EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) was a prodigy of imagination. His Tarzan of the Apes, published in 1914, tells the story of an infant boy, orphaned when his aristocratic English parents perish in the jungles of Africa. Rescued and reared by a tribe of apes, the child learns to speak their language, imitate their calls, hunt, fish, and travel through treetops. Eventually, his exceptional strength, courage and intelligence earn him the respect and admiration of not only the apes, but of all the