Man Eaters and Other Odd People

by Thomas Mayne Reid

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480 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

"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.

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Such oddities cannot be described through the lens of a scientist and categorized. What these older books lacked was an embrace of the weirdness. It's our defining feature in modern times. Refute the 'eyes wide shut' phenomenon.