The popularity of Zane Grey's works was as much, if not more, due to their first appearance in America's magazine's. This exhibit includes scans of serial editions of his western fictions that later were published as novels as well as his shorter works that might be classified as novellas.
Fans flocked to the newstands to buy the most popular magazines of the day and read a few chapters of a Zane Grey romance story. In some cases, readers were treated to short stories that were presented in a single edition though serials lasting several editions were common.
Not only did fans read that edition's installment, but they alway saw illustrations that made the stories come alive. They were also greeted with advertisments from that early time that are a joyful reflection of the day. You will delight in reading Grey's fictions of the West in this unusual format.
Click on the title in the column to the left and you will first see the cover of that month's edition. You need to "click" on the cover image once, then once again. This lets the text download after which you can read everything as it originally appeared.
Grey's works are listed alphabetically. Titles listed with an asterik (*) were published as serials and not all serial editions are available. Sadly, we do not have magazine editions for all Zane Grey's western fiction works at this time. We also are unable to share stories published after 1928 at this time due to copyright laws. As these stories become available, they will be added.
If a guest has a serial edition that would help us complete our online collection, please contact Zane Grey's West Society at info@zgws.org.