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Book - Fictional Novel, H Rider Haggard, author, Montezumas Daughter, 1893
... 1912 for his public service.
The Longmans, Green & Co. publishing house was founded in London in 1724 by Thomas Longman. Longmans is one of the most storied names in English publishing history. By the late nineteenth century, under the name Longmans, Green, and Co., the firm had established an incredible reputation for publishing both high-profile educational literature and the finest contemporary fiction. They were the primary British publishers for iconic Victorian authors, including Robert Louis Stevenson, H. Rider Haggard, and Andrew Lang...1912 for his public service.
The Longmans, Green & Co. publishing house was founded in London in 1724 by Thomas Longman. Longmans is one of the most storied names in English publishing history. By the late nineteenth century, under the name Longmans, Green, and Co., the firm had established an incredible reputation for publishing both high-profile educational literature and the finest contemporary fiction. They were the primary British publishers for iconic Victorian authors, including Robert Louis Stevenson, H. Rider Haggard, and Andrew Lang ...
Montezuma’s Daughter (1893) is an epic Victorian adventure and historical fiction novel set during the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
The story is narrated in the first person by an elderly Englishman, Thomas Wingfield, reflecting on the tumultuous journey of his youth. After his Spanish mother is murdered by his malicious cousin, Juan de Garcia, Thomas embarks on a quest for vengeance. His pursuit takes him across Europe, through a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, and onto a ship bound for the New World.
Following a shipwreck and capture, Thomas finds himself in Mexico, where he is initially slated for Aztec human sacrifice. He is ultimately spared, rises to high status among the Aztecs, and marries Princess Otomie, the daughter of Emperor Montezuma. The narrative reaches its emotional and historical peak as Thomas fights alongside the Aztecs against Hernán Cortés during the brutal siege and fall of Tenochtitlan. Prior to its book release, the novel was serialised in the British weekly newspaper The Graphic between July and November of 1893. Longmans, Green, and Co. published the official first book edition in London on November 13, 1893, printing an initial run of 10,000 copies.
Montezumas Daughter
Author: H Rider Haggard
Publisher: Longmans Green
Date: 1893
A novel in a red, hard covered book with a reinforced spine with a handwritten title, front cover has gold embossed title. Inscriptions include stickers and a stamp. It is part of the Pattison Collection.fictionMontezuma’s Daughter (1893) is an epic Victorian adventure and historical fiction novel set during the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
The story is narrated in the first person by an elderly Englishman, Thomas Wingfield, reflecting on the tumultuous journey of his youth. After his Spanish mother is murdered by his malicious cousin, Juan de Garcia, Thomas embarks on a quest for vengeance. His pursuit takes him across Europe, through a brush with the Spanish Inquisition, and onto a ship bound for the New World.
Following a shipwreck and capture, Thomas finds himself in Mexico, where he is initially slated for Aztec human sacrifice. He is ultimately spared, rises to high status among the Aztecs, and marries Princess Otomie, the daughter of Emperor Montezuma. The narrative reaches its emotional and historical peak as Thomas fights alongside the Aztecs against Hernán Cortés during the brutal siege and fall of Tenochtitlan. Prior to its book release, the novel was serialised in the British weekly newspaper The Graphic between July and November of 1893. Longmans, Green, and Co. published the official first book edition in London on November 13, 1893, printing an initial run of 10,000 copies.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, montezumas daughter, h rider haggard, longmans green and co., thomas longman, paternoster row london, free library
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