The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Owen Wister
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In the untamed West, pioneers came to test their fortunes -- and their wills. The Wyoming territory was a harsh, unforgiving land, with its own unwritten code of honor by which men lived and died. Into this rough landscape rides the Virginian, a solitary man whose unbending will is his only guide through life. The Virginian's unwavering beliefs in right and wrong are soon tested as he tries to prove his love for a woman who cannot accept his sense of justice; at the same time, a betrayal by his most trusted friend forces him to fight against the corruption that rules the land. Still as excitin...
Chapters (40)
- THE VIRGINIAN A Horseman Of The Plains
- To THEODORE ROOSEVELT
- TO THE READER
- THE VIRGINIAN
- I. ENTER THE MAN
- II. “WHEN YOU CALL ME THAT, SMILE!”
- III. STEVE TREATS
- IV. DEEP INTO CATTLE LAND
- V. ENTER THE WOMAN
- VI. EM'LY
- VII. THROUGH TWO SNOWS
- VIII. THE SINCERE SPINSTER
- IX. THE SPINSTER MEETS THE UNKNOWN
- X. WHERE FANCY WAS BRED
- XI. “YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE ME BEFORE WE GET THROUGH”
- XII. QUALITY AND EQUALITY
- XIII. THE GAME AND THE NATION—ACT FIRST
- XIV. BETWEEN THE ACTS
- XV. THE GAME AND THE NATION—ACT SECOND
- XVI. THE GAME AND THE NATION—LAST ACT
- XVII. SCIPIO MORALIZES
- XVIII. “WOULD YOU BE A PARSON?”
- XIX. DR. MACBRIDE BEGS PARDON
- XX. THE JUDGE IGNORES PARTICULARS
- XXI. IN A STATE OF SIN
- XXII. “WHAT IS A RUSTLER?”
- XXIII. VARIOUS POINTS
- XXIV. A LETTER WITH A MORAL
- XXV. PROGRESS OF THE LOST DOG
- XXVI. BALAAM AND PEDRO
- XXVII. GRANDMOTHER STARK
- XXVIII. NO DREAM TO WAKE FROM
- XXIX. WORD TO BENNINGTON
- XXX. A STABLE ON THE FLAT
- XXXI. THE COTTONWOODS
- XXXII. SUPERSTITION TRAIL
- XXXIII. THE SPINSTER LOSES SOME SLEEP
- XXXIV. TO FIT HER FINGER
- XXXV. WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT
- XXXVI. AT DUNBARTON
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