Riders of the Purple Sage, Zane Grey
Riders of the Purple Sage, Zane Grey
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Riders of the Purple Sage

Author: Zane Grey

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/15/2022

Synopsis

The story you’re about to hear took place primarily in what is Southern Utah and has been called the quintessential western, meaning simply it is a top-notch example of quality.It is composed of an extensive list of ingredients; adventure, action, violence, crisis, suspense, conflict, sentimentalism, and sex; they are all there. This classic of the western genre was the kind of story the public clamored for and author Zane Grey had great skill in supplying the desire. Not at the beginning however. One of his early efforts was rejected in 1909 and an editor told him, “I do not see anything in this to convince me you can write either narrative or fiction.”That was shortsighted for the time being and just three years later, Grey produced this story. It was his all-time bestseller and led to his becoming a household name. By listening now you’ll find out why.

About Zane Grey

Zane Grey® (1872–1939), born in Ohio, was practicing dentistry in New York when he and his wife published his first novel. Grey presented the West as a moral battleground in which his characters are destroyed because of their inability to change or are redeemed through a final confrontation with their past. The man whose name is synonymous with Westerns made his first trip west in 1907 at age thirty-five. More than 130 films have been based on his work.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher on August 07, 2013

I've been bamboozled! Duped! Hoodwinked! Fraudulated! Deceived! I've fallen victim to tomfoolery! Shenanigans! Monkeyshines! Nefarious antics! (What's that? Yes, I do own a thesaurus. Why do you ask?) This tricky man Zane Grey fooled me into reading a book of the genre I swore I never would read: the......more

Goodreads review by Henry on December 28, 2023

Zane Grey's most popular and some say his best work , Hollywood has been making versions of this 1912 book since 1918, but the best known is Tom Mix's 1925 film with gorgeous cinematography displayed. Lassiter is the main character a very angry man and has good cause to be that way. His sister and o......more

Goodreads review by Scott on February 23, 2023

Zane Grey's "Riders of the Purple Sage" is probably one of the most famous westerns ever written, but, despite its popularity since it was first published in 1912, the book may not hold as significant a place in the Canon of the American West for the simple reason that, until 2005, many people had n......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on July 20, 2014

Set in 1871, published in 1912. This story is far more than a western adventure, although it is surely that. There are deep and tender relationships among the characters, including impressive and moving portrayals of the two women who are central to the story. There are also many matchless descripti......more

Goodreads review by Jill on June 10, 2024

Unbelievably, painfully sappy and over-the-top melodramatic, some of which I hope was deliberate. I've never known a male to write such slushy romance. The characters are exaggerated to perfection, as if there were a checklist to include every stereotype suitable for the Western genre. His men are a......more

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