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The collected short work of an American master, including The Red Badge of Courage and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. Stephen Crane died at the age of 28 in Germany. In his short life, he produced stories that are among the most enduring in the history of American ficiton. The Red Badge of Courage m... More

MARJORY walked pensively along the hall. In the cool shadows made by the palms on the window ledge, her face wore the expression of thoughtful melancholy expected on the faces of the devotees who pace in cloistered gloom. <P>> <P> She halted before a door at the end of the hall and laid her h... More

Maggie is "regarded as the first work of unalloyed naturalism in American fiction." According to the naturalistic principles, a character is set into a world where there is no escape from one's biological heredity. Additionally, the circumstances in which a person finds oneself will dominate one's b... More

The Red Badge of Courage is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The novel, a depiction on the cruelty of the American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on the battlefield. The book made Crane an international success.... More

There are many editions of Maggie, A Girl of the Streets. This educational edition was created for self-improvement or in preparation for advanced examinations. The bottom of each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text, including synonyms and antonyms. D... More

The Red Badge of Courage is the fictionalized account of a Union soldier's life in the American Civil War. It recounts the experiences of lowly private Henry Fleming, who dreams of honour won on the battlefield. His illusions are undone however, when he comes face to face with the horrors of war. St... More

The Red Badge of Courage is the fictionalized account of a Union soldier's life in the American Civil War. It recounts the experiences of lowly private Henry Fleming, who dreams of honour won on the battlefield. His illusions are undone however, when he comes face to face with the horrors of war. St... More

Stephen Crane's gritty, realistic examination of poverty in the Bowery at the turn of the nineteenth century centres around Maggie, a na?ve young woman whose fall from grace echoes the keen social and political issues of the day.... More

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.Few novels written of the Civil War stand in such high regard as the Red Badge of Courage, the visceral, realistic and gripping story of Henry, a... More

The best-known work by famed American writer Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage is a compelling exploration of human emotion in the midst of battle. The book is revered for its pioneering style, and it explores themes of maturation, cowardice, and nature's cruelty. One of the most innovative wr... More

A young Union soldier who yearns for glory on the battlefield is forced to confront the depths of his cowardice when he deserts his regiment during a violent skirmish. And when Henry Fleming learns of the Union's eventual victory, his shame leads him farther into the forest where he encounters the d... More

The Whilomville Stories is a collection of 13 short stories. These are great short stories about childhood. They centre around a young boy growing up in a small town. (Goodreads)... More

How far would a father go to keep his daughter from marrying the wrong man? Rufus Coleman, the respected editor of the New York Eclipse, plans to marry Marjory Wainwright. Yet to her father, Professor Wainwright, Rufus is still the wastrel that he thought him to be as a student in college. To thwart... More

Eleven stories of war by the author of The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane was an American author. He is recognised by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. (Wikipedia)... More

First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modern fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war stories, but by ... More

Written when Crane was 22 years old, this classic of American literary naturalism and realism recounts the story of a doomed young woman from the Bowery tenements. Acclaimed by critic Alfred Kazin as "a powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York," it offe... More

The story of one young man's experience during the Civil War. This version is adapted for easier reading. There is a study guide at the end. Note that there are errors in the original book, especially in the Table Contents (Chapter 17 is listed twice. The second one is really Chapter 19.)... More

The story realistically portrays the young soldier's physical and psychological struggles after fleeing from his first encounter with a battle. He returns to his regiment to become a strong soldier and even taking on the task of the flag bearer in the final battle.... More

The finest novel of the Civil War, and one of the greatest battle stories ever told <P><P>The question of courage enters Henry Fleming's mind the moment he dons the blue uniform of the Union Army. But his first firefight reveals the emptiness of words such as bravery and fear. <P>Pinned in by his... More

The collected short work of an American master, including The Red Badge of Courage and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. Stephen Crane died at the age of 28 in Germany. In his short life, he produced stories that are among the most enduring in the history of American ficiton. The Red Badge of Courage ... More

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... More

An abridged version of the tale set in the spring of 1863 when, while engaged in the fierce battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.... More

The Red Badge of Courage was published in 1895, when its author, an impoverished writer living a bohemian life in New York, was only twenty-three. It immediately became a bestseller, and Stephen Crane became famous. Crane set out to create 'a psychological portrayal of fear.' Henry Fleming, a Union ... More

The Red Badge of Courage was published in 1895, when its author, an impoverished writer living a bohemian life in New York, was only twenty-three. It immediately became a bestseller, and Stephen Crane became famous. Crane set out to create "a psychological portrayal of fear." Henry Fleming, a Union ... More