Mayne Reid: 170 books

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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.

Two young brothers, the sons of a Russian nobleman, ask their father if they may spend a while travelling the world. He agrees, but lays down two conditions: one, that they should bring back the skins, in good condition, of every species of bear there is; two, that they should proceed from east to...

Within the city of Chihuahua, metropolis of the northern provinces of Mexico—for the most part built of mud—standing in the midst of vast barren plains, o’ertopped by bold porphyritic mountains—plains with a population sparse as their timber—in the old city of Chihuahua lies the first scene of our story...

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,...

Excerpt old upon his fevered brain, producing a quick reaction of reason; and his cries for help, now in piteous tones sent back to the boat, showed that he understood the peril in which he had placed himself. They were not unheeded. Murtagh and the Malay rushed, or rather tottered,...

Excerpt o their special harbour, and proceeding thither he finds several lying alongside the wharves, some taking in cargo, some discharging it, with two or three fully freighted and ready to set sail. These last claim his attention first, and, screwing up courage, he boards one, and asks if...

Extrait : "Près du confluent de la rivière Jaune et de la rivière d'Orange, ces deux grands cours d'eau de l'Afrique méridionale, voyez-vous un groupe de jeunes chasseurs ? Ils sont campés sur la rive gauche du fleuve, dans un bouquet de saules de Babylone, dont le feuillage argenté, s'inclinant...

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...