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The Virginian
章节(38)
- Dedication 0:00
- To the Reader 0:18
- I: Enter the Man 6:07
- II: “When You Call Me That, Smile!” 18:40
- III: Steve Treats 54:46
- IV: Deep Into Cattle Land 1:14:31
- V: Enter the Woman 1:42:30
- VI: Em’ly 1:49:50
- VII: Through Two Snows 2:22:23
- VIII: The Sincere Spinster 2:28:54
- IX: The Spinster Meets the Unknown 2:38:26
- X: Where Fancy Was Bred 2:56:33
- XI: “You’re Going to Love Me Before We Get Through” 3:21:56
- XII: Quality and Equality 3:44:17
- XIII: The Game and the Nation—Act First 4:00:32
- XIV: Between the Acts 4:17:25
- XV: The Game and the Nation—Act Second 4:30:04
- XVI: The Game and the Nation—Last Act 4:44:22
- XVII: Scipio Moralizes 5:32:28
- XVIII: “Would You Be a Parson?” 5:44:21
- XIX: Dr. Macbride Begs Pardon 6:02:59
- XX: The Judge Ignores Particulars 6:14:07
- XXI: In a State of Sin 6:23:49
- XXII: “What Is a Rustler?” 6:53:24
- XXIII: Various Points 7:11:58
- XXIV: A Letter with a Moral 7:30:23
- XXV: Progress of the Lost Dog 7:39:34
- XXVI: Balaam and Pedro 8:07:25
- XXVII: Grandmother Stark 8:43:30
- XXVIII: No Dream to Wake from 9:47:36
- XXIX: Word to Bennington 9:51:57
- XXX: A Stable on the Flat 10:19:57
- XXXI: The Cottonwoods 10:46:08
- XXXII: Superstition Trail 11:05:42
- XXXIII: The Spinster Loses Some Sleep 11:40:37
- XXXIV: To Fit Her Finger 12:06:10
- XXXV: With Malice Aforethought 12:17:17
- XXXVI: At Dunbarton 13:22:31
The narrator, a man from “back East” on his way to a cattle ranch, stops in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, and witnesses the enigmatic title character—the Virginian—rope a wild pony after many other cowboys failed. The Virginian is revealed to be the narrator’s escort to his destination, where the Virginian is employed. After getting a taste of the Western way of life in town, the two set off on the remaining 263-mile journey to the ranch, sparking a friendship. The narrator, now nicknamed Tenderfoot, goes on to recount the work, romances, and adventures of the Virginian against the backdrop of the Wyoming Territory and the greater American West.
The Virginian is a foundational novel of the Western genre. Published in 1902, it spawned numerous adaptations in theater, film, and television, while setting the stage for later popular Western writers like Zane Grey.