Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courageis one of the finest works of American literature ever produced. It offers a portrait of the Civil War told with unflinching realism and remarkable psychological depth. Crane was largely unknown before its publication. His first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, had sold poorly, and Crane was essentially living in destitution while he worked on Red Badge. Crane was not born until six years after the Civil War was over,...

Presents Stephen Crane's 1893 novel about Maggie, a beautiful young tenement girl whose life takes a downward spin when she becomes involved with Pete; and features additional writings by Crane, including "George's Mother" and other Bowery tales, and a selection of New York journalism

First published in 1893, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is the first published fiction work of American author Stephen Crane. A harrowing depiction of a pretty young girl's life in the slums of turn-of-the-century New York City and her eventual decline into prostitution, Crane's novel is a starkly realistic examination of poverty and the challenges brought about by the rapid industrialization the United States underwent in the late 1800s. An enduring...

Critics call Stephen Crane, who is best known for his Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage, the first "modern" American writer. Crane was only twenty-eight when he died, but his work had a profound influence on American letters. He helped to kill sentimentality in American writing, giving this country&;s fiction renewed strength and dignity as an art form. Crane is considered the American counterpart of such European Nationalists as Zola, Tolstoy,...

In 1863, Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier waiting to see his first battle during America's bloodiest conflict.

Retells Stephen Cranes's story of a young man's grappling with fear and courage during the Civil War.