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Article Title

“Cows to Milk Instead of Novels to Read”: Brigham Young, Novel Reading, and Kingdom Building

Authors

Richard H. Cracroft

Keywords

Mormon studies, Brigham Young, novels, reading

Abstract

To read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise.

—Henry David Thoreau

Read the true and the wise. The perusal of the rest is worse than time wasted, it is time abused.

—Brigham Young

Recommended Citation

Cracroft, Richard H. (2001) "“Cows to Milk Instead of Novels to Read”: Brigham Young, Novel Reading, and Kingdom Building," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 40: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol40/iss2/6