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

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