THOMAS MAYNE "CAPTAIN" REID - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 73401
Sale Price $180.00
Reg. $200.00
MAYNE REID
Clipped autograph sentiment signed by the writer of boys' novels
Autograph Sentiment signed: "Believe me/Yours very truly/Mayne Reid",
4¼x1. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born writer who divided his
adult life between America and England. Arriving in the US in 1840, he held
a succession of jobs, including actor and journalist, before volunteering for
service in the Mexican War (1846-1848). While serving in the US Army, he was
decorated for valor and rose to the rank of lieutenant (although thereafter he
called himself "Captain Reid.") It was in England, to which Reid moved in
1850, that he wrote most of his novels, beginning with The Rifle Rangers.
These books, mostly set in the American West and other untamed regions and aimed
at boy readers, became quite popular. The youthful Theodore Roosevelt was an
avid reader. From 1853 to 1866, Reid and his young wife lived in Gerrard's
Cross, calling their residence The Ranche. In 1866, Reid designed and
supervised construction of a more elaborate estate, also called The Ranche,
modeled on a Mexican hacienda. Overspending on the project bankrupted Reid,
who never lived in his new creation. Reid also wrote plays and poems, but his
adventure novels had greater success. Closely cropped. Slightly soiled.
Signature slightly smudged. Otherwise, fine condition.
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