The Mysterious Rider [Mass Market Paperback]

Zane Grey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1998

"Hard-riding cowboys, the beautiful girl, and that love of nature which lifts this author's books above the average story of their type".--"The New York Times".

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A masterpiece of its kind...Replete, rounded, rich in every feature which pertains to the genre in question....[Grey] reaches out to the full length of his stride."

--Publishers Weekly

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About the Author

The father of the western novel, Zane Grey (1872 - 1939) was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He wrote 58 westerns and almost 30 other books. More than 130 films have been based on his work.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books; 1 edition (December 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812590406
• ISBN-13: 978-0812590401
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,830,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars wstrnnut, November 1, 2007

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George Banks "author of The Missouri Riders" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mysterious Rider (Paperback)

I found this little gem at a yard sale in southern Oklahoma. It is an earlier Zane Grey work (1921 copyright) but it is well worth the reading. This little green hardback gave me a good contrast between what was written as western fiction then, and what is written now. The title is somewhat misleading in that the mysterious rider is not who you would think it would be. I would highly recommend it for the younger generation, boys or girls.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic American writing, October 24, 2001

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Pinto (Sault Ste. Marie, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mysterious Rider (Mass Market Paperback)

On the surface, this book could be considered dull. But what one must realize, is the era in which this book was written, in the 1920's. For lack of a better way to say it, people, especially children, did not get out much back then. They needed to escape, and thinking of the wild west, was a good a way as any.
I found the book very enjoyable. The book is not for children, if for no other reason, it it is not written for them, more for young adults. If you want to read a western about shootouts, and that sort of thing, then this is not your book. But for a good, descriptive drama, that grabs you and makes the pages turn, then this is the book for you.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic., October 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mysterious Rider (Mass Market Paperback)

Rancher Bill Belllounds had brought up Columbine as though she were his daughter. Out of affection for her foster father, Columbine had agreed to marry Bill's son., Jack-a drunkard, gambler, coward, and thief. But the man she really loved was cowboy Wilson Moore, and he was everything Belllound's son should have been.

Then the strange, clairvoyant little man they called Hell-Bent Wade came to work at the ranch. "You can believe me when I say somethin' will happen," he declared prophetically. "Columbine isn't goin' to marry Jack Belllound's."

I loved to read the dialogue, Zane Grey's books may be a little dated to the time period when he wrote them, but it's still a good book.