The virgin of the sun
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Chapters (49)
- The Virgin of the Sun
- [EPIGRAPH]
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE. THE LINE OF FATE
- 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
- 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!”
- 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!”
- 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
- EPILOGUE
- ENDNOTES
- TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
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