Manco, the Peruvian Chief
by William Henry Giles Kingston
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About this eBook
- Author
- Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880
- Title
- Manco, the Peruvian Chief Or, An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Peru -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 21397
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21397
- Release Date
- May 8, 2007
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."Manco, the Peruvian Chief" — Chapter One. — My family and home—We conceal a fugitive Indian. — Chapter Two. — Unwelcome visitors. — Chapter Three. — A journey and the adventures we met with. — Chapter Four. — Attacked by robbers—A merciful deed returned with interest. — Chapter Five. — Cuzco described—We are made prisoners—Anxiety for those at home. — Chapter Six. — Attempt to cross a desert—The disasters we encountered. — Chapter Seven. — Hope revives—Lima and its scenes and characters. — Chapter Eight. — Our house attacked and defended. — Chapter Nine. — The Indian’s hut—alarming news. — Chapter Ten. — My wanderings with Manco—How a Padre told his beads, but his beads told him nothing. — Chapter Eleven. — Dreadful surmises—Taken prisoners by Indians. — Chapter Twelve. — Another battle—We are captured by Spaniards. — Chapter Thirteen. — A battlefield at night—Our experiences of a Peruvian prison. — Chapter Fourteen. — A friend in need—Our escape. — Chapter Fifteen. — Our flight with Ned Gale, and the adventures we met with. — Chapter Sixteen. — Fall in with the army of the Inca—Manco again. — Chapter Seventeen. — Siege of Sarata—Capture of Tupac Amaru. — Chapter Eighteen. — Pedro finds his father—Murder of the Inca. — Chapter Nineteen. — Our wonderful adventures and escapes. — Chapter Twenty. — Spaniards pursue us—Attacked by wild Indians. — Chapter Twenty One. — Conclusion. — Voyage on the Amazon—Para—Sail for Rio de Janeiro—All’s well that ends well.
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