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Всадник без головы
Странный всадник движется в ясном лунном свете по ночной саванне, наводя ужас на ее обитателей. У всадника нет головы. Кто он и откуда взялся? Любовно-детективный сюжет романа "Всадник без головы" держит читателя в напряжении от первой до последней страницы. А повесть "В дебрях Борнео" познакомит с увлекательным путешествием потерпевших кораблекрушение через остров Борнео в поисках спасения.
640 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1865
About the author
Thomas Mayne Reid
718 books181 followers"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.
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September 16, 2026
When I was a schoolboy Mayne Reid was my favourite author… Adventures and mysteries… Mysterious adventures… Faraway lands… Villains and avengers… Exoticism…
The Headless Horseman rides horrendously on…
And good inexorably defeats evil…
The ideals of adolescence always stand tall…
The Headless Horseman rides horrendously on…
Long before the strange rider had come near, the moonlight, shining full upon him, enabled Calhoun to see that he was headless!
There could be no mistake about the observation. Though quickly made, it was complete. The white moon beams, silvering his shoulders, were reflected from no face, above or between them! It could be no illusion of the moon’s light. Calhoun had seen that same shape under the glare of the sun.
He now saw more – the missing head, ghastly and gory, half shrouded behind the hairy holsters!
And good inexorably defeats evil…
The ideals of adolescence always stand tall…
October 15, 2020
Itt a Szent Imrében van egy könyvespolc, egész vállalható címekkel, gondoltam, babonából leveszek róla valami limonádét. Reidről már hallottam ezt-azt, a westernponyva specialistája, feltételeztem, nyomasztásban biztosan nem veszi fel a versenyt egy random nefrológiai osztállyal, úgyhogy lelazít picit.
No most: az elején rögtön felbukkan a fej nélküli lovas, de aztán átmegy az egész egy ilyen Texas lovers' romantikus nyenyergésbe, ahol Maurice, a jóképű lovászgyerek és Louise, az ültetvényeslány egymásba szeretnek, előbbi be is tör egy musztángkancát utóbbinak, ami csak akkor lenne nyilvánvalóbb szexuális üzenet, ha előtte még fel is venné a "Veled is ezt fogom tenni, mrrrrrrr" feliratú pólóját. Apunak persze nem esik le, vidoran végignézi az akciót, de a gonosz antagonista megneszeli a dolgot, és vad antagonizálásba kezd. Aminek következtében kiderül, hogy a fej nélküli lovast az elején nem a szarvasok hallucinálták, tényleg van, nem metafora, persze hogy kicsoda is ő és mi a jelentősége, azt majd meglátjuk, mint ahogy azt is, hogy Maurice és Louise végül szerelmesen belelovagolhatnak-é a lemenő napba, hogy onnan egy szekéralja gyerekkel poroszkálhassanak vissza, mert ugye a pionírok szapora népség.
Mit mondjak, nem verdesett miatta egekben a pulzus. Sőt, néha egészségtelenül el is feküdt tőle a kardiogramom - azért a doki ennél izgisebb könyveket szokott javasolni. Sem mint kísértettörténet, sem mint krimi nem egy kimondott karakter - persze mit várjunk, amikor az antagonista a mű felénél bejelenti, hogy bele szokta a golyókba gravírozni a monogramját, így mindig tudni, ő terítette le a vadat. Aztán persze hogyan bizonyítják be, ki a gyilkos? Találjátok ki. Szóval nem Sherlock Holmesoknak való feladat, műkedvelő öreg nutriák és egyéb mocsári miújságok is bízvást megfejthetik. Ami viszont jó benne, az a texasi táj leírása, meg egy-két egész jól megrajzolt figura, az összes csillagot ezek kapják.
No most: az elején rögtön felbukkan a fej nélküli lovas, de aztán átmegy az egész egy ilyen Texas lovers' romantikus nyenyergésbe, ahol Maurice, a jóképű lovászgyerek és Louise, az ültetvényeslány egymásba szeretnek, előbbi be is tör egy musztángkancát utóbbinak, ami csak akkor lenne nyilvánvalóbb szexuális üzenet, ha előtte még fel is venné a "Veled is ezt fogom tenni, mrrrrrrr" feliratú pólóját. Apunak persze nem esik le, vidoran végignézi az akciót, de a gonosz antagonista megneszeli a dolgot, és vad antagonizálásba kezd. Aminek következtében kiderül, hogy a fej nélküli lovast az elején nem a szarvasok hallucinálták, tényleg van, nem metafora, persze hogy kicsoda is ő és mi a jelentősége, azt majd meglátjuk, mint ahogy azt is, hogy Maurice és Louise végül szerelmesen belelovagolhatnak-é a lemenő napba, hogy onnan egy szekéralja gyerekkel poroszkálhassanak vissza, mert ugye a pionírok szapora népség.
