Thomas Mayne Reid (April 4, 1818 – October 22, 1883), was a Scots-Irish American novelist. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a great admirer of Lord Byron. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and...
London: Charles H. Clarke, 1896. — 520 p. The Burnt Prairie. The Trail of the Lazo. The Prairie Finger-Post. The Black Norther. The Home of the Horse-Hunter. The Spotted Mustang. Nocturnal Annoyances. The Crawl of the Alacran. The Frontier Fort. Casa del Corvo. An Unexpected Arrival. Taming a Wild Mare. A Prairie Picnio. The Manada. The Runaway Overtaken. Chased by Wild...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Headless Horseman, by Mayne Reid. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. Title: The Headless Horseman A Strange Tale of Texas. Author:...
The Headless Horseman is a novel by Mayne Reid written in 1865 or 1866 and is based on the author's adventures in the United States. "The Headless Horseman" or "A Strange Tale of Texas" was set in Texas and based on a south Texas folk tale. The Headless Horseman is a story about an Irish adventurer and hero in the War with Mexico. First Lt. Reid, writing as "Captain Reid,"...
Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883), was an Irish- American novelist. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. Reid had his first poem published in Godey's Lady's Book...
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