Osceola the Seminole; or, The Red Fawn of the Flower Land
by Mayne Reid
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This novel was originally published in 1859. Mayne Reid, a pre-eminent and popular writer, was primarily a novelist (1818-1883) who wrote adventure stories from just before the Civil War until his death in 1883. Reid's career included two periods in the U. S: 1840-49 and 1867-70. He had emigrated to the United States in his early twenties, reaching New Orleans in January, 1840, where he pursued a varied career as a shopkeeper, overseer of slaves, schoolmaster, and actor, with occasional forays into hunting and Indian warfare. Reid returned to England in 1849, and embarked upon a successful car...
Chapters (195)
- Captain Mayne Reid "Osceola the Seminole" "The Red Fawn of the Flower Land"
- Preface.
- Chapter One.
- The Flowery Land.
- Chapter Two.
- The Indigo Plantation.
- Chapter Three.
- The Two Jakes.
- Chapter Four.
- The Hommock.
- Chapter Five.
- Yellow Jake.
- Chapter Six.
- The Alligator.
- Chapter Seven.
- The Turtle-Crawl.
- Chapter Eight.
- The King Vultures.
- Chapter Nine.
- The Bath.
- Chapter Ten.
- The “Half-Blood.”
- Chapter Eleven.
- The Chase.
- Chapter Twelve.
- A Severe Sentence.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- The Chase.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Ringgold’s Revenge.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Maümee.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- The Island.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- West Point.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- The Seminoles.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- An Indian Hero.
- Chapter Twenty.
- Frontier Justice.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- Indian Slaves.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- A Circuitous Transaction.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- Reflections by the Way.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- A Strange Apparition.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- Who Fired the Shot?
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- A Frontier Fort.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- The Council.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- The Rising Sun.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- The Ultimatum.
- Chapter Thirty.
- Talk over the Table.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- The Traitor Chiefs.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- Shadows in the Water.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- Haj-Ewa.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- A Pretty Plot.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
- Light after Darkness.
- Chapter Thirty Six.
- In Need of a Friend.
- Chapter Thirty Seven.
- The Final Assembly.
- Chapter Thirty Eight.
- Cashiering the Chiefs.
- Chapter Thirty Nine.
- The Signature of Osceola.
- Chapter Forty.
- “Fighting Gallagher.”
- Chapter Forty One.
- Provoking a Duel.
- Chapter Forty Two.
- The Challenge.
- Chapter Forty Three.
- The Assignation.
- Chapter Forty Four.
- An Eclaircissement.
- Chapter Forty Five.
- Two Duels in One Day.
- Chapter Forty Six.
- A Silent Declaration.
- Chapter Forty Seven.
- The Captive.
- Chapter Forty Eight.
- The War-Cry.
- Chapter Forty Nine.
- War to the Knife.
- Chapter Fifty.
- Tracing a Strange Horseman.
- Chapter Fifty One.
- Who was the Rider?
- Chapter Fifty Two.
- Cold Courtesy.
- Chapter Fifty Three.
- My Sister’s Spirit.
- Chapter Fifty Four.
- Asking an Explanation.
- Chapter Fifty Five.
- The Volunteers.
- Chapter Fifty Six.
- Mysterious Changes.
- Chapter Fifty Seven.
- My Informant.
- Chapter Fifty Eight.
- Old Hickman.
- Chapter Fifty Nine.
- A Hasty Messenger.
- Chapter Sixty.
- A Lover’s Gift.
- Chapter Sixty One.
- The Route.
- Chapter Sixty Two.
- A Knock on the Head.
- Chapter Sixty Three.
- An Indian Executioner.
- Chapter Sixty Four.
- A Banquet with a Bad Ending.
- Chapter Sixty Five.
- “Dade’s Massacre.”
- Chapter Sixty Six.
- The Battle-Ground.
- Chapter Sixty Seven.
- The Battle of “Ouithlacoochee.”
- Chapter Sixty Eight.
- A Victory Ending in a Retreat.
- Chapter Sixty Nine.
- Another “Swamp-Fight.”
- Chapter Seventy.
- The Talk.
- Chapter Seventy One.
- Mysterious Disappearance of an Army.
- Chapter Seventy Two.
- The Condition of Black Jake.
- Chapter Seventy Three.
- A Bad Spectacle.
- Chapter Seventy Four.
- To the Trail.
- Chapter Seventy Five.
- The Alarm.
- Chapter Seventy Six.
- A False Alarm.
- Chapter Seventy Seven.
- “A Split Trail.”
- Chapter Seventy Eight.
- Crossing the Savanna.
- Chapter Seventy Nine.
- Groping among the Timber.
- Chapter Eighty.
- Signal Shots.
- Chapter Eighty One.
- An Empty Camp.
- Chapter Eighty Two.
- A Dead Forest.
- Chapter Eighty Three.
- A Circular Conflict.
- Chapter Eighty Four.
- A Dead Shot by Jake.
- Chapter Eighty Five.
- A Meagre Meal.
- Chapter Eighty Six.
- A Bullet from Behind.
- Chapter Eighty Seven.
- A Jury Amid the Fire.
- Chapter Eighty Eight.
- Quick Executioners.
- Chapter Eighty Nine.
- An Enemy Unlooked For.
- Chapter Ninety.
- A Conflict in Darkness.
- Chapter Ninety One.
- The Black Plumes.
- Chapter Ninety Two.
- Buried Alive.
- Chapter Ninety Three.
- Devils or Angels.
- Chapter Ninety Four.
- The End of Arens Ringgold.
- Chapter Ninety Five.
- The Death Warning.
- Chapter Ninety Six.
- Osceola’s Fate—Conclusion.
- The End.
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