Mit mondjak, nem verdesett miatta egekben a pulzus. Sőt, néha egészségtelenül el is feküdt tőle a kardiogramom - azért a doki ennél izgisebb könyveket szokott javasolni. Sem mint kísértettörténet, sem mint krimi nem egy kimondott karakter - persze mit várjunk, amikor az antagonista a mű felénél bejelenti, hogy bele szokta a golyókba gravírozni a monogramját, így mindig tudni, ő terítette le a vadat. Aztán persze hogyan bizonyítják be, ki a gyilkos? Találjátok ki. Szóval nem Sherlock Holmesoknak való feladat, műkedvelő öreg nutriák és egyéb mocsári miújságok is bízvást megfejthetik. Ami viszont jó benne, az a texasi táj leírása, meg egy-két egész jól megrajzolt figura, az összes csillagot ezek kapják.
August 10, 2023
Ohhh, geri prisiminimai!!! "Raitelis be galvos", "Kvarteronė", "Baltoji pirštinė" ir kt. romantika +nuotykiai, ar gali būti geresnė sintezė brestančiam paaugliui :))
February 13, 2015
На мой взгляд это один из самых лучших приключенческих романов всех времен и народов и определенно самый лучший в жанре "вестерн". Читал его в детстве несколько раз и потом перечитывал уже когда стал постарше. До сих пор помню имена почти всех героев романа.
Интересно, что роман, написанный на английском языке и действие которого происходит в Техасе ( США) мало знаком англоязычной публике. То есть мало кто из британцев или англичан его читал. Как говориться в своем отечестве пророка нет. У нас в России как до революции 1917 года, так и во времена Советского Союза Томас Майн Рид был очень популярен и в особенности этот его роман "Всадник без головы". Не знаю, почему это так, но факт остается фактом.
In my opinion this is one of the best adventure novels of all time, and certainly it's the best in the genre of "western". I had read it several times when was a child and then re-read it later when became older. Well I still remember the names of almost the all characters of the novel.
In Russia before the 1917 revolution and after the revolution in the Soviet Union, the novel "The Headless Horseman" was extremely popular and had been published in huge circulations.
Almost every family in the country had got it
on a bookshelf and still has .
Strangely enough, a novel whose action takes place in the US territory and which was written and first published in English is almost unfamiliar to the modern English-speaking audience. I do not know why this is so, but this is the solid fact and it remains .
The writer, who at the time had influenced such great guys as sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Theodore Roosevelt, nowadays is completely forgotten in the English-speaking world.
May be it's because "Captain" Reid's books and "The Headless Horseman" in particular had not been re-issued in the UK and USA since the XIX th century? May be that's the reason, I don't know.
Интересно, что роман, написанный на английском языке и действие которого происходит в Техасе ( США) мало знаком англоязычной публике. То есть мало кто из британцев или англичан его читал. Как говориться в своем отечестве пророка нет. У нас в России как до революции 1917 года, так и во времена Советского Союза Томас Майн Рид был очень популярен и в особенности этот его роман "Всадник без головы". Не знаю, почему это так, но факт остается фактом.
In my opinion this is one of the best adventure novels of all time, and certainly it's the best in the genre of "western". I had read it several times when was a child and then re-read it later when became older. Well I still remember the names of almost the all characters of the novel.
In Russia before the 1917 revolution and after the revolution in the Soviet Union, the novel "The Headless Horseman" was extremely popular and had been published in huge circulations.
Almost every family in the country had got it
on a bookshelf and still has .
Strangely enough, a novel whose action takes place in the US territory and which was written and first published in English is almost unfamiliar to the modern English-speaking audience. I do not know why this is so, but this is the solid fact and it remains .
The writer, who at the time had influenced such great guys as sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Theodore Roosevelt, nowadays is completely forgotten in the English-speaking world.
May be it's because "Captain" Reid's books and "The Headless Horseman" in particular had not been re-issued in the UK and USA since the XIX th century? May be that's the reason, I don't know.
December 12, 2013
I read this book about 35 years ago. Yes, it was one of those books that was considered a classic and great reading material in Soviet Union. Every kid must have read it and I was not an exception. While being a timid and not a very tough kid at the time, I took a deep dive into the land of cowboys and Indians, mustangs, wild horses and fighting. Love, of course what boy doesn't want to be cool, tough and in love with a beautiful woman or be loved. That is as much as I can remember, since it was long ago, but how I felt about this book? I couldn't put it down. I was waiting to get to it when I was not home and started to read as soon as I was able to, to find out what's next. Great classic. I loved it and most likely, if I had to read it today, would still do. I know it will stir up some childhood memories that were created in fictional world of this novel. Great read!!
September 17, 2014
This book is one of the best books i had ever read.
Its very full of sense book for me.Lot of love and romance.
