The Virginian: A Horseman Of The Plains: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition

Product Description The Virginian , by Owen Wister , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. The western is one of America’s most important and influential contributions to world culture. And it was Owen Wister ’s The Virginian , first published in 1902, that created the familiar archetypes of character, setting, and action that still dominate western fiction and film. The Virginian 's characters include: The hero, tall, taciturn, and unflappable, confident in his skills, careful of his honor, mysterious in his background; the heroine, the “schoolmarm from the East,” dedicated to civilizing the untamed town, but willing to adapt to its ways—up to a point; and the villain, who is a liar, a thief, a killer, and worst of all, a coward beneath his bluster. Its setting—the lonely small town in the midst of the vast, empty, dangerous but overwhelmingly beautiful landscape—plays so crucial a role that it may be regarded as one of the primary characters. And its action—the cattle roundup, the capture of the rustlers, the agonizing moral choices demanded by “western justice,” and the climactic shoot-out between hero and villain—shaped the plots of the thousands of books and movies that followed. John G. Cawelti has published ten books, including Apostles of the Self-Made Man , Adventure , Mystery and Romance , The Spy Story , Leon Forrest: Introductions and Interpretations , and The Six-Gun Mystique Sequel . He has also published about seventy essays in the fields of American literature, cultural history, and popular culture, and has made oral presentations at more than one hundred universities and scholarly conferences. Fiction,General

the Virginian, By Owen Wister, Is Part Of The barnes & Noble Classics series, Which Offers Quality Editions At Affordable Prices To The Student And The General Reader, Including New Scholarship, Thoughtful Design, And Pages Of Carefully Crafted Extras. Here Are Some Of The Remarkable Features Of barnes & Noble Classics:

• new Introductions Commissioned From Today's Top Writers And Scholars
• biographies Of The Authors
• chronologies Of Contemporary Historical, Biographical, And Cultural Events
• footnotes And Endnotes
• selective Discussions Of Imitations, Parodies, Poems, Books, Plays, Paintings, Operas, Statuary, And Films Inspired By The Work
• comments By Other Famous Authors
• study Questions To Challenge The Reader's Viewpoints And Expectations
• bibliographies For Further Reading
• indices & Glossaries, When Appropriate

all Editions Are Beautifully Designed And Are Printed To Superior Specifications; Some Include Illustrations Of Historical Interest. barnes & Noble Classics pulls Together A Constellation Of Influences—biographical, Historical, And Literary—to Enrich Each Reader's Understanding Of These Enduring Works.

the Western Is One Of America’s Most Important And Influential Contributions To World Culture. And It Was Owen Wister’s the Virginian, First Published In 1902, That Created The Familiar Archetypes Of Character, Setting, And Action That Still Dominate Western Fiction And Film.

the Virginian's Characters Include: The Hero, Tall, Taciturn, And Unflappable, Confident In His Skills, Careful Of His Honor, Mysterious In His Background; The Heroine, The “schoolmarm From The East,” Dedicated To Civilizing The Untamed Town, But Willing To Adapt To Its Ways—up To A Point; And The Villain, Who Is A Liar, A Thief, A Killer, And Worst Of All, A Coward Beneath His Bluster. Its Setting—the Lonely Small Town In The Midst Of The Vast, Empty, Dangerous But Overwhelmingly Beautiful Landscape—plays So Crucial A Role That It May Be Regarded As One Of The Primary Characters. And Its Action—the Cattle Roundup, The Capture Of The Rustlers, The Agonizing Moral Choices Demanded By “western Justice,” And The Climactic Shoot-out Between Hero And Villain—shaped The Plots Of The Thousands Of Books And Movies That Followed.

john G. Cawelti Has Published Ten Books, Including apostles Of The Self-made Man, adventure, mystery And Romance, the Spy Story, leon Forrest: Introductions And Interpretations, And the Six-gun Mystique Sequel. He Has Also Published About Seventy Essays In The Fields Of American Literature, Cultural History, And Popular Culture, And Has Made Oral Presentations At More Than One Hundred Universities And Scholarly Conferences.

The Virginian , by Owen Wister , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. The western is one of America's most important and influential contributions to world culture. And it was Owen Wister 's The Virginian , first published in 1902, that created the familiar archetypes of character, setting, and action that still dominate western fiction and film. The Virginian s characters include: The hero, tall, taciturn, and unflappable, confident in his skills, careful of his honor, mysterious in his background; the heroine, the "schoolmarm from the East," dedicated to civilizing the untamed town, but willing to adapt to its ways—up to a point; and the villain, who is a liar, a thief, a killer, and worst of all, a coward beneath his bluster. Its setting—the lonely small town in the midst of the vast, empty, dangerous but overwhelmingly beautiful landscape—plays so crucial a role that it may be regarded as one of the primary characters. And its action—the cattle roundup, the capture of the rustlers, the agonizing moral choices demanded by "western justice," and the climactic shoot-out between hero and villain—shaped the plots of the thousands of books and movies that followed. John G. Cawelti has published ten books, including Apostles of the Self-Made Man , Adventure , Mystery and Romance , The Spy Story, Leon Forrest: Introductions and Interpretations , and The Six-Gun Mystique Sequel . He has also published about seventy essays in the fields of American literature, cultural history, and popular culture, and has made oral presentations at more than one hundred universities and scholarly conferences. In the thousands of miles of rugged rangeland around Medicine Bow, Wyoming, the only law that rules is the law of the gun. A man has to have an iron jaw and a fast trigger to stay alive. And no one is tougher than the ranch foreman known only as the Virginian. A peaceable man by nature, slow to anger and soft-spoken, fair and just, nonetheless he brooks nonsense from no man. Once wronged, he is a judge with a gavel forged of cold steel. Frontier justice -Virginian style. Until he meets a woman: school teacher Molly Starkwood who thinks she can tame his wild heart and teach him the ways of peace Large Print EditionThe novel that created the icon of the lonely, chivalrous american cowboy, the virginian is owen wister's well-written western adventure tale of the quiet,tough virginian cowboy, his tenderfoot friend, his schoolmarm bride, and their lives in the already dying frontier. The foreman of a large cattle ranch on the Wyoming frontier lives by the honor code of the West even though it means helping lynch a friend or possibly losing the girl he is to marry