Project Gutenberg 2020-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 439 McCulley, Johnston 1883 1958 Strong, Harrington 24031099 The mark of Zorro Published serially under the title: The curse of Capistrano. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curse_of_Capistrano Produced by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Mark of Zorro" by Johnston McCulley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in Southern California during the time of the Spanish missions and follows the masked character, Zorro, a cunning and charismatic vigilante who fights against tyranny and injustice. The novel not only features intense action and sword fights but also introduces a range of colorful characters, including the boastful Sergeant Gonzales and the wealthy Don Diego Vega. The opening of the story introduces Sergeant Pedro Gonzales at a tavern, where he complains about a notorious outlaw known as Zorro. As he brags about his own prowess and the lack of confrontation with the masked figure, the atmosphere is stormy and tense. Suddenly, Don Diego Vega enters the tavern, and the conversation soon shifts to Zorro, with Gonzales declaring his wish to capture him for the reward. Eventually, Zorro himself makes an unexpected entrance, confronting Gonzales with a pistol and challenging him to a duel while evading capture with his impressive skills. This engaging start sets the stage for the comedic yet action-packed exploits of Zorro, highlighting themes of bravery, deception, and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction California -- Fiction Vigilantes -- Fiction Spaniards -- California -- Fiction Zorro (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 452639 2025-07-24T11:28:54.464211 text/html 439738 2024-10-17T16:57:07 text/html 306459 2025-07-24T11:29:01.700167 application/epub+zip 309347 2025-07-24T11:28:55.575188 application/epub+zip 223192 2025-07-24T11:28:54.996174 application/epub+zip 479099 2025-07-24T11:29:06.468188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419106 2025-07-24T11:29:01.102192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333423 2022-09-27T20:23:04.695240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404393 2025-07-24T11:28:52.920246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384666 2024-10-17T16:57:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17698 2025-07-24T11:29:06.634101 application/rdf+xml 11266 2025-07-24T11:28:55.147167 image/jpeg 2035 2025-07-24T11:28:55.060189 image/jpeg 277124 2025-07-24T11:28:54.511211 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia