The Headless Horseman (1865 novel by Mayne Reid)
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The Headless Horseman (1865) is an adventure novel by Mayne Reid set on the Texas frontier, centering on a mysterious, seemingly supernatural rider and a web of romance, rivalry, and revenge.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
adventure novel
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novel → |
| author |
Mayne Reid
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| centralMotif |
seemingly supernatural horseman
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| genre |
Western fiction
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adventure fiction → |
| hasAdaptationType |
comic or illustrated editions
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film adaptations → radio adaptations → television adaptations → |
| hasAuthorNationality |
Irish-American
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| hasCharacter |
Captain Cassius Calhoun
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Louise Poindexter → The Headless Horseman (mysterious rider) → Woodley Poindexter → |
| hasForm |
prose
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| hasInfluenceOn |
later Western adventure narratives
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| hasMedium |
print
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| hasMotiveForceInPlot |
false accusations
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quest for justice → romantic rivalry → |
| hasProtagonist |
Maurice Gerald
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| hasPublisherType |
Victorian-era English-language publisher
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| hasStructure |
chapters
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| hasSubtitle |
A Strange Tale of Texas
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| hasTargetAudience |
general readership
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readers of adventure fiction → |
| hasTitle |
The Headless Horseman
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| isNotableFor |
blend of mystery and Western adventure
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depiction of Texas prairie landscape → |
| isPartOf |
19th-century adventure literature canon
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| literaryGenreContext |
frontier romance
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| literaryPeriod |
19th-century literature
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| mainTheme |
frontier life
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honor and jealousy → mystery → |
| narrativeElement |
revenge
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rivalry → romance → |
| narrativeFocus |
mysterious rider
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| publicationYear |
1865
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| settingCountry |
United States
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| settingLocation |
Texas frontier
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| timePeriodOfSetting |
19th century
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Headless Horseman
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relatedWork |