The Rider Haggard Library

In which a long-sought vengeance reaches its fiery climax upon the haunted heights of a sacred mountain, where past sins and prophecies cast their shadow upon two desperate souls. The narrator, cold a...

16 Maalis 28min

In which the narrator reflects upon the heavy price of vengeance and the profound sorrows that have marked his latter days, including the death of his children and the bittersweet farewell of his devo...

16 Maalis 33min

In which the beleaguered defenders of the teocalli take desperate measures to endure siege and desperation leads to a terrifying revival of ancient and dreadful rites upon the temple’s summit. The nar...

15 Maalis 34min

In which the narrator recounts years of fragile peace and love amid a shrinking domain, torn by the persistent memory of a distant betrothed and marked by the haunting curse of a vengeful death. As en...

15 Maalis 23min

In which the beleaguered defenders of the City of Pines make a desperate stand against overwhelming Spanish forces, rallying their courage to hold a narrow pass and later fortify the city’s battered g...

15 Maalis 26min

In which a tense and cunning defence is made against the invading Spaniards and their allies in the narrow Pass of Pines, leading to a hard-won victory that secures a period of uneasy peace for the Ot...

14 Maalis 21min

In which, after a perilous flight and concealment in a mountain cave, the wounded hero is brought to the City of Pines where Otomie pleads passionately before her people to choose between slavery unde...

14 Maalis 34min

In which the noble Otomie confronts Marina with bitter reproach, revealing wounds both of body and of spirit, even as they unite in a desperate attempt to escape their captive fate under the cruel sha...

14 Maalis 25min