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  1. Chapter 1

    Dedication

    The author dedicates the book to Joan Burroughs.

  2. Chapter 2

    The Beasts of Tarzan

    Tarzan, having been kidnapped and marooned by Rokoff, begins to gather a group of wild beasts, including Akut the ape and Sheeta the panther, to aid in his survival and pursuit of his enemies.

  3. Chapter 3

    Kidnapped

    Lord Greystoke (Tarzan) learns that his arch-enemy Nikolas Rokoff has escaped from prison. Fearing for his family, he returns to London only to discover that his infant son Jack has been kidnapped. Following a mysterious phone call, Tarzan travels to Dover where he is lured aboard the steamer Kincaid by Alexis Paulvitch, only to be trapped in a hatch and imprisoned as the ship sets sail. Meanwhile, Jane Clayton, suspecting a trap, follows separately.

  4. Chapter 4

    Marooned

    Tarzan is forced to write a large cheque under threat to his son's life, then is stripped and marooned on a jungle shore. He watches the Kincaid depart with Rokoff holding up his child in mockery. Meanwhile, Jane Clayton, having followed Tarzan to the ship, is captured aboard the Kincaid by Rokoff.

  5. Chapter 5

    Beasts at Bay

    Tarzan reads Rokoff's note revealing his plot to have Tarzan's son raised by cannibals and his wife endangered. Enraged and grieving, Tarzan is attacked by a bull ape named Molak, whom he kills. He then faces Akut, the new king, and forces his surrender without taking the kingship. Alone and weaponless, Tarzan fashions a stone knife, builds a bow and arrows, and constructs a shelter. He returns to his jungle instincts, hunting for food and preparing for the dangers ahead.

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  1. Chapter 6IV: Sheeta
  2. Chapter 7Mugambi
  3. Chapter 8VI: A Hideous Crew
  4. Chapter 9Betrayed
  5. Chapter 10VIII: The Dance of Death
  6. Chapter 11Chivalry or Villainy
  7. Chapter 12The Swede
  8. Chapter 13XI: Tambudza
  9. Chapter 14XII: A Black Scoundrel
  10. Chapter 15Escape
  11. Chapter 16XIV: Alone in the Jungle
  12. Chapter 17Down the Ugambi
  13. Chapter 18In the Darkness of the Night
  14. Chapter 19On the Deck of the Kincaid
  15. Chapter 20Paulvitch Plots Revenge
  16. Chapter 21XIX: The Last of the Kincaid
  17. Chapter 22Jungle Island Again
  18. Chapter 23The Law of the Jungle
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