I've always had an affinity for Zorro, having grown up not far from San Juan Capistrano, where it is set. I used to love reruns of the 1950s TV series. But sometimes the source material does not stand up to scrutiny and makes you glad for clever screenwriters who make the movies surpass the books. I rather expected that The Mark of Zorro would fall into that category, especially when I learned that the original story was serialized pulp fiction penned in 1919. But The Mark of Zorro turned out to be an exciting, well-plotted adventure with a hint of a social conscience. Great fun! I've downloaded it to my Kindle so I can have it handy when the mood strikes.