The Virginian

By: Owen Wister

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

He is the Virginian - the first fully realized cowboy hero in American literature, a near-mythic figure whose idealized image has profoundly influenced our national consciousness. This enduring work of fiction marks the birth of a legend that lives with us still.

Public Domain (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

A pure delight of western adventure

The detailed story of the western frontier was full of adventure as the Virginian lived his early life as a cowboy and courted a schoolmarm from Vermont. Both of them finding their way in the new territory with romance and intrigue. I enjoyed every bit of the descriptive and unique style of the writing. I ,also , enjoyed the descriptions of the landscape and the authentic characters of the old west. It was far more authentic than the movies and series we see today.

classic

I wish more modern books could inspire goodness and character that this book does so well.

I Suffered Through 20% So You Don’t Have To

Without a doubt this is the worst narration I’ve ever heard in western genre. I love the story. It’s always been one of my favorites as the forerunner for western novels. However, I couldn’t hear the story because of the narrators “performance”. We aren’t here for you, we are here for the story. He is so focused on how he is reading that he isn’t focused on what he is reading. Multiple mispronunciations, some of which are purposely put for no reason such as a drawn out “can-yaaawns” for “canyons”. Just read the story without the over-the-top theatrics.

Enjoyable book .

Good reading of a great story.Just a little wordy for today s taste. good over all.

Great classic

Episodic in structure, but connected by the central character, this 1902 classic is an enjoyable ramble through Wyoming while seeing frontier life through the eyes of a cowboy philosopher and his Eastern visitor. Narrator well suited to the writing style.