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The Virgin of the Sun

The Virgin of the Sun

The Virgin of the Sun

H. Rider Haggard / HRider Haggard

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Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2000
Materia
Ficción histórica
ISBN:
9781587150180
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'In the historical romance The Virgin of the Sun, the Englishman Hubert de Hastings travels to Peru during the fourteenth-century. There he witnesses Incan civilization, tours Machu Picchu and falls in love with the Incan princess Quilla. Haggard had invented the plot of VS in 1891 as an alternative to the one used in Montezuma’s Daughter.' -visualhaggard.org

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