It easily takes you inside of all the novel,every scene.Love it,my advice is read this book.
Its very full of sense book for me.Lot of love and romance.
It easily takes you inside of all the novel,every scene.Love it,my advice is read this book.
August 30, 2020
The Headless Horseman - A Strange Tale of Texas by Thomas Mayne Reid (1818 - 1883)
I became aware of this novel in of all places reading the book "The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival" by John Vaillant, and curious (this story has nothing to do with Sleepy Hollow) I downloaded it.
What I downloaded was a free public domain audio version (650.8MB) from LibriVox. The .zip download contained one hundred and one .mp3 modules, one for the prologue and one for each chapter. The chapters are all relatively short, ranging from six to twenty-six minutes, mostly on the low side. An annoyance in this audio version is in the narration, which rendered by volunteers changes voices at many of the chapter breaks. At my age some of these voices were more difficult to understand than others.
According to Wikipedia, the author, Thomas Mayne Reid, fought in the American-Mexican War (1846-1848), and his many works about American life at the time involve the colonial policy in the United States, the horrors of slave labor, and the lives of American Indians. To its credit, this book contains some of the same. Also noted is that this book was the basis of the first Soviet Western movie.
This is of course a Western, and I must confess that I find many Westerns a lark owing to their cultural contrivances. In addition, this story is of the romance ilk with polite hormone induced yearnings, jealousies, and rivalries spurring foul deeds. Proclivities repeated ad infinitum over the ages to the point of stifling my interest.
The style of the writing is resonate of the mid 1800s — when words like intercourse and ejaculation were used in totally different contexts, that relative to speech — and with exaggerated colloquialisms distinguishing characters. Descriptive setting text also runs on a bit for my tastes, causing me in inattention to miss plot points and have to back up occasionally. However, in chapter seven at least there are interesting descriptions of wildlife long gone from the southwestern Texas region, so different strokes for different folks.
On a positive note, the plotting and writing of this story is accomplished and I found it more entertaining than not. Those that have a taste for old style romantic intrigue Westerns with an edge of the macabre may find this book to their liking. Beware the devious man and a woman's wrath, but if you encounter the headless horseman I leave you to conjecture the intent ;-)
I became aware of this novel in of all places reading the book "The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival" by John Vaillant, and curious (this story has nothing to do with Sleepy Hollow) I downloaded it.
What I downloaded was a free public domain audio version (650.8MB) from LibriVox. The .zip download contained one hundred and one .mp3 modules, one for the prologue and one for each chapter. The chapters are all relatively short, ranging from six to twenty-six minutes, mostly on the low side. An annoyance in this audio version is in the narration, which rendered by volunteers changes voices at many of the chapter breaks. At my age some of these voices were more difficult to understand than others.
According to Wikipedia, the author, Thomas Mayne Reid, fought in the American-Mexican War (1846-1848), and his many works about American life at the time involve the colonial policy in the United States, the horrors of slave labor, and the lives of American Indians. To its credit, this book contains some of the same. Also noted is that this book was the basis of the first Soviet Western movie.
This is of course a Western, and I must confess that I find many Westerns a lark owing to their cultural contrivances. In addition, this story is of the romance ilk with polite hormone induced yearnings, jealousies, and rivalries spurring foul deeds. Proclivities repeated ad infinitum over the ages to the point of stifling my interest.
The style of the writing is resonate of the mid 1800s — when words like intercourse and ejaculation were used in totally different contexts, that relative to speech — and with exaggerated colloquialisms distinguishing characters. Descriptive setting text also runs on a bit for my tastes, causing me in inattention to miss plot points and have to back up occasionally. However, in chapter seven at least there are interesting descriptions of wildlife long gone from the southwestern Texas region, so different strokes for different folks.
On a positive note, the plotting and writing of this story is accomplished and I found it more entertaining than not. Those that have a taste for old style romantic intrigue Westerns with an edge of the macabre may find this book to their liking. Beware the devious man and a woman's wrath, but if you encounter the headless horseman I leave you to conjecture the intent ;-)
March 27, 2011
I think only Russians read Mayne Reid anymore.
He was such a favorite when I was small.
He was such a favorite when I was small.
October 15, 2016
Это было интересно. Даже не смотря на предсказуемость развязки, почему то читалось с удовольствием.
November 18, 2021
თინეიჯერობისას რომ წამეკითხა, ალბათ აღტაცებული დავრჩებოდი, თუმცა საერთო ჯამში არც ახლა ვარ უკმაყოფილო. ასეთი, ერთი ამოსუნთქვით და გაფაციცებით საკითხავი სათავგადასავლო რომანები მომნატრებია. + დეტექტივის tinge-ც აქვს.
ზები ყველა დადებით პერსონაჟს, ერთად აღებულს მირჩევნია.
