haggard henry rider montezuma’s daughter
Haggard Henry Rider Montezuma’s Daughter
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Montezuma's Daughter is a story of Thomas Wingfleld, an Englishman whose adventures include having his mother murdered, a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery as he searches for the Spanish villian who killed his mother. Thomas's revenge quest takes him to Mexico as he sides with the Aztecs.
1369 Руб.
Rider Haggard Н. Montezuma’s daughter
Дочь Монтесумы. Книга для чтения на английском языке. Захватывающая история любви и мести разворачивается на фоне исторических событий бурного XVI века. Испанская дворянка Луиса де Гарсия, вышедшая замуж за англичанина, погибает от руки своего брата, Хуана де Гарсия, успев предсказать, что тот будет убит ее сыном Томасом. Томас дает клятву отомстить за гибель матери, оставляет свою невесту Лили и отправляется в Испанию. После ряда приключений Томас узнает, что его враг пытается скрыться в Новом Свете, и следует за ним. Там он попадает в плен к ацтекам, знакомится с принцессой Отоми – дочерью императора Монтесумы – и женится на ней. В это время испанские конкистадоры захватывают империю ацтеков и готовятся убить и семью императора. Одним из влиятельных испанских офицеров оказывается старый враг Томаса – его дядя Хуан. Схватки, бегство, жертвоприношения и падение империи – вот что предстоит пережить Томасу перед тем, как он сойдется у жерла вулкана в последнем поединке с заклятым врагом. Книга дает представление о важнейших событиях истории Англии, Испании и Америки, а ее героями выступают реальные исторические персонажи.
454 Руб.
Rider Haggard Н. Montezuma’s daughter
Дочь Монтесумы. Книга для чтения на английском языке. Захватывающая история любви и мести разворачивается на фоне исторических событий бурного XVI века. Испанская дворянка Луиса де Гарсия, вышедшая замуж за англичанина, погибает от руки своего брата, Хуана де Гарсия, успев предсказать, что тот будет убит ее сыном Томасом. Томас дает клятву отомстить за гибель матери, оставляет свою невесту Лили и отправляется в Испанию. После ряда приключений Томас узнает, что его враг пытается скрыться в Новом Свете, и следует за ним. Там он попадает в плен к ацтекам, знакомится с принцессой Отоми – дочерью императора Монтесумы – и женится на ней. В это время испанские конкистадоры захватывают империю ацтеков и готовятся убить и семью императора. Одним из влиятельных испанских офицеров оказывается старый враг Томаса – его дядя Хуан. Схватки, бегство, жертвоприношения и падение империи – вот что предстоит пережить Томасу перед тем, как он сойдется у жерла вулкана в последнем поединке с заклятым врагом. Книга дает представление о важнейших событиях истории Англии, Испании и Америки, а ее героями выступают реальные исторические персонажи.
454 Руб.
Haggard Henry Rider Montezuma's Daughter
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. First person narration by Thomas Wingfield, an Englishman whose adventures include having his mother murdered, a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery as he searches for the Spanish villian who killed Thomas' mother. He is relating the story 70 years after it opens in 1578. Thomas' revenge quest takes him to Mexico becoming involved with Cortez as Thomas sides with the Aztecs.
1142 Руб.
Haggard Henry Rider Wisdom's Daughter
The beautiful and immortal Ayesha tells her story of power, wisdom, love, and deception, in her own words. Arabian by birth, Ayesha's natural beauty was the cause in her father's kingdom of many wars and conflicts between jealous princes and suitors, leading to a rumor that she was cursed. Swearing an oath of celibacy, to serve Isis the Goddess of the Spirit of Nature and turn away from Aphrodite the Goddess of Love, she seeks to protect herself.
1257 Руб.
Haggard Henry Rider Wisdom’s Daughter
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. In Wisdom's Daughter the beautiful and immortal Ayesha tells her story of power, wisdom, love, and deception, in her own words. Arabian by birth, Ayesha's natural beauty was the cause in her father's kingdom of many wars and conflicts between jealous princes and suitors, leading to a rumor that she was cursed.
1642 Руб.
Haggard Henry Rider Cetywayo and His White Neighbours
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 non-fiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It is based on his time working in South Africa.
1051 Руб.
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 non-fiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It is based on his time working in South Africa.
199 Руб.
Haggard Henry Rider Cetywayo and His White Neighbours
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 nonfiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It was based on his time working in South Africa. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
1651 Руб.
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 nonfiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It was based on his time working in South Africa. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
199 Руб.
Хаггард Генри Райдер Queen Sheba’s Ring = Перстень царицы Савской: кн. на англ.яз
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre.The discovery of a ring, given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, launches this tale of romance and adventure from master storyteller Henry Rider Haggard.
828 Руб.
Хаггард Генри Райдер Cetywayo and His White Neighbours = Кетчвайо и его белые соседи: роман на англ.яз
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 non-fiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It was based on his time working in South Africa.Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
726 Руб.
Haggard Henry Rider Queen Sheba's Ring
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. The discovery of a ring, given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, launches this tale of romance and adventure from master storyteller Henry Rider Haggard.
984 Руб.
Queen Sheba's Ring
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. The discovery of a ring, given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, launches this tale of romance and adventure from master storyteller Henry Rider Haggard.
199 Руб.
Хаггард Генри Райдер Cetywayo and His White Neighbours = Кетчвайо и его белые соседи: роман на англ.яз
Cetywayo and His White Neighbours is a 1882 non-fiction book by Henry Rider Haggard. It was based on his time working in South Africa.Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
726 Руб.
Хаггард Генри Райдер Queen Sheba’s Ring = Перстень царицы Савской: на англ.яз
Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and the creator of the Lost World literary genre. The discovery of a ring, given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, launches this tale of romance and adventure from master storyteller Henry Rider Haggard.
828 Руб.