Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (Tarzan, #5)

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Purchase one of 1st World Library s Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG 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 He regretted the gay life of Brussels as he never had regretted the sins which had snatched him from that gayest of capitals, and as the days passed he came to center his resentment upon the representative in Congo land of the authority which had exiled him his captain and immediate superior. Best Read [ Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (Tarzan, #5) ] by [ Edgar Rice Burroughs ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Tarzan like many of us today.Needs a little cash.His businesses in England are.Let s say the cash flow is not in balance with the expenses.Just a minor temporary difficulty.No problem The ape man knows where to get a ton of gold.The lost city of Opar He has been inside the hidden citadel before.And the inhabitants don t seem to realize or care.How valuable the gold is.Not to mention the precious jewels, also.They are too busy with human sacrifices.The Gods must be satisfied.Only blood can Tarzan like many of us today.Needs a little cash.His businesses in England are.Let s say the cash flow is not in balance with the expenses.Just a minor temporary difficulty.No problem The ape man knows where to get a ton of gold.The lost city of Opar He has been inside the hidden citadel before.And the inhabitants don t seem to realize or care.How valuable the gold is.Not to mention the precious jewels, also.They are too busy with human sacrifices.The Gods must be satisfied.Only blood can do that.Strange isn t it So off the jungle man goes With ...Perfect summer reading Tarzan discovers he s broke, goes to Opar to loot it of some gold they ll never miss it, he figures but gets amnesia instead after a sudden earthquake He s followed to Opar followed by murderous cad, Albert Werper, who is in cahoots with Achmet Zek, a roving Arab bandit who has his eyes on Jane Also in the mix is La, high priestess of Opar, who has the hots for Tarzan when she s not the woman scorned Tarzan reverts back to his savage self while Jane is in the fiendis Perfect summer reading Tarzan discovers he s broke, goes to Opar to loot it of some gold they ll never miss it, he figures but gets amnesia instead after a sudden earthquake He s followed to Opar followed by murderous cad, Albe...This is it This is where the Tarzan series really gets going, for me I guess for some Graystoke purists, this is probably the demise of Tarzan as a serious work because it basically becomes nonsense dime novel fiction from this point on, but to me, that s ERB at his best.This book has everything Tarzan returns to the lost city of Opar, meets a beautiful, alluring, and of course dangerous queen who falls in love with him, he gets amnesia, and Jane is in danger all the while Fantastic ad This is it This is where the Tarzan series really gets going, for me I guess for some Graystoke purists, this is probably the demise of Tarzan as a serious work because it basically becomes nonsense dime novel fic...There is so much wrong with these books, but I am addicted to them Tarzan, returning to Opar forgold, suffers a nasty bump on the head during an earthquake, gets amnesia and reverts to his jungle past This is not good for Jane who, in the meantime has been abducted once again and is waiting to be rescued by her forest god Mix inman eating lions, rites of human sacrifice, apes running around disguised as arab traders, shadowy figures slipping into tents with daggers in the night, e There is so much wrong with these books, but...Another good Tarzan novel Tarzan ran around with amnesia through much of this book, which is a plot device that I usually don t like However, it was well done in this case and very much fit the story You had evil bandits, an army d...However low a man may sink, honor and chivalry, has he ever possessed them, are never entirely eradicated from his character This is the fifth novel in the Tarzan series and is usually considered one of the better ones Tarzan once again returns to Opar, the source of the gold for lost colony of fabled Atlantis He follows a Belgian and Arab into the jungle where they stumble upon the lost city Unfortunately, Tarzan loses his memory after a fight and reverts to hisprimitive self I lostHowever low a man may sink, honor and chivalry, has he ever possessed them, are never entirely eradicated from his character This is the fifth novel in the Tarzan series and is usually considered one of the better ones Tarzan once again returns to Opar, the source of the gold for lost colony of fabled Atlantis He follows a Belgian and Arab into the jungle where they stumble upon the lost city Unfortunately, Tarzan loses his memory after a fight and reverts to hisprimitive self I lost track but I think there were at least five Tarzan vs lion fights in the book La, the beaut...Putting away Naked Lunch, I couldn t help myself but take down another Burroughs, Edgar Rice, and the only Tarzan book on my shelves, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Did you know Tarzan s real name was John Clayton I mean, we all knew he was Lord Greystoke but even a Tarzan fan such as I, who, as a kid, ran around shirtless pretending to be Tarzan, did not know John Clayton Johnny Weismuller, sure but Jo...5 in the Tarzan series This 1916 series entry had two items which struck me as interesting because of connections to 1912 recent at the time of writing happenings Author Burroughs uses titanic as an adjective meaning large but having connotations of the ocean liner sunk in 2012 He also refers to the ancestors of Piltdown Man swinging through the trees of England The fossil known as Piltdown Man was discovered in England in 1912 and wasn t exposed as a hoax until 1953 After financial se 5 in the Tarzan series This 1916 series entry had two items which struck me as interesting because of connections to 1912 recent at the time ...With this book we seem to go back to the formula It feels a bit like Burroughs was being lead by the sales of books.okay, now I have to write another one.what can I have him do this time Annnd a bit like daytime serials, he chose the amnesia gambit Tarzan forgets that he is an English gentleman and returns to his days as a beast Perhaps the oddest thing about this book is the Keyst...Another great Tarzan adventure with all the main features you expect on this kind of book this time Lord Greystoke returns to Opar to get somegold from the natives bad economy in England is ruining his business, so nothing better than steal a primitive tribe not much has changed in the last century and meet again the female preacher that has a crush on him When he s under the lost city of Opar a massive earthquake makes a rock bump his head, he gets a major case of amnesia a Another great Tarzan adventure with all t...

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (Tarzan, #5)
  • English
  • 23 April 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 264 pages
  • 1421807106
  • Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (Tarzan, #5)