The Day of the Beast (Unabridged) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Novel - First World WarBy Zane Grey
Length10h 45m
About this audiobook
The Day of the Beast (Unabridged) is one of Zane Grey's most forceful departures from the frontier romance, a post–First World War social novel concerned with moral exhaustion, wounded masculinity, and the dislocations of modern American life. Centered on returning soldier Daren Lane, the book contrasts wartime sacrifice with a home front transformed by cynicism, sexual freedom, commercial pleasure, and spiritual drift. Grey's prose retains his characteristic emotional directness and melodramatic intensity, but here it serves a contemporary critique rather than a Western mythos, placing the novel within the broader literature of postwar disillusionment. Zane Grey, best known for shaping the popular American Western through works such as Riders of the Purple Sage, was also attentive to national character, physical courage, and moral testing. His lifelong fascination with strenuous experience—athletics, travel, fishing, and frontier legend—helped form his ideal of disciplined manhood. In this novel, that ideal confronts the unsettled 1920s, suggesting Grey's anxiety over what peace had done to the values for which soldiers had fought. Recommended for readers interested in Grey beyond the Western, this unabridged edition reveals a darker, more polemical writer. It will appeal to those studying postwar American fiction, early twentieth-century morality, and the cultural tensions beneath the Jazz Age's glittering surface.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length10 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 22, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
7The Day of the Beast (Unabridged) (pt. 3)
2Introduction
8The Day of the Beast (Unabridged) (pt. 4)
3Synopsis
9Analysis
4Historical Context
10Reflection
5The Day of the Beast (Unabridged) (pt. 1)
11Memorable Quotes
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6The Day of the Beast (Unabridged) (pt. 2)
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