The Headless Horseman - A Strange Tale of Texas by Thomas Mayne Reid (1818 - 1883)I became aware of this novel in of all places reading the book "The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival" by ...
This book is one of the best books i had ever read.Its very full of sense book for me.Lot of love and romance.It easily takes you inside of all the novel,every scene.Love it,my advice is read this boo...
I read this book about 35 years ago. Yes, it was one of those books that was considered a classic and great reading material in Soviet Union. Every kid must have read it and I was not an exception. Wh...
I think only Russians read Mayne Reid anymore.He was such a favorite when I was small....
I was 13 years old when I read this book for the first time. We were living in Texas and I was homesick for my beautiful motherland. I was invited to visit this girl who was adopted from my home count...
good for young adults, some adventure, some detective story...poor description of characters. ...
I am really happy, that I finally have read this book. And I loved it so much, I finished it in a few days.This book returned me to my childhood and reminded me what a big fan of wild adventures I was...
This is the first book by Mayne Reid that i read.And i'm sorry to say, it's most likely the last one.I really, really wanted to like the book and his style of writing.And while the first proved to get...
Here's what Edgar Allen Poe said about Mayne Reid: "he is a colossal but most picturesque liar. He fibs on a surprising scale but with the finish of an artist, and that is why I listen to him attentiv...
Very interesting and fascinating book. The novel's plot is a detective story. The headless horseman appears as a nonsense to a reader. Neither the characters nor the narrator know who is it. A mystery...