3.5⭐️
ზები ყველა დადებით პერსონაჟს, ერთად აღებულს მირჩევნია.
3.5⭐️
December 1, 2024
Grāmata ar pievienoto vērtību.♡
Jo mammas grāmata. No viņas grāmatplaukta.
Jo mammai patika, un man patika.
Jo lasīt šo stāstu koplasīšanā ar meitenēm bija kolosāli.♡
Kopumā stāstam dotu 4☆, taču tieši pateicoties tam, ka lasījām šo koplasīšanā, nevaru dot mazāk par piecām.
Ja kādreiz ar grāmatu draugiem prāto, kādu sen aizmirstu pērli izlasīt reizē, lasiet šo! Izcili piemērota koplasīšanai īso nodaļu dēļ un katra nodaļa atstāj tevi ar vēlmi uzzināt, kas notiks tālāk, bet tieši šī mazā ķircināšanās ar noteiktajām nodaļām dienā piedos patīkamu intrigu un gaidas pēc nākamās dienas.😍 Tas ir kā skatīties aizraujošu seriālu pa sērijai dienā.
Stāsts ir par mežonīgo Teksasu 19.gadsimtā. Par pārticīgu ģimeni, kas pārcēlusies uz Teksas plašumiem. Par skaistās Luīzes Poindeksteres sirdi cīnīsies divi kavalieri - turīgais kapteinis Kolhauns un necilais mustangu mednieks Moriss.
Kad prērijas plašumus pāršalc ziņa par šaušalīgo Luīzes brāļa Henrija slepkavību, sākās vainīgā pēdu dzīšana. Ģimene un vietējie iedzīvotāji alkst atriebības, alkst asiņu un taisnīguma. Un visam pa vidu, prātus jauc jātnieka 𝘣𝘦𝘻 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘴 parādīšanās prērijā. Vai tas ir Henrijs Poindeksters, kas alkst atriebties un vājās savu slepkavu? Vai varbūt tas ir pats nelabais, zirga mugurā?
Aizraujošs stāsts, kas nemitīgi liek domāt līdzi un pat soli uz priekšu. Liek apšaubīt stāsta iznākumu, jo nu nevar taču būt, ka viss būs tik paredzams... Un ja nu tomēr? Vai miris ir tikai Henrijs? Vai viņš IR miris? Un ja nu vainīgais ir tieši tas, kuru par tādu uzskata? Vai arī tas, kuru vismazāk turi aizdomās? Un galu galā, kas slēpjas zem krāsainā serapē, mustanga mugurā?
Jo mammas grāmata. No viņas grāmatplaukta.
Jo mammai patika, un man patika.
Jo lasīt šo stāstu koplasīšanā ar meitenēm bija kolosāli.♡
Kopumā stāstam dotu 4☆, taču tieši pateicoties tam, ka lasījām šo koplasīšanā, nevaru dot mazāk par piecām.
Ja kādreiz ar grāmatu draugiem prāto, kādu sen aizmirstu pērli izlasīt reizē, lasiet šo! Izcili piemērota koplasīšanai īso nodaļu dēļ un katra nodaļa atstāj tevi ar vēlmi uzzināt, kas notiks tālāk, bet tieši šī mazā ķircināšanās ar noteiktajām nodaļām dienā piedos patīkamu intrigu un gaidas pēc nākamās dienas.😍 Tas ir kā skatīties aizraujošu seriālu pa sērijai dienā.
Stāsts ir par mežonīgo Teksasu 19.gadsimtā. Par pārticīgu ģimeni, kas pārcēlusies uz Teksas plašumiem. Par skaistās Luīzes Poindeksteres sirdi cīnīsies divi kavalieri - turīgais kapteinis Kolhauns un necilais mustangu mednieks Moriss.
Kad prērijas plašumus pāršalc ziņa par šaušalīgo Luīzes brāļa Henrija slepkavību, sākās vainīgā pēdu dzīšana. Ģimene un vietējie iedzīvotāji alkst atriebības, alkst asiņu un taisnīguma. Un visam pa vidu, prātus jauc jātnieka 𝘣𝘦𝘻 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘴 parādīšanās prērijā. Vai tas ir Henrijs Poindeksters, kas alkst atriebties un vājās savu slepkavu? Vai varbūt tas ir pats nelabais, zirga mugurā?
Aizraujošs stāsts, kas nemitīgi liek domāt līdzi un pat soli uz priekšu. Liek apšaubīt stāsta iznākumu, jo nu nevar taču būt, ka viss būs tik paredzams... Un ja nu tomēr? Vai miris ir tikai Henrijs? Vai viņš IR miris? Un ja nu vainīgais ir tieši tas, kuru par tādu uzskata? Vai arī tas, kuru vismazāk turi aizdomās? Un galu galā, kas slēpjas zem krāsainā serapē, mustanga mugurā?
