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The Plumed Serpent

The Plumed Serpent

by D. H. Lawrence

Set in Mexico City on the Sunday after Easter, the story follows an Irish woman named Kate and two American men, Owen and Villiers, as they decide to attend their first bullfight. Despite their initial misgivings and feelings of reluctance, the group purchases tickets for the Sun section and takes a taxi to the stadium.

Language
English
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1926
Latest release
Jul 28, 2026
Pages
758
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents

  1. CHAP: I. BEGINNINGS OF A BULL-FIGHT.
  2. CHAP: II. TEA-PARTY IN TLACOLULA.
  3. CHAP: III. FORTIETH BIRTHDAY.
  4. CHAP: IV. TO STAY OR NOT TO STAY.
  5. CHAP: V. THE LAKE.
  6. CHAP: VI. THE MOVE DOWN THE LAKE.
  7. CHAP: VII. THE PLAZA.
  8. CHAP: VIII. NIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
  9. CHAP: IX. CASA DE LA CUENTAS.
  10. CHAP: X. DON RAMÓN AND DOÑA CARLOTA.
  11. CHAP: XI. LORDS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT.
  12. CHAP: XII. THE FIRST WATERS.
  13. CHAP: XIII. THE FIRST RAIN.
  14. CHAP: XIV. HOME TO SAYULA.
  15. CHAP: XV. THE WRITTEN HYMNS OF QUETZALCOATL.
  16. CHAP: XVI. CIPRIANO AND KATE.
  17. CHAP: XVII. FOURTH HYMN AND THE BISHOP.
  18. CHAP: XVIII. AUTO DA FE.
  19. CHAP: XIX. THE ATTACK ON JAMILTEPEC.
  20. CHAP: XX. MARRIAGE BY QUETZALCOATL.
  21. CHAP: XXI. THE OPENING OF THE CHURCH.
  22. CHAP: XXII. THE LIVING HUITZILOPOCHTLI.
  23. CHAP: XXIII. HUITZILOPOCHTLI’S NIGHT.
  24. CHAP: XXIV. MALINTZI.
  25. CHAP: XXV. TERESA.
  26. CHAP: XXVI. KATE IS A WIFE.
  27. CHAP: XXVII. HERE!