Action Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan Vol 1. v3. 26th Aug 2009

HarryT · 08-26-2009, 05:06 AM

The first five books in the "Tarzan" series, in a single volume:

1. Tarzan of the Apes
2. The Return of Tarzan
3. The Beasts of Tarzan
4. The Son of Tarzan
5. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Enjoy!

EDIT: 17 Feb 08

Recreated the book with improved layout and formatting. Uploaded v2.

EDIT: 28 May 08

Recreated to fix a problem with incorrect paragraph breaks. Uploaded v3.

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staul62 · 11-16-2010, 08:46 PM

Harry,

Many thanks for all the Burroughs works you've provided. These are an old favourite and it's great to be able to carry them around with me.

Did you know that most of the Tarzan books available through PG are heavily edited, in order to make them more "PC"? This practice goes back at least as far as the Ballantyne paperback editions. Uncensored versions of at least the first eight books are available. Just thought you'd like to know. If anybody is interested, I can hunt down a link I have to an article on the subject.

Cheers,

Steve

zorzal · 11-16-2010, 09:53 PM

very interesting. do you have a link to the uncensored versions?

HarryT · 11-17-2010, 04:17 AM

I would very much welcome link to the uncensored versions.

banjomike · 11-17-2010, 08:41 PM

This is a link to a "comparison text" of Tarzan of the Apes. It merges the original text with the censored/bowdlerized Ballantine version (shown in red).

http://www.erblist.com/erbmania/novels/toafuchs.html

Many of the changes seem to be the same sort of simplifications that were done to Philosophers Stone. Using simpler words and phrases instead of the originals but there is genuine censorship.

I've only scanned a few pages but standouts so far are "They messed in his cabin" which becomes "They took their meals in his cabin" and ""Ah doan know nuffin' 'bout dat, Marse Clayton, rejoined Esmeralda;" completely vanishes.

It will be interesting reading.

jgray · 11-18-2010, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by banjomike

This is a link to a "comparison text" of Tarzan of the Apes. It merges the original text with the censored/bowdlerized Ballantine version (shown in red).

http://www.erblist.com/erbmania/novels/toafuchs.html

I assume that when that comparison was made, the 1914 version mentioned was not available on Google Books. It is now.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZbB...page&q&f=false

I just took a preliminary look at the epub version and it seems better than many I had gotten from Google Books. It isn't perfect, but it would be a usable starting point for someone like HarryT to create a better epub.

Personally, I'm against changing an author's work to fit the "sensibilities" of the day. George Orwell wrote about where that ultimately leads. An author, a musician, an artist, etc. are all products of their times. You can't judge them by later standards, and they certainly shouldn't be revised to fit those standards.

Joe

jgray · 11-18-2010, 12:48 AM

An advanced search of Google Books for Tarzan PD books brings up a nice list of eight.

http://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks...=10&lr=lang_en

Joe

staul62 · 11-22-2010, 07:11 PM

Harry,

Apologies for the delay. This is the link I was referring to:

http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/erbville/erbpdf.htm

Which contains a further link to a very thorough PDF document:

http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/erbville/censored.pdf

Both these have gone a long time without being updated, mainly because the creator has apparently shifted his focus to his ERBVille Press venture:

http://www.erbvillepress.com/

Used in conjunction with the links mentioned above, you now have all I know on the subject.

Steve

HarryT · 11-23-2010, 01:43 PM

Thanks, Steve.

staul62 · 11-24-2010, 07:25 PM

Interesting... on FeedBooks, Tarzan and the Golden Lion is the original (even pre-G&D edits) but all the others seem to be the censored versions. I haven't checked them all yet. And I confess I haven't checked your versions, Harry.

(Is it OK to discuss such things in the actual book upload thread?)

11-16-2010, 08:46 PM	#2
staul62 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: PB360	Did you know....? Harry, Many thanks for all the Burroughs works you've provided. These are an old favourite and it's great to be able to carry them around with me. Did you know that most of the Tarzan books available through PG are heavily edited, in order to make them more "PC"? This practice goes back at least as far as the Ballantyne paperback editions. Uncensored versions of at least the first eight books are available. Just thought you'd like to know. If anybody is interested, I can hunt down a link I have to an article on the subject. Cheers, Steve

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zorzal Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 2476 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Device: Kindle2, NookColor, iTouch, BlackBerry	very interesting. do you have a link to the uncensored versions?

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banjomike Addict Posts: 319 Karma: 397404 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Device: PRS-505,DSlibris,nook Glow & HD+,Tab S2,Moon+,Clara,Clara Colour	This is a link to a "comparison text" of Tarzan of the Apes. It merges the original text with the censored/bowdlerized Ballantine version (shown in red). http://www.erblist.com/erbmania/novels/toafuchs.html Many of the changes seem to be the same sort of simplifications that were done to Philosophers Stone. Using simpler words and phrases instead of the originals but there is genuine censorship. I've only scanned a few pages but standouts so far are "They messed in his cabin" which becomes "They took their meals in his cabin" and ""Ah doan know nuffin' 'bout dat, Marse Clayton, rejoined Esmeralda;" completely vanishes. It will be interesting reading.

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jgray Fanatic Posts: 549 Karma: 2928497 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Clara 2E & Sage	An advanced search of Google Books for Tarzan PD books brings up a nice list of eight. http://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks...=10&lr=lang_en Joe

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staul62 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: PB360	Harry, Apologies for the delay. This is the link I was referring to: http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/erbville/erbpdf.htm Which contains a further link to a very thorough PDF document: http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/erbville/censored.pdf Both these have gone a long time without being updated, mainly because the creator has apparently shifted his focus to his ERBVille Press venture: http://www.erbvillepress.com/ Used in conjunction with the links mentioned above, you now have all I know on the subject. Steve

11-23-2010, 01:43 PM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Thanks, Steve.

11-24-2010, 07:25 PM	#10
staul62 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: PB360	Interesting... on FeedBooks, Tarzan and the Golden Lion is the original (even pre-G&D edits) but all the others seem to be the censored versions. I haven't checked them all yet. And I confess I haven't checked your versions, Harry. (Is it OK to discuss such things in the actual book upload thread?)

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