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| The Headless Horseman | 1 |
| Prologue | 1 |
| Chapter I. The Burnt Prairie | 1 |
| Chapter II. The Trail of the Lazo | 3 |
| Chapter III. The Prairie Finger-Post | 5 |
| Chapter IV. The Black Norther | 7 |
| Chapter V. The Home of the Horse-Hunter | 8 |
| Chapter VI. The Spotted Mustang | 11 |
| Chapter VII. Nocturnal Annoyances | 13 |
| Chapter VIII. The Crawl of the Alacran | 15 |
| Chapter IX. The Frontier Fort | 16 |
| Chapter X. Casa Del Corvo | 18 |
| Chapter XI. An Unexpected Arrival | 20 |
| Chapter XII. Taming a Wild Mare | 22 |
| Chapter XIII. A Prairie Pic-Nic | 24 |
| Chapter XIV. The Manada | 26 |
| Chapter XV. The Runaway Overtaken | 27 |
| Chapter XVI. Chased by Wild Stallions | 29 |
| Chapter XVII. The Mustang Trap | 30 |
| Chapter XVIII. Jealousy upon the Trail | 32 |
| Chapter XIX. Whisky and Water | 35 |
| Chapter XX. An Unsafe Position | 37 |
| Chapter XXI. A Duel within Doors | 38 |
| Chapter XXII. An Unknown Donor | 39 |
| Chapter XXIII. Vows of Vengeance | 41 |
| Chapter XXIV. On the Azotea | 42 |
| Chapter XXV. A Gift Ungiven | 44 |
| Chapter XXVI. Still on the Azotea | 45 |
| Chapter XXVII. I Love You! — I Love You! | 46 |
| Chapter XXVIII. A Pleasure Forbidden | 47 |
| Chapter XXIX. El Coyote at Home | 49 |
| Chapter XXX. A Sagittary Correspondence | 49 |
| Chapter XXXI. A Stream Cleverly Crossed | 51 |
| Chapter XXXII. Light and Shade | 52 |
| Chapter XXXIII. A Torturing Discovery | 52 |
| Chapter XXXIV. A Chivalrous Dictation | 54 |
| Chapter XXXV. An Uncourteous Host | 55 |
| Chapter XXXVI. Three Travellers on the same Track | 56 |
| Chapter XXXVII. A Man Missing | 58 |
| Chapter XXXVIII. The Avengers | 59 |
| Chapter XXXIX. The Pool of Blood | 60 |
| Chapter XL. The Marked Bullet | 61 |
| Chapter XLI. Cuatro Cavalleros | 63 |
| Chapter XLII. Vultures on the Wing | 64 |
| Chapter XLIII. The Cup and the Jar | 66 |
| Chapter XLIV. A Quartette of Comanches | 68 |
| Chapter XLV. A Trail gone Blind | 70 |
| Chapter XLVI. A Secret Confided | 73 |
| Chapter XLVII. An Intercepted Epistle | 74 |
| Chapter XLVIII. Isidora | 76 |
| Chapter XLIX. The Lazo Unloosed | 78 |
| Chapter L. A Conflict with Coyotes | 80 |
| Chapter LI. Twice Intoxicated | 81 |
| Chapter LII. An Awakener | 83 |
| Chapter LIII. Just in Time | 84 |
| Chapter LIV. A Prairie Palanquin | 86 |
| Chapter LV. Un Dia de Novedades | 87 |
| Chapter LVI. A Shot at the Devil | 90 |
| Chapter LVII. Sounding the Signal | 92 |
| Chapter LVIII. Recoiling from a Kiss | 94 |
| Chapter LIX. Another who cannot rest | 96 |
| Chapter LX. A Fair Informer | 97 |
| Chapter LXI. Angels on Earth | 99 |
| Chapter LXII. Waiting for the Cue | 100 |
| Chapter LXIII. A Jury of Regulators | 102 |
| Chapter LXIV. A Series of Interludes | 103 |
| Chapter LXV. Still another Interlude | 105 |
| Chapter LXVI. Chased by Comanches | 107 |
| Chapter LXVII. Los Indios! | 108 |
| Chapter LXVIII. The Disappointed Campaigners | 109 |
| Chapter LXIX. Mystery and Mourning | 111 |
| Chapter LXX. Go, Zeb, and God Speed You! | 113 |
| Chapter LXXI. The Sorell Horse | 114 |
| Chapter LXXII. Zeb Stump on the Trail | 116 |
| Chapter LXXIII. The Prairie Island | 117 |
| Chapter LXXIV. A Solitary Stalker | 118 |
| Chapter LXXV. On the Trail | 119 |
| Chapter LXXVI. Lost in the Chalk | 120 |
| Chapter LXXVII. Another Link | 121 |
| Chapter LXXVIII. A Horse-Swop | 122 |
| Chapter LXXIX. An Untiring Tracker. | 124 |
| Chapter LXXX. A Doorway Well Watched. | 125 |
| Chapter LXXXI. Heads Down — Heels Up! | 126 |
| Chapter LXXXII. A Queer Parcel | 127 |
| Chapter LXXXIII. Limbs of the Law | 129 |
| Chapter LXXXIV. An Affectionate Nephew | 129 |
| Chapter LXXXV. A Kind Cousin | 131 |
| Chapter LXXXVI. A Texan Court | 132 |
| Chapter LXXXVII. A False Witness | 134 |
| Chapter LXXXVIII. An Unwilling Witness | 136 |
| Chapter LXXXIX. The Confession of the Accused | 137 |
| Chapter XC. A Court Quickly Cleared | 138 |
| Chapter XCI. A Chase through a Thicket | 139 |
| Chapter XCII. A Reluctant Return | 140 |
| Chapter XCIII. A Body Beheaded | 141 |
| Chapter XCIV. The Mystery Made Clear | 142 |
| Chapter XCV. The Last Witness | 144 |
| Chapter XCVI. Stole Away! | 146 |
| Chapter XCVII. The Chase of the Assassin | 148 |
| Chapter XCVIII. Not Dead yet | 149 |
| Chapter XCIX. Attempted Murder and Suicide | 150 |
| Chapter C. Joy | 151 |
Майн Рид. Всадник без головы (на английском языке) Перед вами одно из первых изданий знаменитого романа Томаса Майн Рида. Наибольшую ценность имеет файл в формате PDF, являющийся точной копией хорошо иллюстрированного издания 1869 года. При этом файл имеет удобную навигацию по главам через меню закладок или интерактивное содержание в начале романа, имеется отдельное меню иллюстраций. Книгу можно скачать или смотреть в режиме онлайн. Файлы в форматах FB2 и Epub не имеют иллюстраций, но удобны тем, что их можно читать портативных устройствах. Mayne Reid. The Headless Horseman This is one of the earliest issues of the famous novel written by Thomas Mayne Reid. Most valuable is the PDF file being an exact scanned copy of the well illustrated edition of 1869. At the same time the file offers navigation between chapters using bookmarks or the interactive content, a separate bookmark menu is provided for illustrations. The book can be downloaded or viewed online. Unillustrated FB2 and Epub files will be convenient for those who prefer reading books on portable devices.