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The Virginian

by Owen Wister

The Virginian 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, though modern scholars debate this. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour and several others. The novel was adapted from several short stories published in Harper's Magazine and the Saturday Evening Post between Nov 1893 and May 1902.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1902

Authors

Owen Wister image

Owen Wister

United States

Owen Wister was an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of western fiction. He is best remembered for writing The Virginian and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Owen Wister was born...

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02 - Ch 02 - "When You Call Me That, Smile!"
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03 - Ch 03 - Steve Treats
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04 - Ch 04 - Deep into Cattle Land; Ch 05 - Enter the Woman
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05 - Ch 06 - Em'ly
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06 - Ch 07 - Through Two Snows; Ch 08 - The Sincere Spinster; Ch 09 - The Spinster Meets the Unknown
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07 - Ch 10 - Where Fancy Was Bred
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08 - Ch 11 - "You're Going To Love Me Before We Get Through"
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09 - Ch 12 - Quality and Equality; Ch 13 - The Game and the Nation - Act First
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10 - Ch 14 - Between the Acts; Ch 15 - The Game and the Nation - Act Second
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11 - Ch 16 - The Game and the Nation - Last Act
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12 - Ch 17 - Scipio Moralizes; Ch 18 - "Would You Be a Parson?"
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13 - Ch 19 - Dr. MacBride Begs Pardon; Ch 20 - The Judge Ignores Particulars
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14 - Ch 21 - In a State of Sin
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15 - Ch 22 - "What is a Rustler?"
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16 - Ch 23 - Various Points; Ch 24 - A Letter With a Moral
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17 - Ch 25 - Progress of the Lost Dog
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18 - Ch 26 - Balaam and Pedro
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19 - Ch 27 - Grandmother Stark (Part 1)
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20 - Ch 27 - Grandmother Stark (Part 2)
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21 - Ch 28 - No Dream to Wake From; Ch 29 - Word to Bennington
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22 - Ch 30 - A Stable on the Flat; Ch 31 - The Cottonwoods
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23 - Ch 32 - Superstition Trail
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24 - Ch 33 - The Spinster Loses Some Sleep; Ch 34 - "To Fit Her Finger"
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25 - Ch 35 - With Malice Aforethought (Part 1)
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26 - Ch 35 - With Malice Aforethought (Part 2)
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27 - Ch 36 - At Dunbarton
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