But regional interest in Wright extends to all of the Ozarks, Arizona and Southern California. Here and there academia relents, and agrees that being popular does not mean an author should be ignored. The Harold Bell Wright Gazette frequently reports successful and unsuccessful efforts to gain recognition for Wright's contributions. A fourth group collects Harold Bell Wright's books and related items simply because they are collectible and sometimes profitable. Until recently, many book dealers have ignored Wright and have failed to learn which titles were valuable.
Few things produce more obsession than a good treasure hunt.
And the real fanatics, people who write books and create sites about Wright, and who lurk around the Harold Bell Wright items on eBay, often fit into all four categories. You will notice that this web site is as much for collectors as for students of literature. That is because the site is designed to support and update a little bibliography or collector's guide I wrote, Harold Bell Wright s Books and Collectibles . I first produced it in 1992 as a simple list. In 1997 Barbara Berry s Bookshop published the second edition, greatly expanded and with many photos.