The Headless Horseman - A Strange Tale of Texas
Thomas Mayne Reid
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The horse is perfect in all its parts—a splendid steed, saddled, bridled, and otherwise completely caparisoned. In it there appears nothing amiss—nothing to produce either wonder or alarm. But the man—the rider? Ah! About him there is something to cause both—something weird—something wanting!
By heavens! it is the head! (Excerpt from the Prologue)
The Headless Horseman is a novel by Mayne Reid written in 1865 or 1866 and is 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.
Vladimir Nabokov recalled The Headless Horseman as a favourite adventure novel of his childhood years - "which had given him a vision of the prairies and the great open spaces and the overarching sky." At 11, Nabokov even translated The Headless Horseman into French alexandrines.(Summary from Wikipedia) (22 hr 34 min)
Kapitel
| 000 - Prologue. | 5:32 | Gelesen von Barry Eads |
| 001 - The Burnt Prairie. | 15:48 | Gelesen von Barry Eads |
| 002 - The Trail of the Lazo. | 16:25 | Gelesen von Barry Eads |
| 003 - The Prairie Finger-Post. | 11:34 | Gelesen von Barry Eads |
| 004 - The Black Norther. | 14:54 | Gelesen von Barry Eads |
| 005 - The Home of the Horse-Hunter. | 18:38 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 006 - The Spotted Mustang. | 21:17 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 007 - Nocturnal Annoyances. | 15:52 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 008 - The Crawl of the Alacran. | 13:36 | Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 009 - The Frontier Fort. | 18:37 | Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 010 - Casa Del Corvo. | 18:13 | Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 011 - An Unexpected Arrival. | 18:26 | Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 012 - Taming a Wild Mare. | 26:34 | Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 013 - A Prairie Pic-Nic. | 13:55 | Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 014 - The Manada. | 12:44 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 015 - The Runaway Overtaken. | 12:20 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 016 - Chased by Wild Stallions. | 14:07 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 017 - The Mustang Trap. | 14:04 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 018 - Jealousy upon the Trail. | 23:55 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 019 - Whisky and Water. | 18:57 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 020 - An Unsafe Position. | 11:42 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 021 - A Duel within Doors. | 11:51 | Gelesen von Chelsea S. |
| 022 - An Unknown Donor. | 15:33 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 023 - Vows of Vengeance. | 11:57 | Gelesen von Jules Hawryluk |
| 024 - On the Azotea. | 13:01 | Gelesen von Jules Hawryluk |
| 025 - A Gift Ungiven. | 17:42 | Gelesen von Jules Hawryluk |
| 026 - Still on the Azotea. | 11:02 | Gelesen von Jules Hawryluk |
| 027 - I Love You!—I Love You! | 9:56 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 028 - A Pleasure Forbidden. | 10:49 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 029 - El Coyote at Home. | 7:05 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 030 - A Sagittary Correspondence. | 10:17 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 031 - A Stream Cleverly Crossed. | 9:49 | Gelesen von Hilara |
| 032 - Light and Shade. | 7:54 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 033 - A Torturing Discovery. | 11:14 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 034 - A Chivalrous Dictation. | 9:34 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 035 - An Uncourteous Host. | 11:08 | Gelesen von Chelsea S. |
| 036 - Three Travellers on the same Track. | 14:18 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 037 - A Man Missing. | 10:09 | Gelesen von Gen Jones |
| 038 - The Avengers. | 8:09 | Gelesen von Gen Jones |
| 039 - The Pool of Blood. | 11:44 | Gelesen von Gen Jones |
| 040 - The Marked Bullet. | 16:03 | Gelesen von Bill Mosley |
| 041 - Cuatro Cavalleros. | 13:17 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 042 - Vultures on the Wing. | 17:05 | Gelesen von Ric Cornwall |
| 043 - The Cup and the Jar. | 16:04 | Gelesen von Kamna |
| 044 - A Quartette of Comanches. | 20:47 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 045 - A Trail gone Blind. | 23:19 | Gelesen von Jules Hawryluk |
