"Wood Rangers: The Trappers of Sonora" by Captain Mayne Reid is a historical adventure that takes place in 19th-century Spain during the French invasion. The story begins with the ill-fated love between Count Don Juan and Dona Luisa, set against the backdrop of the coastal village of Elanchovi, which is home to fishermen and overlooked by the dilapidated chateau of the Mediana family. The Count's death in war leaves Dona Luisa in sorrow, while intrigue and the threat of imminent treachery emerges involving Pepe, a seemingly lazy coast guard who finds himself caught up with smugglers and the invading French. The drama unfolds as the lives of the villagers become entangled in personal and political conflicts.
Wood Rangers: The Trappers of Sonora
By Mayne Reid
In a picturesque village shadowed by war, a grieving widow and a coast guard find themselves in a treacherous plot involving smugglers and invaders.
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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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