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Owen Wister

    14 de julio de 1860 – 21 de julio de 1938

    Owen Wister es reconocido por sus evocadoras representaciones del Oeste americano, basadas en sus experiencias personales y su fascinación por la cultura y los paisajes de la región. Su escritura a menudo se adentra en una versión mitificada de la frontera, explorando temas centrales para los primeros colonos y vaqueros estadounidenses. Wister crea magistralmente personajes y escenarios, sumergiendo a los lectores en la atmósfera única y la tradición del Oeste. Sus novelas ayudaron a definir el género western y dejaron una marca imborrable en la literatura estadounidense.

    Owen Wister
    Virgínčan
    Zkrocení divokého jezdce
    Illustrierte Klassiker 79. Der Virginier
    Virginian und Trampas 1
    Philosophy 4 A Story of Harvard University
    Classic Reprint Series: The Virginian
    • Philosophy 4 A Story of Harvard University

      in large print

      • 52 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      Focusing on accessibility, this publication is a reproduction of a historical work presented in large print format. It aims to enhance the reading experience for individuals with impaired vision, reflecting the commitment of the Megali publishing house to make literature more inclusive and easier to read.

      Philosophy 4 A Story of Harvard University2023
    • Classic Reprint Series: The Virginian

      A Horseman of the Plains

      • 542 páginas
      • 19 horas de lectura

      Had you left New York or San Francisco at ten o'clock this morning, by noon the day after tomorrow you could step out at Cheyenne. There, you would find yourself at the heart of a vanished world. No journeys, save those of memory, can take you back to it now. The mountains shine, the sunlight glimmers, and the air feels like a true fountain of youth—but the buffalo, wild antelope, and horsemen with their herds are gone. The sagebrush appears unchanged, leading you to expect the horseman to appear, yet he rides only in the past. You will no longer see him gallop out of silence, just as you won't witness Columbus sailing from Palos. The horseman seems close enough that some chapters, published at the end of the nineteenth century, used the present tense. However, time has flowed faster than ink, and those verbs have now changed from "is" and "have" to "was" and "had." This book serves as a reproduction of an important historical work, utilizing advanced technology to digitally reconstruct the original while repairing imperfections. In rare cases, some flaws from the original may remain, but most are successfully addressed to preserve the essence of these historical texts.

      Classic Reprint Series: The Virginian1979
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    • Každá cowboy ve svém životě má slabou stránku, která ho stojí svobodu... To má též hrdina tohoto románu, ale proto se on nermoutí, jedná stále tak jako dříve a jeho životní příběh je stále hrdinný. Příroda je mu domovem i přítelem a obrostlé stráně šalvějí jsou jeho krásnýmrámcem

      Zkrocení divokého jezdce1936