| 046 - A Secret Confided. | 17:52 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 047 - An Intercepted Epistle. | 11:34 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 048 - Isidora. | 23:51 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 049 - The Lazo Unloosed. | 16:00 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 050 - A Conflict with Coyotes. | 11:33 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 051 - Twice Intoxicated. | 11:41 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 052 - An Awakener. | 15:36 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 053 - Just in Time. | 15:12 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 054 - A Prairie Palanquin. | 11:54 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 055 - Un Dia de Novedades. | 23:36 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 056 - A Shot at the Devil. | 21:09 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 057 - Sounding the Signal. | 14:33 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 058 - Recoiling from a Kiss. | 15:36 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 059 - Another who cannot rest. | 13:00 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 060 - A Fair Informer. | 14:40 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 061 - Angels on Earth. | 12:24 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 062 - Waiting for the Cue. | 12:55 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 063 - A Jury of Regulators. | 14:45 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 064 - A Series of Interludes. | 14:41 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 065 - Still another Interlude. | 14:37 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 066 - Chased by Comanches. | 12:27 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 067 - Los Indios! | 11:37 | Gelesen von Kristin G. |
| 068 - The Disappointed Campaigners. | 17:51 | Gelesen von Kristin G. |
| 069 - Mystery and Mourning. | 13:23 | Gelesen von Kristin G. |
| 070 - Go, Zeb, and God Speed You! | 9:56 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 071 - The Sorell Horse. | 15:14 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 072 - Zeb Stump on the Trail. | 12:03 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 073 - The Prairie Island. | 8:29 | Gelesen von Michelle Day |
| 074 - A Solitary Stalker. | 6:50 | Gelesen von Michelle Day |
| 075 - On the Trail. | 7:19 | Gelesen von Michelle Day |
| 076 - Lost in the Chalk. | 11:08 | Gelesen von Michelle Day |
| 077 - Another Link. | 7:41 | Gelesen von Michelle Day |
| 078 - A Horse-Swop. | 12:46 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 079 - An Untiring Tracker. | 7:09 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 080 - A Doorway Well Watched. | 11:35 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 081 - Heads Down—Heels Up! | 11:41 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 082 - A Queer Parcel. | 8:36 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 083 - Limbs of the Law. | 6:24 | Gelesen von Diana Majlinger |
| 084 - An Affectionate Nephew. | 13:44 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 085 - A Kind Cousin. | 13:10 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 086 - A Texan Court. | 15:04 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 087 - A False Witness. | 12:25 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 088 - An Unwilling Witness. | 12:47 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 089 - The Confession of the Accused. | 9:49 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 090 - A Court Quickly Cleared. | 7:22 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 091 - A Chase through a Thicket. | 7:34 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 092 - A Reluctant Return. | 9:04 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 093 - A Body Beheaded. | 10:39 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 094 - The Mystery Made Clear. | 14:47 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 095 - The Last Witness. | 18:47 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 096 - Stole Away! | 11:16 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 097 - The Chase of the Assassin. | 8:47 | Gelesen von Chris Caron |
| 098 - Not Dead yet. | 8:10 | Gelesen von ddemers78 |
| 099 - Attempted Murder and Suicide. | 12:06 | Gelesen von John |
| 100 - Joy. | 13:11 | Gelesen von John |
Bewertungen
Mike Magyar
the story is great it's the kid who reads most of the story that's the problem he can't pronounce words correctly every other sentence I'm going to have to give it three stars if it would have been the other people that read the whole thing I give it five
headless horseman of Texas
jlp111111
the book was quite enjoyable, using great vocabulary to provide exacting descriptions. But what good does that do when the reader can't pronounce any of the exquisite words? some were simply laughable. mr. caron should occupy himself with childrens books or another occupation altogether.