The Virginian is a 1902 novel set in the Wild West by the American author Owen Wister.
Illustrations by Charles M. Russell.
The novel was adapted from several short stories published in Harper's Magazine and the Saturday Evening Post between Nov 1893 and May 1902.
A chivalrous and courageous but mysterious cowboy known only as "the Virginian" works as foreman of a cattle ranch in the Wyoming territory during the late 1870s and 80s.
Frontier justice - Virginian style. Until he meets a woman. A woman who things she can tame his wild heart and teach him the ways of peace. But can the Virginian bring peace to Medicine Bow?
The novel begins with an unnamed narrator's arrival in Medicine Bow, Wyoming from back East and his encounter with an impressively tall and handsome stranger.
This action-packed story details their adventures and encounters along the way and includes, just as in any good western, a little romance.
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