Wister

American  

[wis-ter] / ˈwɪs tər /

noun

1. Owen, 1860–1938, U.S. novelist.

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Example Sentences

In 1902, Owen Wister wrote America’s first Western novel, “The Virginian,” after a Winthrop honeymoon.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

As they seek to save the acreage from development, Agnes Lee and Polly Wister must also confront their past choices and find some peace in the present.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2022

It’s a small detail that may be hard to pin down exactly because the primary sources rely on hyperbolic, 19th-century reporters like Wister.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019

Owen Wister turned up, as did Frank Doubleday, as did Arthur Conan Doyle, with a set of golf clubs, to the consternation of the locals.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2019

In 1865 the place came into the hands of Charles J. Wister, Junior, an artist, writer and Friend of high repute, who, like his father, was for many years identified with Germantown Academy.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank