The Infidel (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Novel - The Fall of Mexico (Complete Edition: Vol. 1&2)By Robert Montgomery Bird
Length15h 50m
About this audiobook
Robert Montgomery Bird's The Infidel; or, The Fall of Mexico is a vigorous historical romance set amid Hernán Cortés's conquest of the Aztec empire. Combining adventure, melodrama, and antiquarian detail, the novel stages encounters between Spanish ambition, Indigenous sovereignty, religious violence, and imperial destiny. Its style reflects the early nineteenth-century romance tradition associated with Scott and Cooper: panoramic scenes, heightened rhetoric, moral conflict, and a fascination with vanished civilizations. Bird was an American physician, dramatist, and novelist whose career reveals a persistent interest in national identity, frontier violence, and the darker consequences of conquest. Writing in the 1830s, when the United States was defining its own continental ambitions, he turned to Mexico's colonial past as both spectacle and warning. His medical training, theatrical experience, and historical curiosity helped shape a narrative attentive to bodily suffering, dramatic confrontation, and the tragic costs of ideological certainty. The Infidel is recommended for readers interested in American historical fiction before the Civil War, representations of Mexico in U.S. literature, and the romance as a vehicle for political and moral inquiry. Though marked by the assumptions of its age, it remains a compelling work for studying empire, faith, and historical imagination.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.2 (10)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length15 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 3, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Infidel (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XXI.
2Introduction
27Volume 2
3Synopsis
28CHAPTER I.
4Historical Context
29CHAPTER II.
5Volume 1
30CHAPTER III.
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6CHAPTER I.
31CHAPTER IV.
7CHAPTER II.
32CHAPTER V.
8CHAPTER III.
33CHAPTER VI.
9CHAPTER IV.
34CHAPTER VII.
10CHAPTER V.
35CHAPTER VIII.
11CHAPTER VI.
36CHAPTER IX.
12CHAPTER VII.
37CHAPTER X.
13CHAPTER VIII.
38CHAPTER XI.
14CHAPTER IX.
39CHAPTER XII.
15CHAPTER X.
40CHAPTER XIII.
16CHAPTER XI.
41CHAPTER XIV.
17CHAPTER XII.
42CHAPTER XV.
18CHAPTER XIII.
43CHAPTER XVI.
19CHAPTER XIV.
44CHAPTER XVII.
20CHAPTER XV.
45CHAPTER XVIII.
21CHAPTER XVI.
46CHAPTER XIX.
22CHAPTER XVII.
47CHAPTER XX.
23CHAPTER XVIII.
48CHAPTER XXI.
24CHAPTER XIX.
49Analysis
25CHAPTER XX.
50Reflection
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