The Free Lances

Captain Mayne Reid, born Thomas Mayne Reid on April 4, 1818, in Ballyroney, County Down, Ireland, was a prolific 19th-century novelist whose adventurous tales captivated the minds of young readers. Reid's life was as colorful as his stories; he emigrated to America in his early twenties and participated in the Mexican-American War, experiences that imbued his writing with a sense of authenticity i...