The book "The Man-Eaters and Other Odd People" was written by Mayne Reid. Reid, a Scottish-born novelist and writer who spent many years traveling to the Americas, Africa, and other regions of the globe, was attracted by adventure and travel. "The Man-Eaters and Other Odd People" is one of his most well-known novels, among the numerous travel-related articles and books he produced.
The book is broken up into different sections, each of which specializes on a separate location or group of people. Reid goes into extensive depth into the traditions, values, and practices of these tribes and also adds tales from his own interactions with them.
Through the perspective of a Victorian-era explorer and writer, "The Man-Eaters and Other Odd People" provides an intriguing look at the variety of human civilizations around the globe.
Thomas Mayne Reid(Captain Mayne Reid's )(4 April 1818 - 22 October 1883) was an Irish-American author who battled in the Mexican-American Conflict (1846-1848). His many deals with American life depict a provincial approach in the American states, the horror of slave work, and the lives of American Indians "Captain," Reid composed adventure books likened to those by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson and set in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was a fan of Master Byron. His novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed locations. He was a truly prolific author, with over 60 titles published in his lifetime, including both fiction and non-fiction.
