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Author: Capt. Mayne Reid

Author: Capt. Mayne Reid (1818–1883)

Biography: Novelist and children's writer. See entry in DNB or Sutherland. NB: Several sources erroneously conflate Reid with novelist Charles Beach.

Author Tags:

• American Authors
• Army Officers
• Irish Authors
• Journalists

References: DNB; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

1. The Rifle Rangers: or, Adventures of an Officer in Southern Mexico.  2 vol.  London: Shoberl, 1850.
2. The Scalp Hunters: or, Romantic Adventures in Northern Mexico.  3 vol.  London: C. J. Skeet, 1851.
3. The Desert Home: or, The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1852.
4. The Boy Hunters: or, Adventures in Search of a White Buffalo.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1853.
5. The Young Voyageurs: or, The Boy Hunters in the North.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1854.
6. The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico.  3 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1855.
7. The Forest Exiles: or, The Perils of a Peruvian Family amid the Wilds of the Amazon.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1855.
8. The Quadroon: or, A Lover's Adventures in Louisiana.  3 vol.  London: George W. Hyde, 1856.
9. The Bush-Boys: or, The History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family in the Wild Karoos of Southern Africa.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1856.
10. The War Trail: or, The Hunt of the Wild Horse.  1 vol.  London: J. and C. Brown, 1857.
11. The Young Yägers: or, A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa.  1 vol.  London: David Bogue, 1857.
12. The Plant Hunters: or, Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains.  1 vol.  London: J. and C. Brown, 1858.
13. Ran Away to Sea: An Autobiography for Boys.  1 vol.  London: J. and C. Brown, 1858.
14. Oçeola.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1859.
15. The Wood-rangers.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1860.
16. The Boy Tar: or, A Voyage in the Dark.  1 vol.  London: W. Kent and Co., 1860.
17. A Hero in Spite of Himself.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1861.
18. The Wild Huntress.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1861.
19. Bruin: or, The Grand Bear Hunt.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1861.
20. The Maroon.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862.
21. The Tiger-Hunter.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Hodge, 1862.
22. The Ocean Waifs.  1 vol.  London: David Bryce, 1864.
23. The Cliff-Climbers: or, The Lone Home in the Himalayas.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1864.
24. The White Gauntlet.  3 vol.  London: C. J. Skeet, 1865.
25. The Boy Slaves.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1865.
26. The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
27. The Bandolero: or, A Marriage among the Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Bentley, 1866.
28. The Giraffe Hunters.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1867.
29. The Guerilla Chief, and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1867.
30. The Child Wife: A Tale of Two Worlds.  3 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1868.
31. Afloat in the Forest.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1868.
32. The Fatal Cord: A Tale of Backwood Retribution.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1870.
33. The Yellow Chief: A Romance of the Rocky Mountains.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1870.
34. The Castaways: A Story of Adventures in the Wilds of Borneo.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1870.
35. The White Squaw.  1 vol.  London: C. H. Clarke, 1870.
36. The Lone Ranche: A Tale of the Staked Plain.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1871.
37. The Finger of Fate: A Romance.  2 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1872.
38. The Death Shot: A Romance of Forest and Prairie.  3 vol.  London: Chapman and Hall, 1873.
39. The Flag of Distress: A Story of the South Seas.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1876.
40. Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1877.
41. The Queen of the Lakes: A Romance of the Mexican Valley.  1 vol.  London: William Mullan & Son, 1879.
42. Gaspar, the Gaucho: A Tale of the Gran Chaco.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1880.
43. The Free Lances: A Romance of the Mexican Valley.  3 vol.  London: Remington, 1881.
44. The Pierced Heart and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: John Maxwell, 1885.
45. No Quarter: A Romance.  3 vol.  London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1887.