Captain Mayne Reid: 54 books

Excerpt nera who lack this power. The group of Sajouins must therefore be subdivided into several lesser groups. First of all we have the true Sajouins; and of these the Saimiri or Titi is the most distinguished species. This pretty little creature is about equal in size to a squirrel,...

Excerpt ve but an idle theorist, a dreamy imbecile, alongside our practical young scholar of the West. The third and youngest of the party--taking them as they sit from stem to bow--differs in many respects from both those described. He has neither the gravity of the first, nor yet the...

Excerpt t in." Arend, again mounting his horse, trotted off in the direction of the animal that had strayed. For cooking the antelope, Congo and Swartboy saw the necessity of providing themselves with some water; and taking a vessel for that purpose, they set out for the...

An exciting novel covering the historical period between 1640 and 1650, with focus on British politics and society.

Excerpt and dimensions of a boat with rowers in it, followed by a bright strip of foam. Pepe threw himself suddenly a plat ventre, in fear that he might be seen by those on the water; but from the elevated position which he occupied, he was able to keep his eye upon the boat without...

Set in South America, in Paraguay, the hero and his band of friends have many an adventure, just in the course of one voyage, or undertaking. They frequently get themselves into dangerous and risky situations, but always by their superior bush-craft manage to get themselves out of them after having practically died, or at least having seen their horses die.

COMPRISING The Young Voyageurs or, The Boy Hunters in the North The Forest Exiles or, Adventures Amid the Wilds of the Amazon The Bush-Boys or, Adventures in the Wilds of Southern Africa

Excerpt this inquiry, in a tone that told of a vacillating spirit. "Do, uncle Woodley! What else but keep straight on? The river must be on the other side? If we don't hit the crossing, to a half mile or so, we can go up, or down the bank--as the case may require." "But,...

Une expédition est organisée par le bavarois Karl Linden, son frère Gaspar et le Shikarri Ossaro dans la chaîne gigantesque des monts Himalaya. Nos trois amis, dont l'un est chasseur de plante, le second, chasseur et le troisième, un indigène plein de ressources, auront l'occasion de nous démontrer...

Excerpt ave spoilt his physiognomy for life; and, depend upon it, as long as life lasts, he will neither forget nor forgive that. I shall also come in for a share of his spite, and it behoves both of us to beware of him." "But what can he do to us?" "Caballero,...