The Mark of Zorro, Johnston McCulley
The Mark of Zorro, Johnston McCulley
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The Mark of Zorro

Author: Johnston McCulley

Narrator: Armando Durn

Unabridged: 6 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/30/2011

Synopsis

Originally serialized, this exciting adventure story achieved immortal fame thanks to the Douglas Fairbanks film of the same namea cinematic triumph that inspired author Johnston McCulley to dedicate the book release to Fairbanks. It has since seen numerous film and other adaptations, including Blackstone Audios fullcast audio drama produced by the renowned Yuri Rasovsky and featuring the voice talents of Val Kilmer. 1820s California, in a bygone era of sprawling haciendas and haughty caballeros, suffers beneath the whip of oppression. Missions are pillaged, native peasants are abused, and innocent men and women are persecuted by the corrupt governor and his army. But a champion of freedom rides the highways. His identity hidden behind a mask, the laughing outlaw Zorro defies the tyrants might. A deadly marksman and a demon swordsman, his flashing blade strikes down those who exploit the poor and oppressed. First published in 1919, The Mark of Zorro remains a paradigm of swashbuckling adventure and a popular novel to this day.

About Johnston McCulley

Johnston McCulley (1883–1958) created his most famous character, Zorro, in 1919. He was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, and numerous screenplays for film and television. He wrote sixty Zorro stories during his career.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda

Daring, Dashing and Delightful! Originally released as a serialized novel, each chapter reads as a mini-story thus producing a loosely connected full novel. Zorro, aka Don Diego, wages war single-handedly against the corrupted and aids the downtrodden. The comical back and forth between the perso......more

Goodreads review by Anne

So. Much. Fun. Top to bottom, this was great. As an adventure story, this has it all - swordfights, near escapes, secret identities, romance, and deliciously colorful villains! Normally when I hear that something was serialized, I just assume it's going to be a bit too long and full of unnecessary fil......more

Goodreads review by Orient

A playdate-BR with Alex and Craig to revive the legend of El Zorro and test our skills in writing the first letter of our names using smth sharp :D Yeah, IKR, I should give up reviewing and start carving 😃 I guess we don’t need introduction to the Spanish Robin Hood. But to tell the truth, I didn’t k......more

Goodreads review by Charles

Zorro - the beginning Johnston McCulley was a pulp writer who created Zorro for magazines. After its unexpected wave of popularity, he expanded it into a novel which became a major best seller. Since then Zorro, in one form or another, has always been available to the public. Books, stories, radio, m......more

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache

The Curse of Capistrano, otherwise known as The Mark of Zorro by Johnson McCulley was published in 1919 as a pulp hero of the early Wild West period when the Presidio fortress was established as a Spanish foothold in the early United States. This book came to my attention through the blog I share wi......more

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