The Virginian
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The Virginian by Owen Wister
When Tony Frost and his colleague Jack Denton arrive for a holiday at Monk's Lodge, an ancient cottage deep in the Somerset countryside, they are immediately warned off by the local villagers and a message scrawled in crimson across a windowpane: 'THERE IS DANGER. GO WHILE YOU CAN ' Tony invites his friend, the famous dramatist and criminologist Trevor Lowe, to come and help - but the investigation takes a sinister turn when the dead body of a missing estate agent is found behind a locked door in the cottage.
Owen Wister's The Virginian set the template for what all future westerns would ultimately become--a strong, stalwart, honest hero; the pretty schoolmarm as romantic interest, and lots of shooting and killing. The inspiration for virtually every western from Zane Grey on can be traced back to The Virginian. Born on July 14, 1860, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Wister was the only child of well-to-do parents. The Virginian elevated Wister from the ranks of accomplished short story writers to the level of celebrity.
| SKU | CIN0486449041A |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486449043 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486449041 |
| Title | The Virginian |
| Author | Owen Wister |
| Series | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Condition | Well Read |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2006-04-28 |
| Number of pages | 293 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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