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Thomas Mayne Reid (4 April 1818 – 22 October 1883) 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.
- The Rifle Rangers; or, Adventures in Southern Mexico (1850)
- The Scalp Hunters: A Romance of the Plain (1851)
- The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness (1851)
- The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North (1853)
- Всадник без головы Thomas Mayne Reid, Томас Майн Рид.
- Osceola The Seminole: The Red Fawn of the Flower Land Thomas Mayne Reid.
- The Quadroon or Adventures in the Far West Thomas Mayne Reid.
- The White Gauntlet Thomas Mayne Reid.
0-548-26531-3. The Headless Horseman is a novel by Mayne Reid, first published in monthly serialized form during 1865 and 1866, and subsequently published as a book in 1866, [1] [2] 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 .
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2 likes. Like. “Reid was born in 1818 in Ballyroney, County Down, the son of Rev. Thomas Mayne Reid Sr., who was a senior clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. His father wanted him to become a Presbyterian minister, so in September 1834 he enrolled at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
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Jun 6, 2022 · Thomas Mayne Reid. Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was a prolific Irish author of mainly adventure stories. His works were published by numerous firms beginning in the late 1840’s into the early 1900’s. American and English editions may be the most common but his books were published in numerous countries, ranging from France to Russia to Spain to ...
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Jun 1, 1995 · Thomas Mayne Reid was a novelist and adventurer who wrote about his experiences in America, especially in Texas and Mexico. He served in the Mexican War, wrote popular novels such as The Scalp Hunters and The Headless Horseman, and died in London in 1883.