September 16, 2021
Амьдралын аз жаргал, шударга үнэн, хайр дурлалын тухай энгүүн сайхан өгүүлжээ.
Дурлахгүй байхын аргагүй Моррис Мустангер.
Дүрслэл хийгээд бүлэг хоорондын шилжилтүүд нь яг кино шиг найруулгатай. Төсөөлж байгаагүй үйл явдлууд өрнөнө.
Дурлахгүй байхын аргагүй Моррис Мустангер.
Дүрслэл хийгээд бүлэг хоорондын шилжилтүүд нь яг кино шиг найруулгатай. Төсөөлж байгаагүй үйл явдлууд өрнөнө.
January 18, 2021
I was 13 years old when I read this book for the first time. We were living in Texas and I was homesick for my beautiful motherland. I was invited to visit this girl who was adopted from my home country of Kazakhstan and she gave me a copy of this book in Russian. The book became my solace as I was going through puberty and all the emotions that were boiling inside me from being homesick. I read it cover to cover 10 times.
Now I’m a 30 year old living in NYC finding myself feeling homesick and this book pops up on my “recommended” list. I cried. I went to my Amazon account and immediately ordered a copy. Books are magic. That’s all
Now I’m a 30 year old living in NYC finding myself feeling homesick and this book pops up on my “recommended” list. I cried. I went to my Amazon account and immediately ordered a copy. Books are magic. That’s all
November 4, 2015
To banish from the thoughts one who has been passionately loved is a simple impossibility. Time may do much to subdue the pain of an unreciprocated passion, and absence more. But neither time, nor absence, can hinder the continued recurrence of that longing for the lost loved one—or quiet the heart aching with that void that has never been satisfactorily filled.
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In the physical world Time is accounted the destroyer; though in the moral, it is oft the restorer.
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In the physical world Time is accounted the destroyer; though in the moral, it is oft the restorer.
February 21, 2023
3.75
"ბახტრიონისეული" სიუჟეტი ბრბოს ფსიქოლოგიით, სიყვარულით, დრამითა და ცოტა მისტიკით, კიდევ ბევრი ბევრი მუსტანგით, ასევე რატომღაც ირლანდიელებს მიმართ უადგილო ნაციზმით.
ერთი ის არის რომ შინაგანი დიალოგები მაგარი დებილურად იყო დაწერილი, და მეორეც, ავტორი ყოველ თავში წერდა "არ არის საჭირო იმის განმეორება, რომ ეს პიროვნება ესა და ეს იყოო." თუ არ არის საჭირო რომ განმეორდე, ნურც განმეორდები და ნუ შეგვაღონებ მკითხველს, ბატონო თომას.
P.s. You did my girl Isadora dirty.
"ბახტრიონისეული" სიუჟეტი ბრბოს ფსიქოლოგიით, სიყვარულით, დრამითა და ცოტა მისტიკით, კიდევ ბევრი ბევრი მუსტანგით, ასევე რატომღაც ირლანდიელებს მიმართ უადგილო ნაციზმით.
ერთი ის არის რომ შინაგანი დიალოგები მაგარი დებილურად იყო დაწერილი, და მეორეც, ავტორი ყოველ თავში წერდა "არ არის საჭირო იმის განმეორება, რომ ეს პიროვნება ესა და ეს იყოო." თუ არ არის საჭირო რომ განმეორდე, ნურც განმეორდები და ნუ შეგვაღონებ მკითხველს, ბატონო თომას.
P.s. You did my girl Isadora dirty.
December 30, 2023
Pirmas sakinys: Teksaso elnias, miegantis savo guolyje, staiga vidurnaktį pabunda, išgirdęs kanopų bildesį.
1865-1866 m. žurnale spausdintas romanas yra tobulas visų dabartinių meksikietiškų TV serialų scenarijus: dorasis, bet nekilmingas Morisas pamilsta kilmingą gražuolę Luizą, Luiza atsako Morisui tuo pačiu, tačiau Luizą myli ir į ją pretenduoja giminaitis Kolhaunas (kuris yra labai nedoras, bet dar niekas to nežino), be to, Morisą įsimylėjusi meksikietė gražuolė Isidora, kuri dėl Moriso atstūmė Diasą. Pridėkime visuomenės spaudimą: tėvas užstato dvarus, nes organizuodamas puotas iššvaisto turtus, mergina negali susitikinėti su žemesnio luomo vaikinu, jau nekalbant apie tai, kad susitikinėjimas iki vestuvių yra toks nepadorumas, kaip šiais laikais.. (net neįsivaizduoju, kas šiuo metu yra labai nepadoru...). O kur dar detektyvas (žmogžudystė, prarasta atmintis, neteisingi kaltimai ir profesionalo tyrimas) bei indėnai (tiesą pasakius, indėnų tai buvo nedaug – keturi ir tie netikri :( ). Ir 100 (šimtas, Karlai!) skyrių apie visa tai bei laimingą pabaigą. Laimingą laimingą – . O kur dar išmintingas autoriaus žodis, kuris viską paaiškina, kad neduokDie kažką praleisiu ar ne taip suprasiu...
