Project Gutenberg 2011-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 627 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "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 backdrop of the Texas wilderness, weaving elements of mystery and adventure. The narrative begins with a spectral figure known as the Headless Horseman, who evokes fear and curiosity, setting the stage for an exploration into the unknown and interactions with various characters, including emigrants embarking on their journey across Texas. The opening of the novel establishes a vivid scene in the Texas landscape, capturing the reader's imagination through diverse descriptions of wildlife and the elements that define the setting. It introduces the mysterious Headless Horseman, unsettling even the wild stag that observes him. As a caravan led by Woodley Poindexter makes its slow progress across a burnt prairie, they encounter unexpected challenges, such as losing their way and the eerie appearances of both natural and supernatural elements in the landscape. The prologue and first chapter hint at a rich tapestry of characters and conflicts that will unfold throughout the narrative, merging the ominous with the adventurous elements of life on the Texas frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Single women -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Ghost stories Murder -- Fiction Texas -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1429301 1429310 2024-09-15T06:15:56.913755 2023-09-15T11:48:09.876058 text/html text/html 1488984 2011-03-16T09:41:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 493479 2011-03-16T09:41:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 569385 2024-09-15T06:16:14.531705 application/epub+zip 594533 2024-09-15T06:15:59.604712 application/epub+zip 594533 2024-09-15T06:15:58.123719 application/epub+zip 1102010 2024-09-15T06:16:26.715606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1020730 2024-09-15T06:16:13.325656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968351 2022-09-16T09:53:54.486211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1246759 1246734 2024-09-15T06:15:54.425779 2023-09-15T11:48:07.464021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1246609 2011-03-16T09:41:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 487860 2011-03-16T09:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19341 2024-09-15T06:16:26.872556 application/rdf+xml 17553 2024-09-15T06:15:58.541716 image/jpeg 3946 2024-09-15T06:15:58.332722 image/jpeg 548225 2024-09-15T06:15:57.027714 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia