Tarzan and the Madman
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Tarzan and the Madman is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs
, the twenty-third in his series of books about the title character Tarzan
. Written from January-February, 1940, the story was never published in Burroughs' lifetime. It was first published in hardcover by Canaveral Press
in June, 1964, and in paperback by Ballantine Books
in February, 1965.
. Under current law, it will enter the public domain
in 2014 (Canada and New Zealand), 2034 (Australia), and 2059 (United States).
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.-Biography:...
, the twenty-third in his series of books about the title character Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
. Written from January-February, 1940, the story was never published in Burroughs' lifetime. It was first published in hardcover by Canaveral Press
Canaveral Press
Canaveral Press was a New York-based publisher of fantasy, science fiction and related material, active from the early 1960s through the mid-1970s. Richard A...
in June, 1964, and in paperback by Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
in February, 1965.
Plot summary
Tarzan tracks down a man who has been mistaken for him. The man is under the delusion that he is Tarzan, and he is living in a lost city inhabited by people descended from early Portuguese explorers. The plot devices of a lost city and a Tarzan "double" or impostor had been used by Burroughs in some previous Tarzan novels.Copyright
As a posthumous work published in 1964, this novel is still under worldwide copyrightCopyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
. Under current law, it will enter the public domain
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
in 2014 (Canada and New Zealand), 2034 (Australia), and 2059 (United States).