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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: The headless horseman, legend or reality?
Published in 1866, “The Headless Horseman” is a novel by Mayne Reid, an overlooked gem, a classic piece of literature, and an edge-of-your-seat mystery thriller.
The famous legend of the headless horseman is one that has roots in several different countries and cultures, dating back much farther than Washington Irving’s well-known tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Actually, Mayne Reid’s tale, published nearly forty years later, is based on a well-known Texas folk tale.
Set in Texas in the 1850s, “The Headless Horseman” tells the story of Louise Poindexter, who is a newcomer to town. Courted by Cassius Calhoun and Maurice Gerald, Louise finds that her life takes a turn when her brother, Henry Poindexter, is found murdered. The tale twists further when it is reported that a headless horseman has been seen on the Poindexter plantation. In this classic tale, Mayne Reid takes readers on an incredible journey to discover the killer of Henry Poindexter and solve the mystery of the Headless Horseman.
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Rating★★★★ 4.4 (230)
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GenreHorror, Fairy Tales and Folklore, Young Adult
Length24 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The headless horseman, legend or reality?
2Prologue
3Chapter 1. The Burnt Prairie
4Chapter 2. The Trail Of The Lazo
5Chapter 3. The Prairie Finger-Post
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6Chapter 4. The Black Norther
7Chapter 5. The Home Of The Horse-Hunter
8Chapter 6. The Spotted Mustang
9Chapter 7. Nocturnal Annoyances
10Chapter 8. The Crawl Of The Alacran
11Chapter 9. The Frontier Fort
12Chapter 10. Casa Del Corvo
13Chapter 11. An Unexpected Arrival
14Chapter 12. Taming A Wild Mare
15Chapter 13. A Prairie Pic-Nic
16Chapter 14. The Manada
17Chapter 15. The Runaway Overtaken
18Chapter 16. Chased By Wild Stallions
19Chapter 17. The Mustang Trap
20Chapter 18. Jealousy Upon The Trail
21Chapter 19. Whisky And Water
22Chapter 20. An Unsafe Position
23Chapter 21. A Duel Within Doors
24Chapter 22. An Unknown Donor
25Chapter 23. Vows Of Vengeance
26Chapter 24. On The Azotea
27Chapter 25. A Gift Ungiven
28Chapter 26. Still On The Azotea
29Chapter 27. I Love You!—I Love You!
30Chapter 28. A Pleasure Forbidden
31Chapter 29. El Coyote at Home
32Chapter 30. A Sagittary Correspondence
33Chapter 31. A Stream Cleverly Crossed
34Chapter 32. Light and Shade
35Chapter 33. A Torturing Discovery
36Chapter 34. A Chivalrous Dictation
37Chapter 35. An Uncourteous Host
38Chapter 36. Three Travellers on the same Track
39Chapter 37. A Man Missing
40Chapter 38. The Avengers
41Chapter 39. The Pool of Blood
42Chapter 40. The Marked Bullet
43Chapter 41. Cuatro Cavalleros
44Chapter 42. Vultures on the Wing
45Chapter 43. The Cup and the Jar
46Chapter 44. A Quartette of Comanches
47Chapter 45. A Trail gone Blind
48Chapter 46. A Secret Confided
49Chapter 47. An Intercepted Epistle
50Chapter 48. Isidora
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