TARZAN AND THE LOST EMPIRE EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS ACE BOOKS, INC. 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y. This Ace edition follows the text of the first hard-cover book edition, originally published in 1929. _Cover art and title page illustration by Frank Frazetta._ _Edgar Rice Burroughs books available in Ace editions_: F-156 AT THE EARTH'S CORE F-157 THE MOON MAID F-158 PELLUCIDAR F-159 THE MOON MEN F-168 THUVIA, MAID OF MARS Printed in U.S.A. To Jean Hulbert TARZAN TO THE RESCUE The disappearance of a noted archaeologist hunting the secret of the Lost Tribe of the Wiramwazi Mountains was a signal to the one man who could penetrate Africa's deepest interior--Tarzan of the Apes. For only Tarzan, the white man who had been raised by the anthropoid apes, could understand the ways of the jungle and its beasts perfectly enough to speed to the scientist's rescue. But this time, in addition to savage tribes and vicious beasts, Tarzan uncovered a strange lost land--twin cities of Roman soldiery, outposts of a ruthless empire that had fallen fifteen hundred years before. Tarzan's desperate struggle between ancient intrigues and modern schemers, against deadly gladiators and enraged lions, is Edgar Rice Burroughs at his very best. _Foreword_: THE REAL TARZAN Who is the real Tarzan of the Apes? Everyone generally agrees that he's the strong man that lives in the jungle and can talk with his animal friends. But from there on, the definitions will vary. Some will swear that he lives in a tree house and is usually saying, "Me Tarzan, you Jane," while others will tell you that he has a son named Boy and a monkey called Cheetah. In spite of what you may suppose, this is not a valid answer to the question. Tarzan does not live in a tree house, he speaks English fluently, his son's name is Korak the Killer and he calls his monkey Nkima. The misconceptions were brought about by the Tarzan motion pictures of a few years back, and, though they have certainly spread Tarzan's fame, they have altered his character from that created by Burroughs in his books. The Tarzan novels are vividly conceived, mature, gripping stories told by a talented author. You hold one of these novels in your hand. You will find the real Tarzan far more thrilling than his pale movie counterpart. --CAMILLE CAZADESSUS, JR. _Editor_, ERB-dom, _a magazine devoted to the Burroughs books_. _Chapter One_