Headless Horseman - A Strange Tale of Texas
Thomas Mayne Reid
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Length 22 h 35 min
Chapters 100
First published 1865
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)
Chapters
1
000 - Prologue. Read by Barry Eads 5:32
2
002 - The Trail of the Lazo. Read by Barry Eads 16:25
3
003 - The Prairie Finger-Post. Read by Barry Eads 11:34
4
004 - The Black Norther. Read by Barry Eads 14:54
5
005 - The Home of the Horse-Hunter. Read by Chris Caron 18:38
6
006 - The Spotted Mustang. Read by Chris Caron 21:17
7
007 - Nocturnal Annoyances. Read by Chris Caron 15:52
8
008 - The Crawl of the Alacran. Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 13:36
9
009 - The Frontier Fort. Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:37
10
010 - Casa Del Corvo. Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:13
11
011 - An Unexpected Arrival. Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:26
12
012 - Taming a Wild Mare. Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 26:34
13
013 - A Prairie Pic-Nic. Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 13:55
14
014 - The Manada. Read by Chris Caron 12:44
15
015 - The Runaway Overtaken. Read by Ric Cornwall 12:20
16
016 - Chased by Wild Stallions. Read by Ric Cornwall 14:07
17
017 - The Mustang Trap. Read by Ric Cornwall 14:04
18
018 - Jealousy upon the Trail. Read by Ric Cornwall 23:55
19
019 - Whisky and Water. Read by Ric Cornwall 18:57
20
020 - An Unsafe Position. Read by Ric Cornwall 11:42
21
021 - A Duel within Doors. Read by Chelsea S. 11:51
22
022 - An Unknown Donor. Read by Chris Caron 15:33
23
023 - Vows of Vengeance. Read by Jules Hawryluk 11:57
24
024 - On the Azotea. Read by Jules Hawryluk 13:01
25
025 - A Gift Ungiven. Read by Jules Hawryluk 17:42
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026 - Still on the Azotea. Read by Jules Hawryluk 11:02
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027 - I Love You!—I Love You! Read by Ric Cornwall 9:56
28
028 - A Pleasure Forbidden. Read by Ric Cornwall 10:49
29
029 - El Coyote at Home. Read by Ric Cornwall 7:05
30
030 - A Sagittary Correspondence. Read by Ric Cornwall 10:17
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031 - A Stream Cleverly Crossed. Read by Hilara 9:49
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032 - Light and Shade. Read by Ric Cornwall 7:54
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033 - A Torturing Discovery. Read by Ric Cornwall 11:14
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034 - A Chivalrous Dictation. Read by Chris Caron 9:34
35
035 - An Uncourteous Host. Read by Chelsea S. 11:08
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036 - Three Travellers on the same Track. Read by Chris Caron 14:18
37
037 - A Man Missing. Read by Gen Jones 10:09
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038 - The Avengers. Read by Gen Jones 8:09
39
039 - The Pool of Blood. Read by Gen Jones 11:44
40
040 - The Marked Bullet. Read by Bill Mosley 16:03
41
041 - Cuatro Cavalleros. Read by Ric Cornwall 13:17
42
042 - Vultures on the Wing. Read by Ric Cornwall 17:05
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043 - The Cup and the Jar. Read by Kamna 16:04
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044 - A Quartette of Comanches. Read by Chris Caron 20:47
45
045 - A Trail gone Blind. Read by Jules Hawryluk 23:19
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046 - A Secret Confided. Read by Chris Caron 17:52
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047 - An Intercepted Epistle. Read by Chris Caron 11:34
48
048 - Isidora. Read by Chris Caron 23:51
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049 - The Lazo Unloosed. Read by Chris Caron 16:00
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050 - A Conflict with Coyotes. Read by Chris Caron 11:33
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051 - Twice Intoxicated. Read by Chris Caron 11:41
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052 - An Awakener. Read by Chris Caron 15:36
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053 - Just in Time. Read by Chris Caron 15:12
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054 - A Prairie Palanquin. Read by Chris Caron 11:54
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055 - Un Dia de Novedades. Read by Chris Caron 23:36
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056 - A Shot at the Devil. Read by Chris Caron 21:09
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057 - Sounding the Signal. Read by Chris Caron 14:33
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058 - Recoiling from a Kiss. Read by Chris Caron 15:36
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059 - Another who cannot rest. Read by Chris Caron 13:00
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060 - A Fair Informer. Read by Chris Caron 14:40
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061 - Angels on Earth. Read by Chris Caron 12:24
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062 - Waiting for the Cue. Read by Chris Caron 12:55
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063 - A Jury of Regulators. Read by Chris Caron 14:45
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064 - A Series of Interludes. Read by Chris Caron 14:41
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065 - Still another Interlude. Read by Chris Caron 14:37
66
066 - Chased by Comanches. Read by Chris Caron 12:27
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067 - Los Indios! Read by Kristin G. 11:37
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068 - The Disappointed Campaigners. Read by Kristin G. 17:51
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069 - Mystery and Mourning. Read by Kristin G. 13:23
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070 - Go, Zeb, and God Speed You! Read by Chris Caron 9:56
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071 - The Sorell Horse. Read by Chris Caron 15:14
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072 - Zeb Stump on the Trail. Read by Chris Caron 12:03
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073 - The Prairie Island. Read by Michelle Day 8:29
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074 - A Solitary Stalker. Read by Michelle Day 6:50
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075 - On the Trail. Read by Michelle Day 7:19
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076 - Lost in the Chalk. Read by Michelle Day 11:08
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077 - Another Link. Read by Michelle Day 7:41
78
078 - A Horse-Swop. Read by Chris Caron 12:46
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079 - An Untiring Tracker. Read by Chris Caron 7:09
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080 - A Doorway Well Watched. Read by Chris Caron 11:35
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081 - Heads Down—Heels Up! Read by Chris Caron 11:41
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082 - A Queer Parcel. Read by Chris Caron 8:36
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083 - Limbs of the Law. Read by Diana Majlinger 6:24
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084 - An Affectionate Nephew. Read by Chris Caron 13:44
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085 - A Kind Cousin. Read by Chris Caron 13:10
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086 - A Texan Court. Read by Chris Caron 15:04
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087 - A False Witness. Read by Chris Caron 12:25
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088 - An Unwilling Witness. Read by Chris Caron 12:47
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089 - The Confession of the Accused. Read by Chris Caron 9:49
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090 - A Court Quickly Cleared. Read by Chris Caron 7:22
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091 - A Chase through a Thicket. Read by Chris Caron 7:34
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092 - A Reluctant Return. Read by Chris Caron 9:04
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093 - A Body Beheaded. Read by Chris Caron 10:39
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094 - The Mystery Made Clear. Read by Chris Caron 14:47
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095 - The Last Witness. Read by Chris Caron 18:47
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096 - Stole Away! Read by Chris Caron 11:16
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097 - The Chase of the Assassin. Read by Chris Caron 8:47
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098 - Not Dead yet. Read by ddemers78 8:10
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099 - Attempted Murder and Suicide. Read by John 12:06
100
100 - Joy. Read by John 13:11
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