Montezuma s Daughter, E-bok

Montezuma’s Daughter is an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard examining the repercussions of the violent altercations between European explorers and the native Aztecs. Written from the perspective of a colonialist Englishman in the form of a memoir, the story chronicles the race against time in the daring quest for revenge by the narrator Thomas and his companion, the Spanish cavalier, Juan. Murder, blood-lust, the Spanish Inquisition, the Aztecs, horrifying religious rituals and love closely follow Thomas on his labyrinthine path towards total retribution. Penned by none other than President Theodore Roosevelt s favourite author, Montezuma s Daughter continues to rank among the most celebrated and emblematic examples of Haggard’s literary prowess. A must read for those who loved Robert Louis Stevenson s Treasure Island and who are prepared to read an adventure story that will splash it out of the water. If you are a fan of the Indiana Jones series, you ll be thrilled to find out that the Allan Quatermain series has exerted a direct influence on some of the daring action highlights throughout the franchise.Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English adventure story writer, who is credited with the establishment of the lost world genre. Haggard wrote a bit on social and political issues as well, but he gained literary prominence with his famous novel King Solomon’s Mines . Some of his other most important works include She: A History of Adventure , The People of the Mist , and Montezuma’s Daughter .EPUB3: Reflowable

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