Project Gutenberg 2004-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 403 Grey, Zane 1872 1939 Gray, Zane Gray, Pearl Zane The Mysterious Rider Produced by Rick Niles, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. “The Mysterious Rider” by Zane Grey is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the complexities of love and identity within the backdrop of the Colorado wilderness. The main character, a girl named Columbine, grapples with her mysterious origins and the impending return of Jack Belllounds, the son of her guardian, Bill Belllounds, who plans for them to marry, despite her uncertainty about Jack and an unrecognized connection to Wilson Moore, a cowboy and her childhood friend. At the start of the novel, Columbine returns to a scenic bluff overlooking her ranch, reflecting on the mystery surrounding her origins and her life in the care of Bill Bellounds. As she reminisces, Jack Belllounds is announced to be returning home after years away, and Bill reveals to Columbine that she is not his biological child but was found as a baby in the wilderness. Faced with this revelation, Columbine is torn between her loyalty to Bill and her feelings toward Jack, whom she does not love. In the midst of this emotional turmoil, Wilson Moore, a cowboy who has harbored feelings for Columbine, appears, complicating her situation further as tension builds between him and Jack. This opening sets up a rich tapestry of relationships, secrets, and the struggles of choosing one's destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Western Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 592927 2025-08-06T07:38:13.677637 text/html 563583 2024-10-28T20:55:50 text/html 1075909 2025-08-06T07:38:20.763139 application/epub+zip 1085544 2025-08-06T07:38:14.569659 application/epub+zip 333166 2025-08-06T07:38:14.086658 application/epub+zip 1258729 2025-08-06T07:38:25.602098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1225303 2025-08-06T07:38:20.166152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477533 2022-09-07T13:38:13.634864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563114 2025-08-06T07:38:12.001691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 543390 2024-10-28T20:55:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17237 2025-08-06T07:38:25.748078 application/rdf+xml 23362 2025-08-06T07:38:14.220641 image/jpeg 3481 2025-08-06T07:38:14.152638 image/jpeg 1218013 2025-08-06T07:38:13.740645 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia