Tarzan and the Forbidden City
1938 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs
 Dust-jacket illustration of Tarzan and the Forbidden City | |
| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | John Coleman Burroughs |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Publisher | Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. |
Publication date | 1938 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 315 |
| Preceded by | Tarzan's Quest |
| Followed by | Tarzan the Magnificent |
Tarzan and the Forbidden City is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twentieth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan.[1] Previous to its publication in book form, it was serialized during 1938 in Argosy magazine under the title The Red Star of Tarzan.
Plot summary
A young man named Brian Gregory has disappeared in Africa, looking for the fabled Father of Diamonds; his father and sister want to go rescue him, and they can only enlist Tarzan's help because they know Captain Paul D'Arnot. By chance, Tarzan and Brian are lookalikes, thus making some vile scoundrels think Tarzan is Brian. They are also heading out after the big old diamond.
The Forbidden city is again in a secret valley, with two cities Ashair and Thobos in war, because of the Father of Diamonds. Tarzan has to fight many times against different foes, once even a man-size unicorn seahorse!
Media adaptations
The book has been adapted into the radio series Tarzan and the Diamond of Ashair'', and into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan nos. 190-191, dated October–November 1970, with a script by Gaylord DuBois and art by Paul Norris and Nat Edson.
It was also the basis for an episode of the Filmation Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle animated cartoon in 1976, and an episode of Tarzan: The Epic Adventures in 1997.
References
- ^ Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. pp. 67.
External links
- Tarzan and the Forbidden City at Faded Page (Canada)
- ERBzine.com Illustrated Bibliography entry for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Forbidden City
- Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Tarzan and the Forbidden City
| Preceded by Tarzan's Quest | Tarzan series Tarzan and the Forbidden City | Succeeded by Tarzan the Magnificent |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs (works)
- Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
- The Return of Tarzan (1913)
- The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
- The Son of Tarzan (1915)
- Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
- Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23)
- Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28)
- Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29)
- Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30)
- Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31)
- Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32)
- Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
- Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34)
- Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33)
- Tarzan's Quest (1935/36)
- Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
- Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
- Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
- Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
- Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)
- Tarzan the Untamed (1920)
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1939)
- Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963)
- Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
short stories
- Tarzan's First Love (1916)
- The Capture of Tarzan (1916)
- The Fight for the Balu (1916)
- The God of Tarzan (1916)
- Tarzan and the Black Boy (1917)
- The Witch-Doctor Seeks Vengeance (1917)
- The End of Bukawai (1917)
- The Lion (1917)
- The Nightmare (1917)
- The Battle for Teeka (1917)
- A Jungle Joke (1917)
- Tarzan Rescues the Moon (1917)
- Tarzan the Untamed (1919)
- Tarzan and the Valley of Luna (1920)
- The Tarzan Twins (1927)
- Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins with Jad-Bal-Ja the Golden Lion (1936)
- Tarzan and the Magic Men (1936)
- Tarzan and the Elephant Men (1937/38)
- Tarzan and the Champion (1940)
- Tarzan and the Jungle Murders (1940)
- Tarzan and the Castaways (1941)
adventures
- The Man-Eater (1915)
- The Cave Girl (1925)
- The Eternal Lover (1925)
- Jungle Girl (1932)
- The Lad and the Lion (1938)
- A Princess of Mars (1917)
- The Gods of Mars (1918)
- The Warlord of Mars (1919)
- Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920)
- The Chessmen of Mars (1922)
- The Master Mind of Mars (1928)
- A Fighting Man of Mars (1931)
- Swords of Mars (1936)
- Synthetic Men of Mars (1940)
- Llana of Gathol (1948)
- John Carter of Mars (1964)
- At the Earth's Core (1914)
- Pellucidar (1915)
- Tanar of Pellucidar (1929)
- Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
- Back to the Stone Age (1937)
- Land of Terror (1944)
- Savage Pellucidar (1963)
- Pirates of Venus (1934)
- Lost on Venus (1935)
- Carson of Venus (1939)
- Escape on Venus (1946)
- The Wizard of Venus (1964)
- The Land That Time Forgot (1918)
- The People That Time Forgot (1918)
- Out of Time's Abyss (1918)
speculative fiction
- Beyond Thirty (1915)
- The Moon Maid (1926)
- The Monster Men (1929)
- "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" (1937)
- Beyond the Farthest Star (1941)
- Tales of Three Planets (1964)
- The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1926)
- The War Chief (1927)
- Apache Devil (1933)
- The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (1940)
- The Outlaw of Torn (1914/1927)
- I Am a Barbarian (1967)
- The Rider (1918)
- The Mad King (1926)
novels
- The Mucker (1914/16)
- The Girl from Farris's (1916)
- The Oakdale Affair (1918)
- The Efficiency Expert (1921)
- The Girl from Hollywood (1923)
- Pirate Blood (1970)
- Marcia of the Doorstep (1999)
- The Oakdale Affair and The Rider (1937)
- Beyond Thirty and The Man-Eater (1957)
- Minidoka: 937th Earl of One Mile Series M (1998)
- You Lucky Girl! (1999)
- Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder (2001)
- Brother Men (2005)
