Harold Bell Wright
1872 - 1944

Harold Bell Wright: Popular California Author - An extensively researched essay on the author and his works (used by permission of the author, all rights reserved).

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The Winning of Barbara Worth, First Edition (1911)

Book Cover

Title Page

Acknowledgement Page

 
First Edition Illustrations by F. Graham Cootes:
• Dust Cover (very rare)
NOTE: Same as Frontispiece, except with color
• Frontispiece

OFTEN AS BARBARA SAT LOOKING OVER THAT GREAT BASIN HER HEART CRIED OUT TO KNOW THE SECRET IT HELD
• Page 43

HE HAD LIFTED THE CANTEEN AND WAS HOLDING IT UPSIDE DOWN
• Page 121

"BUT I DON'T RIDE, YOU KNOW"
• Page 302

MORE TO REGAIN HIS COMPOSURE THAN BECAUSE HE WAS THIRSTY, HELPED HIMSELF FROM THE EARTHEN WATER JAR
• Page 415

"ADIOS. TELL BARBARA I'M ALL RIGHT"
• Page 503

WITHOUT A WORD--FOR NO WORD WAS NEEDED--THEIR HANDS MET IN A FIRM GRIP

The Winning of Barbara Worth, Rare Thorndike Large Print Edition

• Book Cover (Cover design by Andy Winter)
• Title Page


The Winning of Barbara Worth, Grosset and Dunlap Edition (1966)

• Dust Cover (Amusingly, the dust jacket in this 1966 edition depicts a landscape of snow-capped mountains and pine trees; obviously, the publisher thought the Colorado Desert of California must look like the State of Colorado!)
• Title Page

OTHER RELATED OUTSIDE LINKS:

The Shepherd of the Hills Homestead and Outdoor Theatre - This outdoor theatre located in Branson, Missouri, stages a production of Harold Bell Wright's "The Shepherd of the Hills." The setting for the popular best seller is the Ozark Mountains and has been credited with introducing tourism to the area.

The Harold Bell Wright Society - Information on membership and the quarterly "gazette" published by Quentin and Ellen Burke of Holtville, California.

HUGE HBW Site - Gerry Chudleigh, author of "Harold Bell Wright Books & Collectibles", has created an outstanding collection of information and links on Harold Bell Wright.

Harold Bell Wright Family - The official site authorized by the family of Harold Bell Wright on his life and work.

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