Tarzan and a young German find a lost remnant of the Roman Empire hidden in the mountains of Africa. This novel is notable for the introduction of Nkima, who serves as Tarzan's monkey companion in it and a number of later Tarzan stories. It also reintroduces Muviro, first seen in Tarzan and the Golden Lion, as sub-chief of Tarzan's Waziri warriors. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

バローズが描く本作の真髄は、密林に隠存する古代ローマという壮大な時代錯誤がもたらす文明の衝突にあります。ターザンの野性的な気高さと、帝国の腐敗した秩序が対峙する様は、正義の本質を厳しく問いかけます。新相棒ニキマの愛嬌や戦士ムヴィロの忠誠心が、冷徹な冒険譚に人間味溢れる彩りを添えている点も見逃せません。 映像版では派手なアクションが強調されますが、原作には視覚情報だけでは捉えきれない緻密な社会風刺と心理描写が息づいています。文字を通じて脳内に構築される帝国の荘厳さは、いかなる映像をも凌駕する没入感を与えてくれるでしょう。媒体を往来することで、ターザンという英雄の多層的な魅力がより鮮明に浮かび上がるはずです。