Captain Mayne Reid

In my search for some fresh wintertime reading material I came across author by the name of Mayne Reid. Mr Reid was a very prolific writer from the mid 1800s. The writings seem to have a "woodsman" slant to them but I haven't really read much of his writings to know that for sure. There is a plethora of stories and writings on project gutenberg

Any fans of Captain Mayne Reid?

Never heard of him until now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mayne_Reid

He was a serious drinking buddy of Edgar Allen Poe.

It is pretty bad when Edgar Allen Poe considers you an insufferable liar!