Owen Wister (1860–1938)
Autor(a) de The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por Owen Wister
A Monograph of the Work of Mellor, Meigs and Howe: Country Estates, Suburban Homes, and Other Structures (1991) — Prefácio — 33 exemplares
The Dragon Of Wantley, His Rise, His Voracity And His Downfall: A Romance (1892) (2008) 13 exemplares
Classics Illustrated: The Virginian 3 exemplares
OWEN WISTER Ultimate Collection: Western Classics, Adventure & Historical Novels (Including Non-Fiction Historical… (2017) 2 exemplares
Owen Wister papers 1 exemplar
The Virginian [Teleplay-Movie of the Week-Blue Revised Draft] — Author (novel) — 1 exemplar
The Eight Hours Day 1 exemplar
Poverty and Waste 1 exemplar
O Maioral I Livro 2 1 exemplar
Specimen Jones 1 exemplar
U. S. Grant and the Seven Ages of Washington 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
Associated Works
The Best of the West: An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West (1991) — Contribuidor — 257 exemplares
Pages Passed from Hand to Hand: The Hidden Tradition of Homosexual Literature in English from 1748 to 1914 (1998) — Contribuidor — 170 exemplares
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Contribuidor — 104 exemplares
Major Problems in the History of the American West: Documents and Essays (1989) — Contribuidor — 62 exemplares
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Contribuidor — 55 exemplares
60 WESTERNS: Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaws, Gold Rush Adventures: Riders of the Purple… 33 exemplares
Jurgen and the Censor: Report of the Emergency Committee Organized to Protest Against the Suppression of James Branch… (1920) — Contribuidor — 10 exemplares
Benjamin Franklin's library (printed, 1936, as "The first American library") a short account of the Library company of… (1937) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 6 exemplares
Representative American Short Stories — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Our Lady of Beauraing; Father Malachy's Miracle; Padre Ignacio; Quartet in Heaven (1958) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
The Best Short Stories of 1927 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1927) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Wister, Owen
- Data de nascimento
- 1860-07-14
- Data de falecimento
- 1938-07-21
- Localização do túmulo
- Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Plot: Section J, Lot 206)
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Saunderstown, Rhode Island, USA
- Locais de residência
- Saunderstown, Rhode Island, USA
- Educação
- St. Paul's School
Harvard College (AB | 1882)
Harvard Law School (LL.B | 1888) - Ocupações
- writer
lawyer - Relações
- Wister, Sarah Butler (mother)
Wister, Fanny Kemble (daughter)
Haines, William Wister (nephew)
Kemble, Fanny (grandparent) - Organizações
- Hasty Pudding Club
Porcellian Club
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Pennsylvania Bar Association (1889) - Prémios e menções honrosas
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1898)
The Franklin Inn Club
Board of Overseers of Harvard University
Hall of Great Westerners (1976)
Membros
Discussions
The Virginian em Westerns (Abril 2012)
Críticas
Listas
Best Westerns (1)
Pioneers (1)
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 54
- Also by
- 27
- Membros
- 2,786
- Popularidade
- #9,224
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 53
- ISBN
- 368
- Línguas
- 7
- Marcado como favorito
- 2