Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first published in 1918. It is the fifth book in the Tarzan series and follows the adventures of the famous jungle hero, Tarzan.The story begins with Tarzan returning to his African home after a trip to England. While he is away, his wife Jane has been kidnapped by a group of Arab raiders who are after the treasure of the lost city of Opar. Tarzan must rescue Jane and retrieve the treasure before it falls into the wrong hands.The lost city of Opar is home to a tribe of people who worship a god named The Flaming God. They possess a vast treasure of gold and jewels, and the Arab raiders are determined to get their hands on it. However, Tarzan discovers that the treasure is cursed and brings bad luck to those who possess it.Throughout the novel, Tarzan battles fierce animals and hostile tribes, as well as the Arab raiders, in his quest to save Jane and retrieve the treasure. The story is full of action, adventure, and suspense, with a touch of romance between Tarzan and Jane.Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is a classic adventure tale that has captivated readers for over a century. It is a must-read for fans of the Tarzan series and lovers of action and adventure stories.1918. After a rambunctious youth and series of short-lived jobs including door-to-door salesman, accountant, a peddler for a quack alcoholism cure and finally pencil sharpener wholesaler, Burroughs found his calling as writer. As the story goes, one of Burroughs' duties was to verify the placement of advertisements for his sharpeners in various magazines. These were all-fiction pulp magazines, a prime source of escapist reading material for the expanding middle class. Burroughs spent time reading those magazines and decided he could write those stories just as well. He was lucky his first time out and sold Under the Moon of Mars. The Tarzan series followed this and Burroughs was now a full-fledged writer. Now, surrender yourself to Tarzan's exploits in the damp African Jungle, yield to the pull of primitive impulses as your imagination goes back again in prehistoric times, swinging from tree to tree in glorious abandon through the primeval forest or fighting the great cave bear with rude stone weapons. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar will hold you with the same breathless interest, thrills and fascination as any of the previous stories. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.