The Slave Sculptor by Wm. Jared Hall
May 2022
The Slave Sculptor; or, The Prophetess of the Secret Chambers: A Tale of Mexico at the Period of the Conquest, No. 9 of the Beadle’s Dime Novels series, is set in a rather unique time and place: the mighty Aztec empire at the very moment of its defeat and conquering by a small band of Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés—however you feel about it, one of the most amazing military accomplishments in history. While the author is not motivated by any desire to act as an apologist for the Aztecs and their bloodthirsty customs, it is unusual in a work of fiction to see those turbulent days from the Aztec viewpoint, rather than from a Euro-centric perspective.
Little is known about the credited author, Wm. Jared Hall. He or she wrote one dime novel for Beadle and then disappeared from the world stage. Probably a student of Mesoamerican history, after this one novel, which may have been under a pen name, he or she fades into the mists of time and is never heard from again.
Not unlike the Aztec empire.
Little is known about the credited author, Wm. Jared Hall. He or she wrote one dime novel for Beadle and then disappeared from the world stage. Probably a student of Mesoamerican history, after this one novel, which may have been under a pen name, he or she fades into the mists of time and is never heard from again.
Not unlike the Aztec empire.