But as long as the public library is available (not to mention good ol’ Project Gutenberg) I don’t have to own all the books. I especially enjoy the memories they trigger. It’s fun to collect books as I have room. I’m pretty sure I need a copy of That Printer of Udell’s also, being in the printing field currently. This trilogy gathers together for the first time Wrights three novels featuring the character Dan Matthews, based on Wright himself. She probably needs to give me one of those, don’t you think? I noticed she has two copies of The Eyes of the World. She did and was happy to send me the following pictures. I texted Mother to see if she still had any of them. I have a few others in e-book format.)Īs I was working on this blog post I remembered that Granddaddy collected Harold Bell Wright’s books. The Shepherd of the Hills is the only title I own. Harold Bell Wright wrote 19 novels between 19. It’s amazing to me that they’ve stayed tucked in the book through all our moves and shuffling around for well over 30 years. Tucked inside as bookmarks were our very tickets from Branson in 1984! Much to my delight I found yet another treasure when I opened the book. I don’t remember the last time I read it. So when I decided to re-read the story recently I picked up the newer copy, which by now is more than 30 years old. It’s not as lovely as the antique copy, but it’s also not as fragile. As a souvenir, he bought a copy of the book in the gift shop which, of course, I’ve kept all these years. One weekend he took me to Branson to see the outdoor theatrical production of The Shepherd of the Hills. He and I spent many of those weekends exploring the area. Every two or three weeks Lyle would drive about 6 hours each way from where he lived in Kansas to spend the weekend with my family. I lived at home with my parents in West Plains, Missouri. In the summer of 1984 Lyle and I were beginning to plan our wedding. That book also attracted a growing stream of tourists to the little-known town of Branson, resulting in its becoming a major tourist destination.” You see, this is the book that triggered the vacation destination of Branson.Īccording to Wikipedia: “…it was Wright’s second novel, The Shepherd of the Hills, published in 1907 and set in Branson, Missouri, that established him as a best-selling author. The vintage illustrations are lovely, even though they don’t exactly fit the story in my mind.Īnd yes, indeed, I’m familiar with the story, old as it is. It’s tattered and fragile, but it’s amazing to me that it has been loosely wrapped around this book for well over 100 years. This 1907 copy of The Shepherd of the Hills still has the original dust jacket. Last summer I scored a stack of somewhat battered vintage books at a thrift store. Do you remember the lovely copy of Tennyson? Here’s another treasure I found that same day.
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