"The Fatal Cord and The Falcon Rover" by Mayne Reid is an adventure that plunges into the heart of the 1800s American backwoods when a group of young hunters, full of high spirits and reckless bravado, embarks on what begins as a friendly bear hunt. The story swiftly pivots from camaraderie to intense rivalry, with Brandon, a privileged and overbearing youth, and Pierre, a mixed race hunter facing constant prejudice, who are at the center of the conflict. The playful atmosphere shatters when Brandon's cruel joke leads to a life-threatening ordeal for Pierre, who is left hanging, abandoned, by a noose in the forest. The narrative captures the raw, untamed spirit of the frontier, highlighting themes of betrayal, moral reckoning, and the desperate struggle for survival against a backdrop of prejudice and moral ambiguity.
The Fatal Cord, and The Falcon Rover
By Mayne Reid
In the unforgiving wilderness, a youthful prank turns deadly, forcing a young man to fight for his life against both the elements and the dark side of human nature.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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