Thomas Reid
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Reid Mayne (pseudonym of Thomas Mayne) (1818-1883), boys' novelist. Born in Ballyroney, Co. Down, he left home and reached Louisiana in 1838, working as a slave-overseer, teacher, and Indian-fighter. He enlisted in the Mexican-American War, suffering serious wounds at Chatultepec, 1847. The Scalp-Hunters (1850) was a phenomenal success with the boy-audience for which he wrote some thirty further titles. His best-known titles included Rifle-Rangers (1850), Boy Hunters (1853), Castaways (1870), and The White Squaw (1871). As a champion of the sport, he wrote a croquet treatise in 1863.
Reid, Thomas Mayne (Mayne Reid), 1818-83, British novelist, b. Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1840 and after various adventures in the West served as a lieutenant in the Mexican War. He returned to England and began writing adventure stories that were especially popular with boys. The first of these was The Rifle Rangers (1850). Others include The Scalp Hunters (1851), The White Chief (1855), and The Headless Horseman (1866).
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Works by Mayne Reid
(1818-1883)
| 1850 | The Rifle Rangers; or, Adventures of an Officer in Southern Mexico. The Irish-born writer, actor, dramatist, and Indian fighter's first novel is a popular adventure tale that incorporates his own experiences in the Mexican War, where he had been wounded in the Battle of Chapultepec. |
| 1852 | The Desert Home; or, The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness. The first of Reid's many adventure novels for boys is modeled on The Swiss Family Robinson and set in the Mexican desert. Reid had produced it for the Christmas market and would publish at least one new title annually until his death. |
| 1856 | The Quadroon. The story of Edward Rutherford's love for a slave of mixed racial heritage, whom he saves from drowning. Unable to buy her at a slave auction, he abducts the slave girl and eventually the two lovers are wed. Reid adapts the novel as a play, and it would become the basis for Dion Boucicault's drama The Octoroon (1859). |
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Thomas Reid (footballer)
For other people named Thomas Reid, see Thomas Reid (disambiguation).
Thomas "Tommy" Reid (15 October 1905–1972) was a Scottish footballer. He was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire.
Reid started his career with Liverpool, but, after being loaned out to Oldham Athletic, he transferred to Manchester United in 1929. He would go on to score 67 goals for United before being transferred back to Oldham in 1933. He played the 1934–35 season with Barrow before ending his career with Rhyl
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