The father of Western fiction, Owen Wister helped create the cowboy as a folk hero, establishing the enduring myth of the Wild West, while elevating the western as a legitimate genre of literature. His masterpiece ‘The Virginian’ tells the story of an unnamed cowboy who, despite his hardened exterior, displays civilised values in an uncivilised West. The novel was an immediate bestseller and made Wister a wealthy man. His portrayal of cowboy life is responsible for the romanticized view of the West that has become an integral of the American cultural identity. Wister was a gifted author, who produced noticeable works in almost all genes, including a range of fiction, poetry, short stories and non-fiction texts. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Wister’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wister’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 5 novels, with individual contents tables * The complete short stories * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Features rare tales appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including the original version of ‘Hank’s Woman’, Wister’s first Western * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes Wister’s rare poetry collections – available in no other collection * Wister’s non-fiction, with rare essays and articles – spend hours exploring the author’s diverse works * Special ‘Contextual Pieces’ section, with numerous reviews, profiles and articles evaluating Wister’s contribution to American literature * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: due to copyright restrictions, the memoir ‘Roosevelt: The Story of a Friendship, 1880-1919’ cannot appear in this edition. When new works enter the public domain, they will be added to the collection as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels The Dragon of Wantley (1892) Lin McLean (1897) The Virginian (1902) Lady Baltimore (1906) Members of the Family (1911) The Shorter Fiction The New Swiss Family Robinson (1882) Hank’s Woman (1892) Red Men and White (1895) The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories (1900) Padre Ignacio (1911) Sun Road (1924) Safe in the Arms of Croesus (1927) When West was West (1928) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry Done in the Open (1902) Indispensable Information for Infants (1921) Miscellaneous Poems The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Where Charity Begins (1895) Ulysses S. Grant (1901) Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat (1903) The Seven Ages of Washington (1907) Theodore Roosevelt (1914) Reminiscence with Postscript (1915) The Pentecost of Calamity (1915) The Evolution of the Cow-Puncher (1915) Quack-Novels and Democracy (1915) A Straight Deal (1920) My Maiden Effort (1921) Neighbors Henceforth (1922) Forewords to Other Writers’ Books Contextual Pieces Articles, Profiles and Reviews