Nepaisant viso to, po 35 metų "Raitelį be galvos" perkaičiau su tokiu pat dideliu malonumu. Ir plačia šypsena: kadangi romanas nėra parodija, todėl belieka tikėti, kad mano susižavėjimas kilo iš Thomas Mayne Reid nuoširdumo ir meistrystės. Arba dėl to, kad meksikietiškos telenovelės vis dėl to daug artimesnės širdžiai nei tą pripažįstu :)
1865-1866 m. žurnale spausdintas romanas yra tobulas visų dabartinių meksikietiškų TV serialų scenarijus: dorasis, bet nekilmingas Morisas pamilsta kilmingą gražuolę Luizą, Luiza atsako Morisui tuo pačiu, tačiau Luizą myli ir į ją pretenduoja giminaitis Kolhaunas (kuris yra labai nedoras, bet dar niekas to nežino), be to, Morisą įsimylėjusi meksikietė gražuolė Isidora, kuri dėl Moriso atstūmė Diasą. Pridėkime visuomenės spaudimą: tėvas užstato dvarus, nes organizuodamas puotas iššvaisto turtus, mergina negali susitikinėti su žemesnio luomo vaikinu, jau nekalbant apie tai, kad susitikinėjimas iki vestuvių yra toks nepadorumas, kaip šiais laikais.. (net neįsivaizduoju, kas šiuo metu yra labai nepadoru...). O kur dar detektyvas (žmogžudystė, prarasta atmintis, neteisingi kaltimai ir profesionalo tyrimas) bei indėnai (tiesą pasakius, indėnų tai buvo nedaug – keturi ir tie netikri :( ). Ir 100 (šimtas, Karlai!) skyrių apie visa tai bei laimingą pabaigą. Laimingą laimingą – . O kur dar išmintingas autoriaus žodis, kuris viską paaiškina, kad neduokDie kažką praleisiu ar ne taip suprasiu...
Nepaisant viso to, po 35 metų "Raitelį be galvos" perkaičiau su tokiu pat dideliu malonumu. Ir plačia šypsena: kadangi romanas nėra parodija, todėl belieka tikėti, kad mano susižavėjimas kilo iš Thomas Mayne Reid nuoširdumo ir meistrystės. Arba dėl to, kad meksikietiškos telenovelės vis dėl to daug artimesnės širdžiai nei tą pripažįstu :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 6, 2023
Ще одна біла пляма непрочитаної вчасно книги нанесена на мапу. Запізно. Те, що в юнацтві сприймалося б як пригоди і романтичні переживання, після тридцяти вже висмоктані з нічого страждання заради страждань
November 15, 2022
The book was certainly what I was not expecting. I was expecting a story filled with horror and scary moments. What I got instead was a more passionate and enchanting story about love and crime.
Even though in the first 100+ pages the headless horseman is barely mentioned by the end the reader will be in awe on how everything turned out. It is truly a turn of events that I enjoyed even though I expected a whole different series of events to unfold before my eyes.
Even though in the first 100+ pages the headless horseman is barely mentioned by the end the reader will be in awe on how everything turned out. It is truly a turn of events that I enjoyed even though I expected a whole different series of events to unfold before my eyes.
November 26, 2024
Since I am not a classics reader, agreeing to read this as our next book club read was definitely a challenge to me. I was pretty sure from the start that it wouldn't be for me. Yet, this book honestly surprised me in a good way.
Maybe it were the short chapters that almost always ended in a sort of a cliffhanger, maybe it was the unique writing style that at first I did not enjoyed, but later on come to love, maybe it was the old Texas life with all the wilderness description and free atmosphere, or maybe it was the fact that I read it together with six lovely people that made the experience 100% more enjoyable. I honestly looked forward to reading time every single day.
The story unfolds in 19th century Texas. The wealthy settler Poindexter arrives with his children to start a new life in Texas. Young and beautiful Louise ends up intertwined into a love triangle with wealthy but arrogant and egotistical Cassius Calhoun and attractive and gallant but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald. In the middle of this rivalry, a tragedy strikes - Louise’s brother seems to be murdered - all clues pointing to a mustanger as the culprit. At the same time, a headless horseman appears in the Texas wilderness frightening people with its every appearance. Who is he? Is he real, or is he a ghost? What does he want - justice or revenge?
The start was slow, and I had a very hard time trying to read it in English at first. Mainly because of the Irish accent that got me so confused, I ended up switching to my native language. Luckily, I had an old copy in Russian from my parents, who both enjoyed the book back then.
