The Tiger-Hunter; or, A Hero in Spite of Himself

368 pp. 8vo. Original brown cloth, gilt titles & decorations on spine. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Thomas Mayne Reid (April 4, 1818 – October 22, 1883), was an Irish-American novelist. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a great admirer of Lord Byron. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica."