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The Virginian (novel)
1902 novel set in the Wild West, by American author Owen Wister / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 1902 novel. For other uses (including film adaptations), see The Virginian.
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, though modern scholars debate this. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Max Brand, 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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Author | Owen Wister, (1860–1938) |
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Original title | The Virginian |
Language | English |
Genre | Western |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1902 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
OCLC | 65699996 |
Text | The Virginian at Wikisource |
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