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Reading Circle
@
Newport Public Library
Tuesday, November 8
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Reading this Month: Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
The Newport Public Library's Reading circle meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m. Come join us in the McEntee Meeting Room -- and bring a lunch.
More about Zane Grey:
1. Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939), born Pearl Zane Gray (he later dropped "Pearl" and changed the a to an e in "Grey") was an American author of popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. ( from the Wikipedia )
2. Zane Grey (1872-1939) was the best-selling author of over 85 books which have sold well over 100 million copies worldwide. Most of these books drew upon the American Old West or the great outdoors for inspiration and are acknowledged as some of the best Western adventure novels ever written. (from Bill Hillman's Zane Grey Tribute Site )
More about Riders of the Purple Sage
1. The full text can be found as an ebook at Project Gutenburg . There is extensive copyright information before the text. Scroll down the page and you will find the ebook. It is also available as an audiobook (MP3). Chose a copy from this list . There are many other sites with the full text. Try this one from the Litrix Reading Room.
2. ...Despite an extremely harsh view of Mormons, this is one of the truly great Westerns; a must read. (from brothersjudd.com .
posted Monday, 7 November 2005
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