The book takes a deep dive into the land of cowboys and Indians, mustangs, wild horses, and fighting over women. There are lots of beautiful landscapes and nature descriptions and confusing murder mystery.
The book is a mix of love and crime story - full of adventures that I think both young or old can enjoy. Romance is pretty straightforward and kind of insta-love that I do not enjoy in books, but I guess I can't complain much since it is pretty typical for those times.
The first part of the book is focused more on the romance that didn't interest me much (since I didn't really like Louise), but the second part is where all things finally get interesting - murder, the appearance of a headless horseman, investigation, jealousy and intrigue. The book passed by like watching an interesting movie.
The ending is a culmination of everyone's guesses that shows you the full picture of the true identity of the headless horseman and the murderer. Even though the ending was pretty predictable, I constantly kept guessing and theorizing, which kept me interested until the very end.
Overall, I think this book was a perfect pick to start reading classics. I definitely do not regret this choice!
Maybe it were the short chapters that almost always ended in a sort of a cliffhanger, maybe it was the unique writing style that at first I did not enjoyed, but later on come to love, maybe it was the old Texas life with all the wilderness description and free atmosphere, or maybe it was the fact that I read it together with six lovely people that made the experience 100% more enjoyable. I honestly looked forward to reading time every single day.
The story unfolds in 19th century Texas. The wealthy settler Poindexter arrives with his children to start a new life in Texas. Young and beautiful Louise ends up intertwined into a love triangle with wealthy but arrogant and egotistical Cassius Calhoun and attractive and gallant but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald. In the middle of this rivalry, a tragedy strikes - Louise’s brother seems to be murdered - all clues pointing to a mustanger as the culprit. At the same time, a headless horseman appears in the Texas wilderness frightening people with its every appearance. Who is he? Is he real, or is he a ghost? What does he want - justice or revenge?
The start was slow, and I had a very hard time trying to read it in English at first. Mainly because of the Irish accent that got me so confused, I ended up switching to my native language. Luckily, I had an old copy in Russian from my parents, who both enjoyed the book back then.
The book takes a deep dive into the land of cowboys and Indians, mustangs, wild horses, and fighting over women. There are lots of beautiful landscapes and nature descriptions and confusing murder mystery.
The book is a mix of love and crime story - full of adventures that I think both young or old can enjoy. Romance is pretty straightforward and kind of insta-love that I do not enjoy in books, but I guess I can't complain much since it is pretty typical for those times.
The first part of the book is focused more on the romance that didn't interest me much (since I didn't really like Louise), but the second part is where all things finally get interesting - murder, the appearance of a headless horseman, investigation, jealousy and intrigue. The book passed by like watching an interesting movie.
The ending is a culmination of everyone's guesses that shows you the full picture of the true identity of the headless horseman and the murderer. Even though the ending was pretty predictable, I constantly kept guessing and theorizing, which kept me interested until the very end.
Overall, I think this book was a perfect pick to start reading classics. I definitely do not regret this choice!
May 4, 2016
Очень-очень хорошая книжка, но читать ее надо в детстве!!!!!!!!!
В этом году я читал еще одну книгу Thomas Mayne Reid-а - The White Gauntlet, и мои впечатления от чтения обеих историй полностью совпали! Вот они:
"Неплохая книжка, но не для моего возраста: слишком наивно, по-детски ведут себя герои! Плюс с любовью явный перебор, приключений всего лишь процентов 25, все остальное - любовь, ревность, еще раз ревность, очень-очень много любви и, наконец, свадьба (даже две!!!)
Но написано неплохо, хорошим языком (детям для развития речи и словарного запаса самое оно!), есть познавательные исторические сведения, нелепостей и пафоса (как это принято у романтиков) мало, поэтому совсем низкую оценку не поставил!"
Здесь приключений было побольше, чем 25%, но они начались только во второй части книги, а до этого была сплошная любовь, да и свадьба в конце была только одна!!!!
В этом году я читал еще одну книгу Thomas Mayne Reid-а - The White Gauntlet, и мои впечатления от чтения обеих историй полностью совпали! Вот они:
"Неплохая книжка, но не для моего возраста: слишком наивно, по-детски ведут себя герои! Плюс с любовью явный перебор, приключений всего лишь процентов 25, все остальное - любовь, ревность, еще раз ревность, очень-очень много любви и, наконец, свадьба (даже две!!!)
Но написано неплохо, хорошим языком (детям для развития речи и словарного запаса самое оно!), есть познавательные исторические сведения, нелепостей и пафоса (как это принято у романтиков) мало, поэтому совсем низкую оценку не поставил!"
Здесь приключений было побольше, чем 25%, но они начались только во второй части книги, а до этого была сплошная любовь, да и свадьба в конце была только одна!!!!
