"By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico" by G. A. Henty. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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G. A. Henty. By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: A Startling Proposal
Chapter 2: Bound To Unknown Parts
Chapter 3: The Voyage
Chapter 4: Among The Islands
Chapter 5: Shipwrecked
Chapter 6: Anahuac
Chapter 7: A Wonderful Country
Chapter 8: At Tezcuco
Chapter 9: Life In A Palace
Chapter 10: News From The Coast
Chapter 11: Cortez
Chapter 12: The Fugitives
Chapter 13: The Massacre Of Cholula
Chapter 14: In Mexico
Chapter 15: Again At Tezcuco
Chapter 16: A Treasure Room
Chapter 17: The Insurrection
Chapter 18: The Rising In Mexico
Chapter 19: The Passage Of The Causeway
Chapter 20: At Tlascala
Chapter 21: A Victim For The Gods
Chapter 22: Home
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G. A. Henty
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"No, it is not for us to be running after adventure," Nicholas Turnbull said. "In the first place, we are sober citizens, and have our wives and families to think about, and our business and the affairs of the town; and in the next place, even could we leave all these, Master Reuben Hawkshaw would not thank us for our company. Every foot of space is of value on the ship; and men who take up space and consume food, and can neither set a sail nor work a cannon, are but useless encumbrances."
"You have spoken truly, Master Nicholas," Reuben said bluntly. "In the matter of a trip to London, or even as far as the Low Countries, we could accommodate your worshipful honors well enough; but on a journey like this, any man who cannot, if needs be, drink bilge water and eat shoe leather, is best at home. I took a voyage once--it is many years ago, now--to Amsterdam, and the owner, not my good cousin here, but another, took a fancy to go with me; and his wife must needs accompany him, and verily, before that voyage was over, I wished I was dead.
