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The Virginian (otherwise titled The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains) is a 1902 novel by the American author Owen Wister (1860–1938), set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and is considered the first true fictional western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels ...
- Owen Wister
- 1902
Sep 17, 2008 · The Virginian was grave in bearing and of infrequent speech; but he kept a song going—a matter of some seventy-nine verses. Seventy-eight were quite unprintable, and rejoiced his brother cow-punchers monstrously.
Presented as a series of vignettes, the stories of the Virginian and his exploits are classic western fare, complete with cattle rustlers, poker games, lynchings and the all-important high-noon gunfight.
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Summary. Arrival. The narrator arrives in Wyoming and meets the Virginian. The narrator witnesses the Virginian lasso a wild pony and is impressed with his skill and poise. The Virginian is courteous to the narrator but does not go out of his way to get to know him.
Nov 3, 2023 · The Virginian is a 1902 novel about the exploits of a cowboy called the Virginian in the American West. The narrator moves from the East Coast to the West, where he...
Widely considered the first true Western novel, The Virginian, published in 1902 by Owen Wister, is historical fiction. The saga of the Wyoming Territory of the 1870s centers on a young cowboy known only as the Virginian, who uses intelligence, toughness, and integrity to help tame the land, vanquish its worst criminals, and win the heart of a ...
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The epic novel of the American West and the heroic cowboy Owen Wister’s powerful story of the tall, silent stranger who rides into the uncivilized West and defeats the forces of evil has become an enduring part of American mythology.
