadly creatures. Ultimately, Tarzan succeeds in retrieving the treasure, but not without facing significant challenges and making unexpected alliances.

By Edgar Rice Burroughs · First published 1914 · Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action · 24 chapters · 74,149 words

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Lieutenant Albert Werper had only the prestige of the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered. At first he had been humbly thankful, too, that they had sent him to this Godforsaken Congo post instead of court-martialing him, as he had so justly deserved; but now six months of the monotony, the frightful isolation and the loneliness had wrought a change. The young man brooded continually over his fate. His days were filled with morbid self-pity, which eventually engendered in his weak and vacillating mind a hatred for those who had sent him here -- for the very men he had at first inwardly thanked for saving him from the ignominy of degradation.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Date: 1914 CE
Language: English
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Romantic, Science Fiction
Length: 74,149 words
Structure: 24 chapters, 1,144 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Genres

Adventure — The book focuses on Tarzan's journey and exploits in the lost city of Opar which categorizes it as an adventure novel.
Fantasy — The story includes elements of the supernatural and mythical, such as the lost city of Opar, categorizing it as a fantasy novel.
Action — The book contains several physical confrontations and action-packed scenes involving Tarzan, thus classifying it as an action novel.
Romantic — Tarzan and Jane's relationship undergoes challenges and evolves, adding a romantic subplot to the story.