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Montezuma's DaughterH. Rider Haggard

Montezuma's Daughter

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Original author: H. Rider Haggard

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"Montezuma's Daughter" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel published in 1893. Englishman Thomas Wingfield embarks on a quest for vengeance after his mother's murder, leading him through the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery. Unwillingly joining a Spanish expedition to New Spain, he witnesses the brutal clash between European conquistadors and native civilizations. Amidst war and misunderstanding, Thomas marries Otomie, daughter of an Aztec emperor, finding love in a world torn apart by conquest and cultural collision.

Montezuma's Daughter, by H. Rider Haggard. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1848.

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41 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter731 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Why Thomas Wingfield Tells His Tale2,981 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Of the Parentage of Thomas Wingfield3,231 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Coming of the Spaniard3,419 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Thomas Tells His Love3,438 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Thomas Swears an Oath4,567 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Good-Bye, Sweetheart2,895 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Andres De Fonseca3,737 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Second Meeting3,983 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Thomas Becomes Rich3,660 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Passing of Isabella De Siguenza5,227 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Loss of the Carak3,272 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Thomas Comes to Shore4,547 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Stone of Sacrifice3,881 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Saving of Guatemoc3,410 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Court of Montezuma3,983 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Thomas Becomes a God3,767 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Arising of Papantzin3,749 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Naming of the Brides3,466 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The Four Goddesses3,722 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Otomie’s Counsel3,949 words
  1. 22.Chapter XXI: The Kiss of Love3,416 words
  2. 23.Chapter XXII: The Triumph of the Cross3,301 words
  3. 24.Chapter XXIII: Thomas Is Married5,021 words
  4. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Night of Fear2,938 words
  5. 26.Chapter XXV: The Burying of Montezuma’s Treasure5,439 words
  6. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Crowning of Guatemoc3,006 words
  7. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Fall of Tenoctitlan3,775 words
  8. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Thomas Is Doomed3,455 words
  9. 30.Chapter XXIX: De Garcia Speaks His Mind3,511 words
  10. 31.Chapter XXX: The Escape3,322 words
  11. 32.Chapter XXXI: Otomie Pleads with Her People4,356 words
  12. 33.Chapter XXXII: The End of Guatemoc2,988 words
  13. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Isabella De Siguenza Is Avenged3,182 words
  14. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Siege of the City of Pines3,523 words
  15. 36.Chapter XXXV: The Last Sacrifice of the Women of the Otomie4,643 words
  16. 37.Chapter XXXVI: The Surrender3,421 words
  17. 38.Chapter XXXVII: Vengeance3,633 words
  18. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: Otomie’s Farewell3,999 words
  19. 40.Chapter XXXIX: Thomas Comes Back From the Dead4,057 words
  20. 41.Chapter XL: Amen2,310 words