- Aristocracy (Social class), Classic Literature, Fiction, Literature
The rousing adventure that gave birth to one of popular culture's most enduring iconsOriginally titled The Curse of Capistrano in its 1919 debut, this exciting tale achieved immortal fame thanks to Douglas Fairbanks's 1920 blockbuster film, The Mark of Zorro-a cinematic triumph that inspired Johnston McCulley to retitle his novel and dedicate it to Fairbanks.
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Classical in form, resolved, earnest and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Johnston McCulley
- First published
- 1919
- Pages
- 226
- Publisher
- Penguin USA, Inc., Royal Atlantic Library, Blackstone Audiobooks
- Editions
- 225
- Language
- Portuguese, English, German, French
- ISBN
- 9798528794778
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“Again the sheet of rain beat against the roof of red Spanish tile, and the wind shrieked like a soul in torment, and smoke puffed from the big fireplace as the sparks were showered over the hard dirt floor.”
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