The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister

The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains

Owen Wister

504 pages • first pub 1902 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical adventurous reflective slow-paced
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The Virginian (otherwise titled The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains) is set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and is considered the first true fictional western ever written, aside from ...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 399 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 76%

reflective: 58%

informative: 23%

emotional: 17%

funny: 17%

dark: 11%

hopeful: 11%

inspiring: 11%

lighthearted: 11%

mysterious: 11%

tense: 11%

challenging: 5%

relaxing: 5%

Pace

43% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

30% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

11% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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