The virgin of the sun

About this eBook

Author

Griffith, George Chetwynd, 1857-1906

Title

The virgin of the sun : A tale of the conquest of Peru

Original Publication

London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1898.

Credits

an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Incas -- First contact with other peoples -- Fiction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73683

Release Date

May 24, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Virgin of the Sun
2. 2.[EPIGRAPH]
3. 3.INTRODUCTION
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.PROLOGUE. THE LINE OF FATE
6. 6.BOOK I — CHAPTER I. THE SUNSET OF AN EMPIRE — CHAPTER II. THE DOOM OF THE ANCIENT LAW — CHAPTER III. THE WARNING OF THE LLAPA — CHAPTER IV. THE CROWNING OF ATAHUALLPA — CHAPTER V. THE CHOICE OF MANCO — CHAPTER VI. THE VEILING OF THE SUN — CHAPTER VII. THE KINDLING OF THE PYRE
7. 7.BOOK II — CHAPTER I. ON THE ROAD TO EL-DORADO — CHAPTER II. HOW THE HORSES FED AT ZARAN — CHAPTER III. WHAT DE SOTO HAD TO TELL — CHAPTER IV. ACROSS THE RAMPARTS OF EL-DORADO — CHAPTER V. THE OPEN GATE — CHAPTER VI. IN THE CITY OF THE INCA — CHAPTER VII. HOW DE SOTO PERFORMED HIS EMBASSY — CHAPTER VIII. THE COMING OF ATAHUALLPA — CHAPTER IX. “FOR GOD AND SPAIN!”
8. 8.BOOK III — CHAPTER I. AN INCA’S RANSOM — CHAPTER II. THE INFAMY OF FILIPILLO — CHAPTER III. “WILT THOU BE INCA OR SLAVE?” — CHAPTER IV. HOW MAMA-ZULA DARED THE ORDEAL — CHAPTER V. TO THE CITY OF THE SUN — CHAPTER VI. THE RETURN OF MANCO — CHAPTER VII. DE SOTO’S AUDIENCE — CHAPTER VIII. SENTENCE OF DEATH — CHAPTER IX. “SACRIFICE! SACRIFICE!”
9. 9.BOOK IV — CHAPTER I. A PAGE OF HISTORY — CHAPTER II. NAHUA’S OATH — CHAPTER III. THE HOUR OF TRIAL — CHAPTER IV. A GENTLEMAN OF SPAIN — CHAPTER V. AT THE FORTRESS GATE OF YUCAY — CHAPTER VI. “WE HAVE SWORN!” — CHAPTER VII. FRIENDS THOUGH FOES — CHAPTER VIII. THE OATH OF THE BLOOD — CHAPTER IX. THE BATTLE OF THE VALLEY — CHAPTER X. BELEAGUERED — CHAPTER XI. ST. JAGO’S DAY — CHAPTER XII. THE FIGHT FOR THE FORTRESS
10. 10.EPILOGUE
11. 11.ENDNOTES
12. 12.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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