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He fibs on a surprising scale but with the finish of an artist, and that is why I listen to him attentively. When the Mexican—American War began in the spring of , Reid was working as a correspondent for the New York Herald in Newport, Rhode Island which would later become the setting for yet another novel.

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At this time he began using the pen-name Ecolier , in addition to the Poor Scholar. In January the regiment left New York by ship. Using the pseudonym "Ecolier" , Reid was a correspondent for the a New York newspaper, Spirit of the Times , which published his Sketches by a Skirmisher. On September 13, at the Battle of Chapultepec , the young Irish-born officer received a severe thigh wound while leading a charge. He was afterward promoted to the rank of first lieutenant for bravery in battle. He published War Life , an account of his army service, June 27, Learning of the Bavarian Revolution , he headed to England to volunteer.

But, after the Atlantic crossing changed his mind, and instead headed home to northern Ireland. He shortly moved to London , and in published his first novel, The Rifle Rangers.

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This latter book, set in Texas and Louisiana , was "juvenile scientific travelog". It would become a favorite of young Theodore Roosevelt , who would become a huge Reid fan. That same year Reid married the daughter of his publisher G. Hyde, an English aristocrat , Elizabeth Hyde, a year-old child. After a short time off to spend with his new bride and honeymoon, he soon returned to writing.

The Plant Hunters : Or, Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains

Continuing to base his novels on his adventures in America, he turned out several more successful novels: The White Chief , The Quadroon , Osceola , and The Headless Horseman He spent money freely, including building in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the sprawling "Rancho" , an elaborate reproduction of a Mexican hacienda that he had seen during the Mexican—American War, where he took to farming. This extravagant living forced him to declare bankruptcy in November from which he was discharged in January He went back to New York in and founded the Onward Magazine.

But America was not as kind to Reid this time around. The wound he had received at Chapultepec started to bother him, and he was hospitalized for several months at St. Luke in June Elizabeth hated America, and following his discharge from the hospital he and his wife returned to England on October 22, , and lived at Ross on Wye , Herefordshire. Suffering from acute melancholia, he was soon again hospitalized.

He tried to write, but completed few projects. He lived mainly off his U. Search the catalogue for collection items held by the National Library of Australia. Reid, Mayne. The plant hunters, or, Adventures among the Himalaya mountains. Brown London. Request this item to view in the Library's reading rooms using your library card. To learn more about how to request items watch this short online video.

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