Project Gutenberg 1998-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 1929 Wister, Owen 1860 1938 The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virginian_(novel) Produced by Bill Brewer, and David Widger “The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains” by Owen Wister is a novel written during the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the American West, the story delves into the life of a cow-puncher known as the Virginian, who embodies the rugged and romantic spirit of frontier life. As the tale unfolds, the reader is introduced to a cast of colorful characters and the challenges they face in this wild, yet beautiful, landscape. The opening of the novel transports readers to a train station in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, where a narrator arrives as a stranger in town. With the train delayed for hours, he observes the hectic events occurring as cowboys attempt to capture a wild pony. Among them is the Virginian, a tall and enigmatic man who captures the attention of the narrator. As the narrator experiences the peculiarities of frontier life, including a humorous exchange involving a wedding and a missing trunk, he begins to form a connection with the Virginian. The interactions highlight the raw, unrefined humor of the cowboy lifestyle and set the stage for the adventures and challenges that lie ahead in the vast plains of Wyoming. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Cowboys -- Fiction Cattle stealing -- Fiction Vigilantes -- Fiction Wyoming -- Fiction PS Text Western Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 886412 2025-08-01T09:14:55.803360 text/html 931992 2023-10-20T12:18:46 text/html 462057 2025-08-01T09:15:04.856309 application/epub+zip 476291 2025-08-01T09:14:57.530370 application/epub+zip 476291 2025-08-01T09:14:56.550454 application/epub+zip 1255286 2025-08-01T09:15:10.643345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1206875 2025-08-01T09:15:04.178362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591664 2022-09-01T10:21:47.318569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768742 2025-08-01T09:14:54.213402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 768475 2023-10-20T10:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17838 2025-08-01T09:15:10.783298 application/rdf+xml 11430 2025-08-01T09:14:56.909368 image/jpeg 2041 2025-08-01T09:14:56.732439 image/jpeg 933021 2025-08-01T09:14:55.877362 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia