Johnston McCulley

Uno de los héroes enmascarados más famosos de la literatura regresa a las librerías con la primera de sus aventuras, publicada originalmente por entregas, y que sirvió para convertir al Zorro en un heroe mundialmente conocido, antes de que el cine contribuyera aun mas a universalizar al personaje. Don Diego Vega esconde un secreto: lleva una doble vida como el justiciero enmascarado Zorro. Adopta esta identidad para proteger a la gente del corrupto gobernador Alvarado y del malevolo Capitan Ramon, que mantienen oprimido al pueblo californiano. Con su espada, el Zorro marca a los malvados con la letra Z. Cuando no esta disfrazado, Don Diego corteja a la hermosa Lolita Pulido, quien es tambien objeto de deseo del capitan Ramon y del Zorro.

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Illustrator: Edgar Wittmack

A dashing romantic story set in California in the previous century. This classic adventure comedy founded a whole genre of its own. Short stories, feature films, highly popular television series and animated cartoons have resulted, all featuring the people''s hero with the flashing sword Zorro!

Madame Violette stood before the open window, sensing the heat which came in waves from pavements and buildings, sniffing at the stagnant air, watching the seething, sweltering humanity on the street below her.She glanced up at the blazing sky and into a yellowish haze that seemed to be making an ineffectual attempt to counteract the work of the merciless sun.There will be a storm, she whispered to herself. I can feel itthere is going to be a storm!Madame Violette sighed and turned away from the window, and for a moment regarded her reflection in the full-length mirror in one corner of the room. She saw a rather stout person of fifty, with an abundance of hair which was touched up continually, a face that knew frequent massage, hands that were well kept and often manicured. Madame Violette represented the ever-present tragedy of a woman refusing to grow old, clinging to a youth that was past and gone, seeking yet some things that had been denied her.

The Curse of Capistrano - Johnston McCulley - The Curse of Capistrano is a 1919 serialized novel by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional Californio character Zorro (zorro is the Spanish word for fox). It would be later published as a book in 1924 under the title The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro - Johnston McCulley - Timid Don Diego Vega grows faint at even the mention of bloodshed and would rather read poetry than defend his own honor. No one suspects that the effete aristocrat is living a double life as Zorro the fox, bold fighter of injustice, whose sword is ever ready to defend the poor and oppressed against a corrupt governor and his merciless army. Zorros charade fools even the spirited Lolita Pulido, whose father forces her to endure the listless wooing of Don Diego while her heart belongs to the masked hero who laughs in the face of danger.This lighthearted tale of the Robin Hood of Old California unfolds as a suspenseful romp across Los Angeles of the 1820s. Loaded with colorful characters and historic atmosphere, recounted in direct and unpretentious prose, the pulp adventure offers a winning balance of action, comedy, and romance. This edition reprints the original 1919 story, published serially as "The Curse of Capistrano," which launched the Zorro legend. Scores of sequels followed, along with movie and television versions, all inspired by this swashbuckling classic.

Tragedy Trail - Johnston McCulley - Tragedy Trail was written in the year 1919 by Johnston McCulley. This book is one of the most popular novels of Johnston McCulley, and has been translated into sev

Uno de los héroes enmascarados más famosos de la literatura regresa a las librerías con la primera de sus aventuras, publicada originalmente por entregas, y que sirvió para convertir al Zorro en un heroe mundialmente conocido, antes de que el cine contribuyera aun mas a universalizar al personaje.Don Diego Vega esconde un secreto: lleva una doble vida como el justiciero enmascarado Zorro. Adopta esta identidad para proteger a la gente del corrupto gobernador Alvarado y del malevolo Capitan Ramon, que mantienen oprimido al pueblo californiano. Con su espada, el Zorro marca a los malvados con la letra Z. Cuando no esta disfrazado, Don Diego corteja a la hermosa Lolita Pulido, quien es tambien objeto de deseo del capitan Ramon y del Zorro.