Owen Wister (Wister, Owen, 1860-1938) A Wikipedia article about this author is available.. Wister, Owen, 1860-1938, contrib. The West of Owen Wister: Selected Short Stores Apr 1, 1972. by Owen Wister , Robert L. Hough Hardcover. Owen Wister has 107 books on Goodreads with 18268 ratings. : Atlantic Classics (first series; Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Co., c1916), ed. Online Books by. Owen Wister invented the Western novel with The Virginian, and that work and this collection of stories prove that, although many have gone after him, no one has ever topped him in skill and enduring appeal. See all books authored by Owen Wister, including The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, and Classic Westerns: Seven Novels and Stories by Owen Wister, in a single file, with active table of contents, and more on ThriftBooks.com. $19.95 $ … $5.50 $ 5 50. by Ellery Sedgwick, also contrib. Looking for books by Owen Wister? Project Gutenberg offers 60,991 free ebooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone. The Online Books Page. Paperback. Owen Wister’s most popular book is The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains.