name: Thomas Mayne Reid
birth_date: 1818-04-04 00:00:00
death_date: 1883-10-22 00:00:00
genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
influences: Lord Byron
avg_rating: 4.05
ratings_count: 14976
about: "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a great admirer of Lord Byron. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a great admirer of Lord Byron. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. ...more