Last of the Incas: A Romance of the Pampas

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Last of the Incas: A Romance of the Pampas

by Gustave Aimard

EN·~5 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total

CHAPTER I. - THE BOMBEROS.

14:53

CHAPTER II. - EL CARMEN.

18:51

CHAPTER III. - DON TORRIBIO CARVAJAL.

16:24

CHAPTER IV. - THE TREE OF GUALICHU.

14:32

CHAPTER V. - THE COUNCIL OF THE ULMENS.

14:34

CHAPTER VI. - NOCOBOTHA.

12:50

CHAPTER VII. - THE COUGARS.

11:06

CHAPTER VIII. - THE ESTANCIA OF SAN JULIAN.

13:52

CHAPTER IX. - DON SYLVIO D'ARENAL.

12:23

CHAPTER X. - THE VIRGIN FOREST.

16:00

Description

In the wind‑swept expanse of Patagonia, jagged cliffs loom over the Rio Negro and endless plains teem with cougars, condors, and the solitary guanaco. The region is shrouded in the same half‑forgotten myths that once sent Magellan’s crew whispering about nine‑foot giants and cyclopean strangers. Against this raw backdrop the land itself feels alive, a character as unforgiving as the cold November sky.

The story follows a thirty‑year‑old rider clothed in a blend of gaucho garb and European cut, his face hardened by hatred and his eyes sharp as a bird of prey. Mounted on a powerful Pampas horse, he follows an Indian trail that winds through the desolate valleys, his lasso and rifle at the ready. As he rides deeper into the unknown, the echo of ancient Auca chants and the rustle of hidden predators suggest that the true adventure—whether of survival, revenge, or lost treasure—has only just begun.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (333K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Camille Bernard and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford.)

Release date

2013-12-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Gustave Aimard

Gustave Aimard

1818–1883

Adventure, frontier danger, and far-off landscapes run through these fast-moving novels by a French writer who turned his taste for travel into popular fiction. Best known for stories set in the Americas, he helped bring the western and frontier tale to a wide 19th-century readership.

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