The classic novel of post-Civil War Charleston life, a portrayal of the process of healing the wounds of war through reconciliation between Northerners and Southerners on a personal, not political, level. Southern Classics Series.
Owen Wister (1860-1938), a native of Philadelphia with Southern ancestry, attended Harvard University and practiced law in his native city. An author of short fiction as well as novels, his best-known work is The Virginian.
