The Bridge of Sn Luis Rey

of Peru, in the eighteenth century. It was a beautiful city, inspired

by the Catholic religion and entertained by the theater. It was also

peopled by eccentrics, like the intensely religious and superstitious

Marquesa, the flirtatious Camila Perichole, the touchy Esteban, the

snobbish Dona Clara, and the cunning Uncle Pio. The staunch

Catholics, like the Abbess and Brother Juniper, tried to instill the

principles of Christianity in the uninitiated, like Pepita, Esteban,

During the novel, there are several settings outside of Lima. The

Marquesa undertakes a pilgrimage to the shrine of Santa Maria de

Cluxambuqua, "perched on the knees of the highest peaks" of

Andes, in order to offer prayers for her daughter. On the fateful

day of the breaking of the San Luis Rey Bridge, the Marquesa,

Pepita, Esteban, Uncle Pio, and Don Jamie had traveled over the

bridge situated "on the high road between Lima and Cuzco." This

famous bridge "had been woven of osier by the Incas more than a

century before, and visitors to the city were always led out to see

. . .
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)