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Owen Wister

About the Author

Owen Wister (1860–1938) was an American writer. Born to a prominent Philadelphia family, Wister attended Harvard and studied music in Paris before becoming a lawyer, but it was his experiences on ranches in Wyoming that inspired his writing about the American West. He is best known for his novel The Virginian, which is considered a foundational work of the Western genre.

The Virginian

by Owen Wister

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