Stephen Crane

Charles E. Merrill standard editions
Puffin classics
Charles E. Merrill program in American literature

Series

Summary

"The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage," to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer."--Amazon.com.

3) Maggie, a girl of the streets

Author

Series

Sound of Classics

Summary

Originally published pseudonymously in 1893, "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" follows the tragic tale of Maggie and her life in the harsh streets and tenements of the New York City Bowery district. Initially rejected by publishers for being viewed as too brutal and accurate in its descriptions of poverty and female sexuality, Stephen Crane published the work at his own expense. Following the success of Crane's novel "The Red Badge of Courage," this...

4) Men, women, and boats

Author

Short story index reprint

Series

Summary

Excerpt: "A Tale intended to be after the fact. Being the experience of four men from the sunk steamer "Commodore". None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge...

5) The red badge of courage: and other stories

Author

Series

Harper's modern classics

6) The portable Stephen Crane

Author

Series

Viking portable library volume P68

7) The black riders: and other lines

Author

Summary

Stephen Crane was an American author who was considered one of the most creative writers of his time despite living only 28 years. Crane's most famous works include The Red Badge of Courage and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. This edition of Crane's The Black Riders and Other Lines includes a table of contents.

8) Delphi Complete Works of Stephen Crane (Illustrated)

Author

Series

Four

Formats

Summary

The American novelist Stephen Crane is now recognised by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Having won international acclaim in 1895 for his Civil War novel 'The Red Badge of Courage', Crane was prolific throughout his short life, creating notable works in the Realist and American Naturalism traditions. Now readers can enjoy Crane's complete published works for the first in publishing history in a single volume.

...

9) The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky

Author

Summary

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 Face," "The Open Boat," and the title story-that stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction. This superb volume collects stories of unique power and variety in which impressionistic, hallucinatory, and realistic...

10) The complete short stories & sketches of Stephen Crane

Author

Great illustrated classics

11) The red badge of courage

Author

Vogel, Malvina G

Series

12) The Red badge of courage

Summary

The story of Henry Fleming, grappling with fear and courage as a Union Army recruit during the Civil War.

13) The Classic American Short Story Megapack, Volume 1: 34 of the Greatest Stories Ever Written

Author

Bierce, Ambrose

Series

Megapack

Formats

Summary

The Classic American Short Story Megapack (Volume 1) assembles 34 of the greatest stories ever written by American authors — including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Sherwood Anderson, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Jack London, and Stephen Crane. Includes multiple stories per author, their most famous short works, along with biographical notes.

Complete contents:

YOUNG

...

14) The Ultimate Western Collection

Author

Grey, Zane

Formats

Summary

This collection of world's greatest western novels and stories include rip roarin' cowboy adventures, tales of the famous outcasts, the heroes of the Wild West, conniving villains and intriguing sagas: - Andy Adams - Ann S. Stephens - B. M. Bower - Bret Harte - Charles Alden Seltzer - Charles King - Charles Siringo - Dane Coolidge - Emerson Hough - Forrestine C. Hooker - Frank H. Spearman - Frederic Homer Balch - Frederic Remington - Grace Livingston...

15) Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure and Survival

Author

Hardcastle, Nate

Series

Adrenaline

Summary

For those who dare, things often go wrong under the sea. Such tragedies, spurred by the booming interest in the Titanic and the Andrea Doria, have been the focus of tremendous literature form the world's finest authors. Deep Blue offers compelling tales of shipwrecks and salvage, submarine adventure and free diving, nautical survival and cannibalism.

16) THE CALL OF THE WILD WEST--Ultimate Western Collection: 175+ Novels & Short Stories in One Volume: Famous Outlaw Tales, Cowboy Adventures, Battles & Gold Rush Stories: Riders of the Purple Sage, The Night Horseman, The Last of the...

Author

Grey, Zane

Formats

Summary