April 23, 2016
Это такая скучная книга, что мне кажется, что Рида выбрали в СССР, чтобы знакомить советского читателя с американской литературой, потому что его произведение не поднимает никаких ненужных вопросов и рассказывает просто любовную историю про ковбоев и это не «Горбатая гора». Я еле осилил треть и пока не уснул, решил заканчивать с ней.
Больше всего раздражает то, каким простым неинтересным языком написана книга. Например, Хеменигуэй, на мой вкус, пишет сложнее (в хорошем смысле), но тоже не Солженицин. Эрнеста спасают интересные мысли и истории, но предложения сравнительно простые. А этот Майн Рид пишет как плохой сценарист.
Больше всего раздражает то, каким простым неинтересным языком написана книга. Например, Хеменигуэй, на мой вкус, пишет сложнее (в хорошем смысле), но тоже не Солженицин. Эрнеста спасают интересные мысли и истории, но предложения сравнительно простые. А этот Майн Рид пишет как плохой сценарист.
July 16, 2020
Шкільна програма, що викликає питання: а чи потрібно вивчати сучасним українським школярам, серед яких є дітки з різними відтінками шкіри, різних етнічних груп, такий расистський твір? Без жодної критики рабовласництва, показані викрадені з африканських країн люди, які використовуються іншими людьми ніби так і треба. Темношкіра служниця розчісує волосся своєї білої власниці і в уяві білого автора звісно ж заздрить їй через те що в теї світле волосся. Як на мене, в шкільну програму треба додавати класичні твори, які критично дивляться на такі жорстокі та нелюдяні явища світової історії як рабство, благо таких книжок написали достатньо.
March 2, 2020
2020 оны 1/7-оос 2/23 хүртэл Ёокохама хот дахь Сүмитомо усан онгоцны үйлдвэрт байрлах лабораторт дадлага хийж байхдаа уншиж дуусгаж билээ. Өглөө 7 цагаас автобус, цахилгаан галт тэрэгээр дамжиж ажилдаа очдог байсан. Ажил 8:30-аас эхлэнэ. Энэ хооронд л номоо шимтэн уншиж, учир битүүлэг оньсого таавар дунд умбан орно шүүдээ. Гайхалтай ном. Уран зохиолын ном бол хэзээ ч уншихгүй гэж тэнэгэрхэж явахад, бодлыг минь өөрчилсөн сонгодог бүтээл.
Хэрвээ уншаагаа хүн байвал, унших ёстой номнуудын нэг шүү .
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August 16, 2026Audioknyga. Ji labai seniai buvo mano norų sąraše, o kai atsirado, kaip audioknyga, puoliau jos klausyti. Mano a. a. senelis ją dievino, ir labai daug kartų esu girdėjusi liaupsių šiai knygai. Ir tikrai, ne veltui. Knyga taip įtraukė, kad jos klausiau visur, kur tik buvo įmanoma. Kartu supratau, kad šiais laikais tokių knygų niekas neberašo. O gaila, nes šiais laikais nėra tokio supratimo, kaip įžeista šeimos garbė ar sutrypta merginos skaistybė ir panašūs tų laikų supratimai. Kai damos tiesiog dūsavo nuo kavalierių žvilgsnių, ar kai kavalieriai kovodavo dėl damų žvilgsnio, šypsnio ar tiesiog vieno kito žodelio. Tai jau labai seniai praėję dalykai, tačiau mane taip jaudino klausant, kad kartais net graudino. O ko verti rašytojo smulkūs aprašymai - žmonių išvaizdos, miško, savanos ar trobos. Nepaprastai buvo įdomu skaityti apie laukinius mustangus, jų medžioklę ir visus nuotykius nutikusius šioje knygoje. Bet savaime suprantama, labiausiai žavėjo gražuolės kreolės ir mustangų gaudytojo meilės istorija, kupina nesusipratimų, intrigų, pavydo, praradimų, keršto, kalėjimo ir kartuvių. O kur dar paslaptingasis raitelis be galvos! Kiek apipintų istorijų apie jį, kol galiausiai viskas išaiškėja, kas jis ir kodėl tokiu tapo.
Jeigu pasiilgote nuotykių, kur už kampo gali užpulti bet kas - indėnai, kojotai, grifai, puma ar iš proto išsikraustęs pavydus įsimyjėlėlis - ši knyga jums. Nuneš į gražuolę savaną su laisvai besiganančiais ir nuostabaus grožio mustangais!
Jeigu pasiilgote nuotykių, kur už kampo gali užpulti bet kas - indėnai, kojotai, grifai, puma ar iš proto išsikraustęs pavydus įsimyjėlėlis - ši knyga jums. Nuneš į gražuolę savaną su laisvai besiganančiais ir nuostabaus grožio mustangais!
July 15, 2021
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