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The Mark of Zorro, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

The Mark of Zorro (1924) is a novel by Johnston McCulley. Originally published as The Curse of Capistrano (1919), McCulley¿s novel was rereleased to capitalize on the success of the 1920 silent film of the same name starring Douglas Fairbanks. Beloved by generations of readers and moviegoers alike, Zorro is recognized as a symbol of justice and rebellion throughout the world. ¿Outside the wind shrieked and the rain dashed against the ground in a solid sheet. It was a typical February storm for southern California. At the missions the frailes had cared for the stock and had closed the buildings for the night. At every great hacienda big fires were burning in the houses. The timid natives kept to their little adobe huts, glad for shelter.¿ While the rich live in comfort, warm and safe from the wind and driving rain, the poor Californian people hide in their makeshift homes, fearful not just of the weather, but of the governor and his vicious soldiers. Oppressed for so long, they have nearly given up hope when a masked man arrives, a swordsman by the name of Zorro. As news of his actions spreads, revealing his knack for stealing from the rich in order to give the poor their due, the governor sends his most ruthless officer to put a stop to the vigilante, once and for all. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Johnston McCulley¿s The Mark of Zorro is a classic of American pulp fiction reimagined for modern readers.

Zorro is a mysterious man who always wears a large sombrero and a long black cloak. He covers his face with a black mask with two holes through which his sharp gaze follows everything that goes on around him. Zorro has some problems with the Californian governor, who thinks that the man is a thief. The governor is ready to pay a lot of money to the one who kills Zorro. This is where real problems begin for the mysterious man.Who is Zorro? Who is actually hiding behind the mask? Is he really a thief? Might he actually be protecting the city from evil powers? Will someone dare to approach Zorro and kill him?Find all the answers in Johnston McCulley’s book "The Mark of Zorro" from 1924.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Johnston McCulley (1883 - 1958) was an American pulp fiction writer. Before his writing career, McCulley worked as a police reporter at The Police Gazette. He is author of a large number of novels and screenplays, and a creator of the notorious character Zorro. Some of his most popular works are "The Mark of Zorro", "The Spider Strain" and "The Black Star".

McCulley''s novel first appeared in 1919 as a five-part story serialized in All-Story Weekly, a popular pulp magazine. The novel was quickly adapted to film as The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks.

"One of the most neglected of the straight adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s was Standard Magazines' Thrilling Adventures." -from the introduction by Will MurrayThis collection assembles-for the first time-the best adventure stories from the pages of this classic pulp fiction title. Over 600 pages in length and covering adventure, mystery, science fiction, and Foreign Legion stories. Plus: get every story of pulp adventure hero Larry Weston: a forgotten series from the pages of Thrilling Adventures. With an introduction by pulp historian Will Murray.The Best of Thrilling Adventures contains the following stories: "Riley of the Bengal Lancers" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Valley of Giants" by Jackson Cole "Brother of the Tong" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Guerrilla Brand" by Jackson Cole "The Devil Fish" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Red Silver" by Jackson Cole "The Avenger of Lo Chang" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Danger Trails" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Pyramid of Gold" by George Allan Moffatt "The Pearl of Death" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "The Terror of Siberia" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Dogs of Shallajai" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "The Sultan of Hell" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Orchid of Doom" by Lieut. Scott Morgan "Lost Treasures of Eden" by Capt. John Powers "The Lagoon of Monsters" by Johnston McCulley "World of Doom" by Ray Cummings "The Web of the Green Spider" by Capt. Kerry McRoberts "Sublevel Sixteen" by Paul Ernst "The Curse of the Shining God" by A. Leslie "Hell's Oasis" by Arthur J. Burks

A YOUNG San Francisco physician, Robert Berkley by name, is decoyed to the schooner Manatee and carried out to sea. He is treated with the greatest respect, but is told that he can never return to his native land. A beautiful young girl named Callisa is a member of the party on the schooner, and Berkley falls in love with her, though love is a thing forbidden in the Land of Lost Hope, to which they are going. One day, forgetful of warnings, he kisses her, which, according to the law of the land, means her death.On entering port Berkley is made kodar of the island, second in position to the king alone, and is instructed in his duties-one of which is escorting to a certain place of death all condemned persons. Callisa is the youngest daughter of the king, and, upon learning of her disobedience, he orders her to be driven out on the streets in disgrace to await her execution. On hearing the king's terrible words, Berkley brands upon Callisa's arm his chosen mark, which insures respect to anything that bears it.

FIRST EDITION! Marcos Zappa is set upon by four rogues and carried away to a shack in the hills. There he is left alone with an elegant caballero who introduces himself as Don Pedro Garcia. Quickly Don Pedro makes it clear that he knows the truth about Marcos Zappa. He knows that this man is really Don Felipe Hernandez, once a member of the Viceroy's staff; that he now wears a band around his forehead to conceal the brand of the renegade. El renegado Don Felipe Hernandez was proclaimed, because his love for a Mexican girl led him to help foment a native uprising. He was banished from his own caste, and eventually he joined a crew of pirates.