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10/04/2025

Jane Goodall was Guest of Honor at the 2012 Centennial Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum convention in Tarzana, California, where Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. President Jim Sullos presented her with a special bronze statue of Tarzan by artist and sculptor Joe DeVito.

10/03/2025

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10/03/2025

Jane Goodall herself has often said that Tarzan influenced her childhood dreams.

When she was a little girl in England, she read Tarzan of the Apes and was captivated by the idea of Africa and wild animals. She has joked in interviews and speeches that she was jealous of Tarzan’s Jane—because she wanted to be Tarzan’s Jane herself!

Instead of ending up in the jungle as a fictional heroine, she grew up to do the real thing:

• At age 23, she traveled to Africa.
• Soon after, Louis Leakey sent her to study wild chimpanzees in Tanzania.
• Her work fulfilled that early dream inspired by Burroughs’ books, but in a far more meaningful and groundbreaking way.

So yes—Tarzan was one of the sparks that ignited her passion for Africa, animals, and a life of adventure.

Jane Goodall, the world’s preeminent chimpanzee researcher, made us rethink what it means to be human. Her death at 91 was announced yesterday.

After a childhood spent adoring Tarzan, Dr. Doolittle and her stuffed monkey doll, Goodall relocated to the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve, in East Africa, in early adulthood to study primates up close.

Her research revealed rich dynamics of family and community. It also chronicled the animals’ use of tools, their rain dances and organized warfare. Along the way, she became a revered figure in pop culture. Her work with chimpanzees “represents one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements,” said Stephen Jay Gould, the evolutionary biologist and science historian.

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Jane Goodall was Guest of Honor at the 2012 Centennial Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum convention in Tarzana, California, where Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. President Jim Sullos presented her with a special bronze statue of Tarzan by artist and sculptor Joe DeVito.

10/01/2025

We are very sad to hear about the passing of our friend Jane Goodall. As a young child she read Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan books, which began her dream to travel to Africa and study the apes. Of Tarzan she once said, “I had read Tarzan and fallen in love, although he married the wrong Jane, the wretched man. I wanted to live with wild animals and write books about them. But people would say: ‘How can you do that? Africa is far away, we don’t know much about it. You don’t have any money in your family. You’re just a girl.’”

Our deep condolences to Jane Goodall’s family and many friends and admirers worldwide.

Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91.

10/01/2025

Nerdvana on this past weekend’s Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain of Friendship (ECOF) gathering and the monument ceremony dedicated to ERB’s cavalry service:

Edgar Rice Burroughs' great-granddaughters have unveiled a monument to the author at an Arizona train depot.

10/01/2025

More photos from last Saturday’s monument unveiling ceremony in Willcox, Arizona!

09/30/2025

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* This sale cannot be combined with any other promotional discount (such as the sale on sets of ERB Authorized Library volumes) and excludes book preorders.

09/28/2025

09/28/2025

Photos from Saturday’s monument unveiling ceremony honoring Edgar Rice Burroughs’ military service in the 7th U.S. Cavalry, and all the troopers, Buffalo Soldiers, and Apache Scouts who served with him. The ceremony took place at the historic Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Willcox, Arizona, where Burroughs got off the train prior to being stationed at Fort Grant in 1896. Present were ERB’s great-granddaughters Llana Jane Burroughs and Kate Bonnaud and his great-great-grandson Aaron Spain, as well as the leadership of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Special thanks to Frank Puncer, the Apache Devils, the Burroughs Bibliophiles and the Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society for hosting!

09/26/2025

This Weekend! September 25–28
Join us in Willcox for the Edgar Rice Burroughs Commemoration 👏

Whether you're a history enthusiast, a fan of classic adventure stories, or simply curious about Burroughs’ Arizona connection, this is a unique opportunity to be part of a commemorative weekend filled with exhibits, expert speakers, and fellow enthusiasts.

✨ Don’t miss the monument unveiling outside Willcox City Hall—FREE for everyone! Honoring the legendary creator of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.- September 27th 10AM-12PM.

📍 More info, visit: https://www.erbzine.com/mag80/8072.html

🔗 Or visit our Community Calendar: our.willcox.az.gov/willcoxar

09/26/2025

Team ERB, Inc. experienced a little “missing time” on our journey to Willcox, Arizona for the Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain of Friendship gathering, courtesy of “The Thing?”

09/25/2025

Releasing in October! Preorder info here: https://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/preorder-now-the-monster-men-and-return-of-the-monster-men/