Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West

Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
353K words
Chapters
36

Tags

English Originals Foreign Literature Natural SceneryWilderness SurvivalLegendary LivesAdventure JourneyOutdoor AdventureHeroismWestern TalesExotic CultureCowboy WorldWestward Expansion

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West by William MacLeod RaineAuthor: Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jul 1, 1999

Editor's review

This is a popular English novel set in the outdoor West; its author, William MacLeod Raine, was known for stories of the wilderness and the frontier. The Project Gutenberg edition preserves the original, with plain language and brisk pacing, emphasizing scenes and action, and it serves as an accessible introduction to the character of American popular Western literature. Its strength lies in the combination of environmental description and genre narrative, conveying the reading pleasure of early Western stories. Readers can treat it as a specimen of genre fiction and observe its character setups and patterns of conflict, or use it as extensive reading material in English, building up expressions as the story moves along. Note that this is a public-domain e-book without modern notes, and place names and period language may pose obstacles.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the first few chapters to feel the rhythm of the language, then decide whether to read closely or extensively; don't insist on understanding every sentence.
  2. Mark place names and period language first, then look them up together after a section rather than interrupting frequently.
  3. Record character relationships and how conflicts develop as you read, to appreciate the narrative conventions of Western genre stories.
  4. If using it for English study, choose two or three sentences per chapter for imitation or retelling to reinforce expressions.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for English beginners? Not for readers with no foundation. The text is an English-language popular novel; although it is story-driven, period language and place names remain obstacles. It is recommended for learners with basic reading ability who are willing to look up words.
Is the story real history or fiction? This is a work of fiction, belonging to Western genre narrative; the characters and plot are literary inventions and should not be cited as historical material. Readers can enjoy it as genre literature rather than a factual history.
Does the e-book edition have notes or an introduction? The Project Gutenberg edition mainly preserves the original text and usually contains no modern notes or introduction. Readers who need background explanation can consult material on Western literature and the period to assist their reading.

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About the author

Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954 Author

William MacLeod Raine (1871–1954) was an American writer of Western fiction. He wrote prolifically, producing many popular novels set on the American frontier, and this site holds twenty-two of his works. Raine’s fiction focuses largely on life in the border regions of Texas, Montana, New Mexico, and the Yukon, often featuring rangers, sheriffs, frontiersmen, and settlers, with plots centered on frontier order, adventure, and conflict. His style is accessible and fast-paced, emphasizing storytelling and a strong sense of place. Representative works include A Texas Ranger, The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North, Ridgway of Montana, and The Sheriff’s Son. Public information about the details of his life is limited, so no speculation is offered here.