Project Gutenberg 2006-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 108 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Montezuma's Daughter Donald Lainson, Anonymous Volunteers and David Widger "Montezuma's Daughter" by H. Rider Haggard is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the story follows Thomas Wingfield, an Englishman of noble descent, as he narrates his remarkable life, including his time spent among the indigenous peoples of Anahuac, now Mexico. The novel explores themes of love, cultural conflict, and vengeance, centering on Thomas’s complicated relationships with both his English wife and his children from a previous marriage to an Aztec princess, who is also Montezuma's daughter. The opening of the book introduces Thomas Wingfield years after the tumultuous events of his life, as he decides to recount his past to fulfill a promise made to Queen Elizabeth. Taking the reader through a reflective journey, he recounts his youth, his encounters with the Spanish invaders, and the tragic fate of his loved ones, deeply entwined with themes of love and loss. The action is set in motion by the revelation of his mother’s violent death at the hands of a Spaniard named Juan de Garcia, igniting Thomas’s quest for vengeance. Throughout the first chapter, the narrative juxtaposes Thomas’s current peaceful life with the dramatic memories of his past, foreshadowing the conflicts that will arise from his dedication to avenging his mother's death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 856718 856940 2024-09-01T11:11:24.578830 2023-10-01T10:09:27.951151 text/html text/html 875101 2021-05-09T09:14:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 573346 2021-05-09T09:16:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 577299 2024-09-01T11:11:33.762769 application/epub+zip 578802 2024-09-01T11:11:25.527809 application/epub+zip 447923 2024-09-01T11:11:25.060841 application/epub+zip 758972 2024-09-01T11:11:40.585730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715577 2024-09-01T11:11:33.350772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584793 2022-09-01T12:35:43.600099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825125 825089 2024-09-01T11:11:23.686851 2023-10-01T10:09:27.107180 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 825091 2021-05-09T09:15:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 307327 2021-05-09T09:16:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18524 2024-09-01T11:11:40.729729 application/rdf+xml 14372 2024-09-01T11:11:25.179835 image/jpeg 2223 2024-09-01T11:11:25.121806 image/jpeg 573414 2024-09-01T11:11:24.662823 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia