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The headless horseman or a strange tale of texas was set in texas and based on a south texas folk tale. The headless horseman is a novel by mayne reid written in 1865 or 1866 and is based on the authors adventures in the united states. He does not forsake his covert, nor yet rise to his feet. A strange tale of texas by mayne reid free ebook project gutenberg. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The headless horseman is the headless specter of a warrior who can be seen riding around skyrim on his ghostly steed at night, or staying at hamvirs rest during the day, facing its cemetery. The headless horseman is a good story set in texas indian territory. The headless horseman a strange tale of texas by thomas. The project gutenberg ebook of the headless horseman, by mayne reid this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no. Captain mayne reids tale, published nearly forty years later, is based on a well known texas folk tale. Thomas mayne reid fought in the americanmexican war 18461848. The project gutenberg ebook of the headless horseman, by mayne reid this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Thomas mayne reid april 4, 1818 october 22, 1883 was a scotsirish american novelist.