Published in 1910 for the centenary of Argentine independence, this long novel follows the Ponce de Leon family and their neighbours through the British landings at Buenos Aires in 1806 and 1807, when local militias, arming even the slaves, drove the invaders out. Patriots and secret loyalists, fathers and sons, lovers on opposite sides argue over the question of the day as a colony becomes a nation.
A rare English-language novel of Argentina’s founding years, written by an Englishman who lived on its estancias. Download the free EPUB.