Stephen Crane - Books and biography

Written in a purgative frenzy of pure imagination , Stephen Crane’s The Black Riders and Other Lines is a strange, enigmatic, and sparsely-written collection of free verse that bristles with Old Testament...

At the time of his death at the age of 28, Stephen Crane had become an important figure in American literature. He was nearly forgotten, however, until two decades later when critics revived interest...

Published in 1899, just a year before his death, War Is Kind by Stephen Crane evokes again the dark imagery of war which made his fortune in The Red Badge Of Courage. Unlike that book, this collection...

Eleven stories of war by the author of The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane was an American author. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Crane's...

In Stephen Crane's poignant short story "George's Mother," the author employs a realist literary style that deftly captures the complexities of familial relationships and societal expectations. Set against...

Stephen Crane: Collected Works is an essential compilation that encapsulates the profound narrative depth and stylistic innovation of one of American literature's pioneering figures. This anthology features...

In Stephen Crane's haunting short story, "The Blue Hotel," the narrative unfolds in a vivid yet desolate American West, wherein the fragile psyche of humanity is laid bare under the weight of fear and...

There comes a time in the course of a battle when a soldier leaves his fate in the hands of the Gods of war. He carries on with the battle at hand, the only way he knows how - fight now, think later....

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned...

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned...

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned...

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned...

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned...

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned...

Stephen Crane não chegou a completar 29 anos (1871-1900), mas teve uma vida extraordinária, suficiente para ser considerado um dos pais do romance moderno americano. Esta coletânea revela sua maestria...

Jeune garçon de ferme, Flemming vit la guerre de Sécession sous forme de nouvelles et de comptes rendus héroïques de batailles. La guerre arrive au pas de sa porte, il finit par être entraîné dans son...

In the swirling rain that came at dusk the broad avenue glistened with that deep bluish tint which is so widely condemned when it is put into pictures. There were long rows of shops, whose fronts shone...

LITTLE JIM was, for the time, engine Number 36, and he was making the run between Syracuse and Rochester. He was fourteen minutes behind time, and the throttle was wide open. In consequence, when he swung...

A very little boy stood upon a heap of gravel for the honor of Rum Alley. He was throwing stones at howling urchins from Devil's Row who were circling madly about the heap and pelting at him. His infantile...

"If there were in existence any books of a similar character, one could start confidently by saying that it was the best of its kind. But it has no fellows. It is a book outside of all classification....

Nel cuore dell’inverno, bloccati da una fortissima tempesta di neve, in una cittadina della frontiera americana di fine Ottocento gli ospiti del modesto albergo del luogo per far passare il tempo decidono...

Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" is a timeless masterpiece that immerses readers in the harrowing experience of war. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, this novel follows the...

"The Open Boat" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane. First published in 1897, it was based on Crane's experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida earlier that year while...

The fog made the clothes of the men of the column in the roadway seem of a luminous quality. It imparted to the heavy infantry overcoats a new colour, a kind of blue which was so pale that a regiment...

The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting. As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble...

Twenty-five men were making a road out of a path up the hillside. The light batteries in the rear were impatient to advance, but first must be done all that digging and smoothing which gains no encrusted...

Illustrated Edition: Enjoy 20 thought-provoking illustrations that breathe new life into the classic text.  Enriching Extras: Dive into an insightful summary, detailed character list, and an evocative...

Written by Stephen Crane at the age of twenty-one, The Red Badge of Courage is one of the greatest war novels of all time -- so groundbreaking that critics consider it to be the first work of modern American...

In "The Open Boat," Stephen Crane masterfully captures the harrowing experience of survival at sea through an impressionistic lens that transcends conventional narrative forms. The novella recounts the...

Stephen Crane's "The Complete Short Stories of Stephen Crane" offers an extensive examination of the human condition through a series of provocative narratives that capture the raw essence of life's struggles...