- The Curse of Capistrano
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name = The Curse of Capistrano
later title = The Mark of Zorro
translator =
author =Johnston McCulley
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country =United States
language = English
series =
genre =Novella
publisher = All-Story Weekly
release_date = 1919
media_type = Print (Hardback &Paperback )
pages =
isbn = NA
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followed_by ="The Curse of Capistrano" is a 1919 novella by
Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional characterZorro ("zorro" is the Spanish word for fox). After the enormous success ofThe Mark of Zorro (1920 film) , the story was republished under that name. Prior to being published in novella form, "The Curse of Capistrano" appeared as five serialized installments in the pulp magazine "All-Story Weekly". The synopsis follows the story of Don Diego Vega/Zorro in the company of his deaf and dumb servant Bernardo and his lover Lolita Pulido, as they rival the antagonist Sgt. Gonzales.External links
* [http://www.archive.org/details/markzorro Original 1919 "The Curse of Capistrano" story at archive.org]
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