His background is shadowy, his presence commanding. He brings law and order to a frontier town and wins the love of a pretty schoolteacher from t

The first of its kind, Wister's The Virginian is a prototypical western novel that has inspired readers and authors for over a century. Detailing

Set in the vast Wyoming territory, this masterpiece helped establish the code of the West and its stereotypical characters. The novel also featur

The Virginian (1902) is Owen Wister's classic popular romance, and the most significant shaping influence on the Western genre. This edition incl

The Virginian is the quiet, noble foreman of a Wyoming cattle ranch in the 1870s. More comfortable keeping company with his trusted horse than wi