<p>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 tyrant’s might. A deadly marksman and a demon swordsman his flashing blade strikes down those who exploit the poor and oppressed.</p> <p>First published in 1919 <em>The Mark of Zorro</em> remains a paradigm of swashbuckling adventure and a popular novel to this day.</p>