Tarzan and the Foreign Legion

Novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan and the Foreign Legion

Dust-jacket illustration by John Coleman Burroughs for Tarzan and the Foreign Legion

Author| Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrator| John Coleman Burroughs
Cover artist| John Coleman Burroughs
Language| English
Series| Tarzan series
Genre| Adventure
Publisher| Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Publication date

| 1947
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback)
Pages| 314
Preceded by| Tarzan the Magnificent
Followed by| Tarzan and the Madman

Tarzan and the Foreign Legion is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twenty-second in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The book, written June–September 1944 while Burroughs was living in Honolulu and published in 1947, was the last new work by Burroughs to be published during his life (Llana of Gathol, the tenth book in the Barsoom series, was published in 1948, but it was a collection of four stories originally published in Amazing Stories in 1941).[1] The novel is set during World War II in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. The term "foreign legion" does not refer to the French Foreign Legion, but is the name given in the book to a small international force (including Tarzan) fighting the Empire of Japan.

The book was offered to Argosy magazine, in 1945, for serial publication, as per every Tarzan story previously, but the story was rejected by them and returned. Burroughs published it himself, almost two years later.

## Plot summary

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While serving in the Royal Air Force under his civilian name of John Clayton, Tarzan is shot down over the island of Sumatra in the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies. He uses his jungle survival skills to save his comrades-in-arms, and they fight the Japanese while seeking escape from enemy territory.

Tarzan also reveals to his companions how in his youth, after saving the life of a witch doctor, he was rewarded by treatment that gave him perpetual youth. His companions ask if he is also immortal and he says no.[2] According to Tarzan Alive, Philip José Farmer's study of the ape man's life and career, the incident related occurred in January 1912.[3]

## Adaptations

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The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan nos. 192–193, dated June and July 1970.

## References

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1. ^ Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 128.
2. ^ Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Tarzan and the Foreign Legion, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1947. Chapter 25.
3. ^ Farmer, Philip José. Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke. Doubleday, 1972.

## External links

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* Tarzan and The Foreign Legion at Faded Page (Canada)
* ERBzine.com Illustrated Bibliography entry for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Foreign Legion
* Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Tarzan and the Foreign Legion
* Text of the novel at Project Gutenberg Australia Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by

Tarzan the Magnificent

|  Tarzan series
Tarzan and the Foreign Legion | Succeeded by

Tarzan and the Madman

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Edgar Rice Burroughs (works)

Tarzan novels|

* 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)

Tarzan collections|

* Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)
* Tarzan the Untamed (1920)
* Tarzan the Magnificent (1939)
* Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963)
* Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)

Tarzan
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)

Other jungle
adventures|

* The Man-Eater (1915)
* The Cave Girl (1925)
* The Eternal Lover (1925)
* Jungle Girl (1932)
* The Lad and the Lion (1938)

Martian series|

* 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)

Pellucidar series|

* 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)

Venus series|

* Pirates of Venus (1934)
* Lost on Venus (1935)
* Carson of Venus (1939)
* Escape on Venus (1946)
* The Wizard of Venus (1964)

Caspak series|

* The Land That Time Forgot (1918)
* The People That Time Forgot (1918)
* Out of Time's Abyss (1918)

Other
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)

Westerns|

* The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1926)
* The War Chief (1927)
* Apache Devil (1933)
* The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (1940)

Historical novels|

* The Outlaw of Torn (1914/1927)
* I Am a Barbarian (1967)

Ruritanian romances|

* The Rider (1918)
* The Mad King (1926)

Contemporary
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)

Other works|

* 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)

Related|

* Florence Gilbert (second wife)
* John Coleman Burroughs (son)
* Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
* Tarzana, Los Angeles
* Tarzan, Texas

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Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Literature

| Edgar Rice Burroughs'
official canon|

* 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)
* Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)
* Tarzan the Untamed (1920)
* 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 the Magnificent (1939)
* Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
* Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
* Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)

|

Related works|

* The Eternal Lover (1925)
* The Mad King (1926)
* Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963)
* Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)

Licensed works|

* Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
* Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974)
* Bunduki (1975)
* Flight to Opar (1976)
* Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)
* The Dark Heart of Time (1999)
* The Adventures of Tarzan (1921/2006)
* Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy (2011)
* Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don (2015)
* Tarzan on the Precipice (2016)
* King Kong vs. Tarzan (2016)
* Tarzan Trilogy (2016)
* Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege (2017)

Films

| Silent films|

* Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
* The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
* The Revenge of Tarzan (1920)
* The Son of Tarzan (1920)
* The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
* Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
* Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
* Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

|

1930s theatrical films|

* Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
* The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
* Tarzan's Revenge (1938)

MGM/RKO film series|

| Johnny Weissmuller|

* Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
* Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
* Tarzan Escapes (1936)
* Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
* Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
* Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
* Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
* Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
* Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
* Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
* Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
* Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)

|

Lex Barker|

* Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
* Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
* Tarzan's Peril (1951)
* Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
* Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)

Gordon Scott|

* Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
* Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
* Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
* Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
* Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
* Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)

Jock Mahoney|

* Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
* Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)

Mike Henry|

* Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
* Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
* Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)

Remakes|

* Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
* Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)

Warner Bros. films|

* Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
* Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
* The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Television films|

* Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
* Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
* Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)

Disney animated films|

* Tarzan (1999)
* Tarzan & Jane (2002)
* Tarzan II (2005)

Other animated films|

* Tarzan of the Apes (1999)
* Tarzan (2013)

Related documentaries|

* Investigating Tarzan (1997)

Non-English language|

* Vanaraja Karzan (1938)
* Tarzan and the Brown Prince (1972)
* Adventures of Tarzan (1985)
* Tarzan Ki Beti (2002)

Television

| Series|

* Tarzan (1966–1968)
* Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–1980)
* Tarzán (1991–1994)
* Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996–1997)
* The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003)
* Tarzan (2003)
* Tarzan and Jane (2017–2018)

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Adventure hours|

* The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour
* The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour
* Tarzan and the Super 7

Characters

| People|

* Tarzan
* Jane Porter
* Harry Holt
* Korak
* La
* Meriem
* Muviro
* Waziri
* William Cecil Clayton

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Animals|

* Cheeta
* Jad-bal-ja
* Kala
* Kerchak
* Mangani
* Nkima
* Tantor
* Tublat

Disney version misc.

| Adaptations|

* Musical
* Tarzan Rocks!
* Tarzan's Treehouse

|

Video games|

* Disney's Tarzan Activity Center
* Kingdom Hearts
* Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure

Music and radio

| Disney|

* Soundtrack
* "Two Worlds"
* "You'll Be in My Heart"
* "Son of Man"
* "Strangers Like Me"

|

Radio|

* Tarzan (radio program)

Other|

* "Gitarzan" (1969)
* "Jungle Boogie" (1973)
* "Tarzan Boy" (1985)
* "Tarzan & Jane" (1998)

Miscellaneous

| Speech|

* Kreegah bundolo
* Tarzan yell

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Games|

* Jungle Lord
* Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
* Tarzan
* Tarzan: Untamed
* Tarzan: Return to the Jungle

Comics|

* Tarzanesque
* Tarzan vs. Predator: At the Earth's Core
* Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle
* Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes
* Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips

General|

* Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
* Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
* "Brothers of the Spear"
* Opar
* Pellucidar
* Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle
* Tarzan and Jane (musical)
* Tarzana, Los Angeles
* Zone (play)

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