THE VIRGINIAN
A Horseman Of The Plains

By Owen Wister

CONTENTS


[ 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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