
Jackson Gregory: Collected Works (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Western Novels, Adventure Novellas & Mystery Short StoriesBy Jackson GregoryLength152h 46m
About this audiobook
Jackson Gregory: Collected Works gathers the vigorous fiction of a writer closely associated with the early twentieth-century American West, where frontier myth, moral testing, and physical action converge. His narratives typically move through ranches, mining camps, deserts, and borderlands, combining swift plotting with romantic intrigue and sharply drawn conflicts between lawlessness and communal order. Written in the idiom of popular adventure fiction, these works illuminate the literary context of the Western as it developed from dime-novel sensationalism into a more expansive form of regional storytelling. Jackson Gregory (1882–1943) was an American novelist whose life in California and familiarity with Western landscapes informed his imaginative geography. Publishing prolifically during a period when magazines and circulating fiction shaped mass readership, he understood the appetite for tales of danger, honor, and self-reliance. His work reflects both the cultural memory of the frontier and the modern marketplace that transformed that memory into enduring popular literature. This collection is recommended for readers interested in classic Western fiction, American popular narrative, and the construction of frontier identity. It offers both entertainment and historical insight, revealing how adventure stories helped define ideals of courage, justice, and belonging.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure
Length152 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 1, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Man to Man (Annotated)
26Six Feet Four (pt. 2)
2Introduction
27Six Feet Four (pt. 3)
3Historical Context
28Six Feet Four (pt. 4)
4Synopsis (Selection)
29The Bells of San Juan (pt. 1)
5Yahoya (pt. 1)
30The Bells of San Juan (pt. 2)
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6Yahoya (pt. 2)
31The Bells of San Juan (pt. 3)
7The Fire Flower (pt. 1)
32The Bells of San Juan (pt. 4)
8The Fire Flower (pt. 2)
33Judith of Blue Lake Ranch (pt. 1)
9The Joyous Trouble Maker (pt. 1)
34Judith of Blue Lake Ranch (pt. 2)
10The Joyous Trouble Maker (pt. 2)
35Judith of Blue Lake Ranch (pt. 3)
11The Joyous Trouble Maker (pt. 3)
36Judith of Blue Lake Ranch (pt. 4)
12The Joyous Trouble Maker (pt. 4)
37A Forced Acceptance
13Under Handicap (pt. 1)
38Man to Man (pt. 1)
14Under Handicap (pt. 2)
39Man to Man (pt. 2)
15Under Handicap (pt. 3)
40Man to Man (pt. 3)
16Under Handicap (pt. 4)
41Man to Man (pt. 4)
17Beyond the Law
42The Chinese Jewel (pt. 1)
18The Short Cut (pt. 1)
43The Chinese Jewel (pt. 2)
19The Short Cut (pt. 2)
44Daughter of the Sun (pt. 1)
20The Short Cut (pt. 3)
45Daughter of the Sun (pt. 2)
21The Short Cut (pt. 4)
46Daughter of the Sun (pt. 3)
22Wolf Breed (pt. 1)
47Daughter of the Sun (pt. 4)
23Wolf Breed (pt. 2)
48The Desert Valley (pt. 1)
24Wolf Breed (pt. 3)
49The Desert Valley (pt. 2)
25Six Feet Four (pt. 1)
50The Desert Valley (pt. 3)