The Rider Haggard Library

In which the weary traveller, having voyaged from the tumultuous lands of the Indies back to his native England, returns to find the world he once knew altered by time’s relentless hand and battles an...

17 Mar 31min

In which the siege of the teocalli unfolds with grim ceremonies and desperate endurance, culminating in a harrowing ritual that seals the fate of the Otomie women and signals the waning power of their...

16 Mar 27min

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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 21min