# The Return of Tarzan — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [The Affair on the Liner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/i-the-affair-on-the-liner.md): Tarzan, contemplating his return to the jungle, witnesses a plot by Nikolas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch to frame Count de Coude for cheating at cards. Tarzan intervenes, exposing the scheme and earning the count's gratit
- [II: Forging Bonds of Hate and ⸻?](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/ii-forging-bonds-of-hate-and.md): Tarzan intervenes to protect a young woman from Rokoff and Paulvitch, first on deck and later in her cabin, where Paulvitch attempts to strangle her. Tarzan threatens the two men and warns them against further harassment
- [III: What Happened in the Rue Maule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iii-what-happened-in-the-rue-maule.md): Tarzan visits his friend D'Arnot in Paris, who urges him to claim his title and estates as Lord Greystoke. Tarzan refuses, preferring to remain a nameless vagabond and not rob Jane Porter of the wealth and position her m
- [IV: The Countess Explains](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iv-the-countess-explains.md): Tarzan recounts his Rue Maule adventure to D'Arnot, criticizing civilized brutality versus jungle law. D'Arnot warns him about the police. They visit a police official to resolve the matter. Later at the opera, Tarzan se
- [The Plot That Failed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/v-the-plot-that-failed.md): Tarzan's growing friendship with Countess Olga de Coude is observed with malice by her brother Nikolas Rokoff, who plots with Paulvitch to trap Tarzan in a compromising situation. They trick Tarzan into visiting the coun
- [VI: A Duel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/vi-a-duel.md): Tarzan confesses to D'Arnot his regret over the incident with the Countess de Coude, feeling his 'civilization' is only skin deep and considering a return to the jungle. Count de Coude challenges Tarzan to a duel; Tarzan
- [VII: The Dancing Girl of Sidi Aissa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/vii-the-dancing-girl-of-sidi-aissa.md): Tarzan's first mission as a secret agent takes him to Algeria, where he is tasked with surveilling Lieutenant Gernois, a French officer suspected of treason. After a month of uneventful observation, Gernois is transferre
- [VIII: The Fight in the Desert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/viii-the-fight-in-the-desert.md): Tarzan befriends the tribe of Kadour ben Saden and learns their ways, but after returning to Bou Saada he is ambushed by Arab assassins hired by a mysterious enemy. With the help of Abdul and the sheik's daughter, he esc
- [IX: Numa El Adrea](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/ix-numa-el-adrea.md): Tarzan joins Captain Gerard and Lieutenant Gernois on a military expedition south into Algeria, where he suspects Gernois and a band of Arab assassins are plotting against him. During a hunting excursion, Tarzan is aband
- [X: Through the Valley of the Shadow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/x-through-the-valley-of-the-shadow.md): Tarzan is captured by Arabs after being shot and bound, then held in a douar. He is freed by the Ouled-Nail of Sisi Aissa, who reveals herself as the daughter of Sheik Kabour ben Saden and saves him from execution. Later
- [John Caldwell, London](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xi-john-caldwell-london.md): Tarzan, traveling under the alias John Caldwell, boards a ship to Cape Town after a tedious wait in Algiers. He encounters Hazel Strong, Jane Porter's best friend, and reflects on his past. Later, in Bou Saada, he spies 
- [Ships That Pass](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xii-ships-that-pass.md): William Cecil Clayton grapples with the moral dilemma of whether to reveal Tarzan's true identity as Lord Greystoke, ultimately choosing self-interest over honesty. He pressures Jane Porter to marry him, but she repeated
- [The Wreck of the Lady Alice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xiii-the-wreck-of-the-lady-alice.md): After Tarzan's disappearance from the ship, Hazel Strong grows concerned and reports him missing. The captain orders a search, but no trace is found. Monsieur Thuran, having obtained what he came for, decides to pursue H
- [XIV: Back to the Primitive](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xiv-back-to-the-primitive.md): Tarzan, thrown overboard by Rokoff, swims to a derelict and then uses a lifeboat to reach land, finding himself at his own cabin. He reverts to his jungle ways, hunting and foraging, and sets out to find weapons. After d
- [From Ape to Savage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xv-from-ape-to-savage.md): Tarzan integrates into a native village after saving a warrior from a lion, learning their language and customs, participating in an elephant hunt, and discovering gold ornaments that spark his lust for wealth. He reflec
- [The Ivory Raiders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xvi-the-ivory-raiders.md): Tarzan orchestrates a guerrilla campaign against Arab ivory raiders who have attacked a native village. He frees enslaved prisoners, leads the warriors in a strategy of silent attacks from the trees, and attempts to avoi
- [XVII: The White Chief of the Waziri](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xvii-the-white-chief-of-the-waziri.md): Tarzan leads the Waziri in battle against Arab raiders and is chosen as their king after the death of old Waziri. He uses guerrilla tactics to harass the raiders, killing sentries and causing panic. The chapter culminate
- [XVIII: The Lottery of Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xviii-the-lottery-of-death.md): After the wreck of the Lady Alice, Jane Porter, Clayton, Monsieur Thuran, and two sailors find themselves adrift in a lifeboat, separated from the other boats. Tensions rise over leadership and provisions, and the discov
- [XIX: The City of Gold](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xix-the-city-of-gold.md): Tarzan becomes chief of the Waziri and leads an expedition to find a legendary city of gold. After a long march, they discover an ancient, ruined city with towering walls and mysterious inhabitants. Tarzan enters a templ
- [La](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xx-la.md): Tarzan is captured by the descendants of an ancient sun-worshipping civilization in the lost city of Opar. He is about to be sacrificed by the high priestess La, but when a mad priest attacks her, Tarzan breaks free and 
- [The Castaways](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxi-the-castaways.md): Clayton, Jane Porter, and Monsieur Thuran survive a month on a jungle beach, building a tree shelter and struggling for food. Thuran's true character emerges as selfish, cowardly, and menacing, leading to conflicts with 
- [XXII: The Treasure Vaults of Opar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxii-the-treasure-vaults-of-opar.md): Tarzan reunites with his Waziri warriors and leads them back to Opar to retrieve gold ingots from the treasure vaults. After transporting the gold to a hidden jungle amphitheater, he buries it. Later, while hunting, he w
- [The Fifty Frightful Men](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxiii-the-fifty-frightful-men.md): Tarzan, overwhelmed by sorrow and jealousy, returns to the ape tribe and is accepted back as their leader. He learns from a young bull that a band of strange apes has captured a white woman, likely Jane Porter, and is dr
- [XXIV: How Tarzan Came Again to Opar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxiv-how-tarzan-came-again-to-opar.md): Clayton frantically searches for Jane Porter after she goes missing, but fails to find her trail. He falls ill with fever, and the Russian Thuran, now recovered, cruelly refuses him water and later abandons him to die, s
- [XXV: Through the Forest Primeval](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxv-through-the-forest-primeval.md): Tarzan rescues Jane Porter from the sacrificial altar in Opar, carrying her unconscious through the forest. Meanwhile, they discover the dying William Cecil Clayton, who confesses his wrongdoing and reveals a note from D
- [The Passing of the Ape-Man](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxvi-the-passing-of-the-ape-man.md): The chapter follows the party as they journey to Tarzan's cabin to bury Clayton. They encounter Professor Porter, who had been led to believe Tarzan was dead. D'Arnot's ship arrives, and plans are made to return to civil

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