Owen Wister (1860–1938)
Autor von The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
Über den Autor
Owen Wister was born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1860. He graduated from Harvard University in 1882 and studied musical composition in Paris for two years. He spent the summer of 1885 in Wyoming for his health. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1888 and was admitted to the bar in mehr anzeigen 1889. He practiced law for two years in Philadelphia and continued to spend his summers in the West. In 1891, after the acceptance by Harper's of two of his Western sketches, he decided to pursue a literary career. His works included Lin McLean, The Virginian, Lady Baltimore, and Roosevelt: The Story of a Friendship, 1880-1919. He also wrote a number of children's books. He died on July 21, 1938. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: The Phillips Studio
Reihen
Werke von Owen Wister
A Monograph of the Work of Mellor, Meigs and Howe: Country Estates, Suburban Homes, and Other Structures (1991) — Vorwort — 33 Exemplare
The Dragon Of Wantley, His Rise, His Voracity And His Downfall: A Romance (1892) (2008) 13 Exemplare
Classics Illustrated: The Virginian 3 Exemplare
OWEN WISTER Ultimate Collection: Western Classics, Adventure & Historical Novels (Including Non-Fiction Historical… (2017) 2 Exemplare
Owen Wister papers 1 Exemplar
The Virginian [Teleplay-Movie of the Week-Blue Revised Draft] — Author (novel) — 1 Exemplar
Padre Ignactio 1 Exemplar
The Eight Hours Day 1 Exemplar
Poverty and Waste 1 Exemplar
O Maioral I Livro 2 1 Exemplar
U. S. Grant and the Seven Ages of Washington 1 Exemplar
Specimen Jones 1 Exemplar
Classic Western Sampler #1: 12 books by 12 different authors, in a single file, improved 8/14/2010 (2009) 1 Exemplar
Ecologues 1 Exemplar
The writings of Owen Wister 1 Exemplar
The Jimyjohn Boss 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
The Best of the West: An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West (1991) — Mitwirkender — 258 Exemplare
Pages Passed from Hand to Hand: The Hidden Tradition of Homosexual Literature in English from 1748 to 1914 (1998) — Mitwirkender — 170 Exemplare
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Mitwirkender — 104 Exemplare
Major Problems in the History of the American West: Documents and Essays (1989) — Mitwirkender — 63 Exemplare
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Mitwirkender — 55 Exemplare
Jurgen and the Censor: Report of the Emergency Committee Organized to Protest Against the Suppression of James Branch… (1920) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
Benjamin Franklin's library (printed, 1936, as "The first American library") a short account of the Library company of… (1937) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 6 Exemplare
Representative American Short Stories — Mitwirkender — 5 Exemplare
Our Lady of Beauraing; Father Malachy's Miracle; Padre Ignacio; Quartet in Heaven (1958) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
The Best Short Stories of 1927 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1927) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Getagged
Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Wister, Owen
- Geburtstag
- 1860-07-14
- Todestag
- 1938-07-21
- Begräbnisort
- Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Plot: Section J, Lot 206)
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Sterbeort
- Saunderstown, Rhode Island, USA
- Wohnorte
- Saunderstown, Rhode Island, USA
- Ausbildung
- St. Paul's School
Harvard College (AB | 1882)
Harvard Law School (LL.B | 1888) - Berufe
- writer
lawyer - Beziehungen
- Wister, Sarah Butler (mother)
Wister, Fanny Kemble (daughter)
Haines, William Wister (nephew)
Kemble, Fanny (grandparent) - Organisationen
- Hasty Pudding Club
Porcellian Club
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Pennsylvania Bar Association (1889) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1898)
The Franklin Inn Club
Board of Overseers of Harvard University
Hall of Great Westerners (1976)
Mitglieder
Diskussionen
The Virginian in Westerns (April 2012)
Rezensionen
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (The World's… von Owen Wister
Historical Fiction
Owen Wister, best known for his classic western The Virginian, published this little Christmas western story in 1904. It’s a fun and charming story of a cowboy who arrives in Cheyanne, Wyoming after a long cattle drive at Christmas time in 1887. With his pockets full of a few month’s worth of pay, Lin McLean’s original plan was to get sauced during the holiday. Then he comes upon an old friend who invites him to go Christmas shopping with him. The Governor/Doctor has a long list of constituent’s and patient’s children he intends to buy for. As Lin follows his friend in the quest for gifts, he soon discovers the spirit of Christmas that has eluded him for most of his life.
A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF CHRISTMAS is a really nice choice for holiday reading, especially if you like stories from Victorian times set in the American West. The prose reminded me of Dickens, just not quite as long-winded.… (mehr)
A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF CHRISTMAS is a really nice choice for holiday reading, especially if you like stories from Victorian times set in the American West. The prose reminded me of Dickens, just not quite as long-winded.… (mehr)
1 
MickeyMole | Dec 28, 2023 |
MickeyMole | Dec 28, 2023 | Westerns were never on the list of genres I had an interest in. I tried to read All the Pretty Horses once and got so depressed I couldn’t finish. However, The Virginian is a classic that started it all, first published in 1902. I once heard a man say it taught him how to be a man. It is the prototype for the man with no name, the strong silent type. He starts as a cow poke, becomes the trusted hand of a Wyoming judge, and routs the bad guys. He loves animals, nature, and the local school marm. Civilizing the wild west, he makes his fortune and happily weds his girl. Every western tale since has drawn from this story.… (mehr)
Listen
Best Westerns (1)
Pioneers (1)
Auszeichnungen
Dir gefällt vielleicht auch
Nahestehende Autoren
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 55
- Auch von
- 27
- Mitglieder
- 2,794
- Beliebtheit
- #9,206
- Bewertung
- 3.8
- Rezensionen
- 53
- ISBNs
- 368
- Sprachen
- 7
- Favoriten
- 2
