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Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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includes Tarzan, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, The Tarzan Trilogy, Tarzan and the Martian Legion, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa

CongoNovel

Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1980

About genetic engineering, set in africa and late 20th century.

“WorldCat: On an expedition to return Amy, his talking gorilla, to her home in the Congo, Professor Peter Elliot is joined by others who hope to find a legendary diamond mine guarded by mutant gorillas.”
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AirmanNovel

Eoin Colferstandalone novel2008

Historical fiction, about coming of age and revenge, set in 19th century.

The Lad and the LionNovel

Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1938

Adventure, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in early 20th century and our world.

“The text was apparently expanded for book publication, as certain incidentals of the story reflect the political situation of Europe in the late 1930s rather than the mid-1910s.”
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PymSeries

series5 books1838

Set in 19th century and at sea.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
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Start with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket →

Jungle GirlNovel

Edgar Rice Burroughsstandalone novel1932

Set in southeast asia and jungle.

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