The Headless Horseman (novel)

For other uses, see Headless Horseman (disambiguation).
The Headless Horseman or A Strange Tale of Texas
AuthorMayne Reid
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1865–1866
Publication placeAmerica
Media typePrint
ISBN0-548-26531-3

The Headless Horseman is a novel by Mayne Reid, first published in monthly serialized form during 1865 and 1866, and subsequently published as a book in 1866,[1][2] based on the author's adventures in the United States. "The Headless Horseman" or "A Strange Tale of Texas" was set in Texas and based on a south Texas folk tale.

  1. ^ Sutherland, John (2013). The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction (second ed.). Abingdon, Oxon.: Routledge. ISBN 9781408203903.
  2. ^ Reid, Mayne (1866). The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas. London: Richard Bentley. hdl:2027/uiug.30112002996210.