Mayne Reid
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.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
"The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse" by Captain Mayne Reid is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book is set shortly after...
By Mayne Reid
The Giraffe Hunters
"The Giraffe Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid is an adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows a group of young hunters—Hans, Gr...
By Mayne Reid
The man-eaters and other odd people : $b A popular description of singular races of man.
New edition of the author's Odd people, with different arrangement of chapters.
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The Plant Hunters: Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains
"The Plant Hunters: Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the t...
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Odd people : $b Being a popular description of singular races of man
"Odd People: Being a Popular Description of Singular Races of Man" by Captain Mayne Reid is an ethnological account written in the mid-19th century. T...
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No Quarter!
"No Quarter!" by Captain Mayne Reid is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the English Civil War, the sto...
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Lost Lenore: The Adventures of a Rolling Stone
"Lost Lenore: The Adventures of a Rolling Stone" by Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is centered on Rowland Stone, kno...
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Ran Away to Sea
"Ran Away to Sea" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It follows the story of a young boy who, despite a loving family a...
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The Scalp Hunters
"The Scalp Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story immerses readers in the adventurous and often brutal l...
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The Boy Hunters
"The Boy Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around three adventurous boys who embark on an e...
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The Yellow Chief
"The Yellow Chief" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. Set in the American South during the time of slavery, the...
By Mayne Reid
Osceola the Seminole; or, The Red Fawn of the Flower Land
"Osceola the Seminole; or, The Red Fawn of the Flower Land" by Captain Mayne Reid is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The bo...
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The Maroon
"The Maroon" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of Jamaica, the story revolves around life on ...
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Afloat in the Forest; Or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops
"Afloat in the Forest; Or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops" by Captain Mayne Reid is an adventure novel written in the mid-19th century. The story begins...
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The Bandolero; Or, A Marriage among the Mountains
"The Bandolero; Or, A Marriage among the Mountains" by Captain Mayne Reid is a historical novel written during the mid-19th century. It explores theme...
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The Forest Exiles: The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon
"The Forest Exiles: The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the early 19th century. Th...
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The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora
"The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the Sonoran desert and f...
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The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas
"The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backd...
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The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa
"The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows a group of adve...
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The Free Lances: A Romance of the Mexican Valley
"The Free Lances: A Romance of the Mexican Valley" by Mayne Reid is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows Florence Kea...
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