Stephen Crane

Published in 1896, this quasi-sequel to Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893), explores and exposes the dark side of life in the Bowery using the same technique of literary realism that Crane had employed in the earlier novel and in his Civil War masterpiece, The Red Badge of Courage (1895).

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...

This collection of short stories drawn from Crane's experiences as a correspondent during the Spanish-American War was posthumously published in 1900-the author penned the dedication just three months before he died. Dramatic, ironic, filled with telling details and local color, these stories remain a testament to Crane's talent for capturing the human side of war.

The lives of Henry Johnson, an African-American coachman, and Jimmie Trescott, the son of Henry's employer, are irretrievably and tragically altered by a fire at the Trescott home. Although Henry saves Jimmie, Henry becomes disfigured in mind and body by an explosion in the doctor's lab. In this moving story, author Stephen Crane asks, what is truly monstrous-the deformed man or the prejudice and intolerance of the townspeople? HarperPerennial...

On board a train steaming toward the Texas town of Yellow Sky are the marshal of Yellow Sky, Jack Potter, and his bride. Meanwhile, the town villain, Scratchy Wilson, is on the prowl. He's drunk and belligerent, with a revolver in each hand, and when none of the townspeople accepts his offer to fight, goes to Potter's home to await the marshal's return. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding...

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...

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Other Writings about New York, by Stephen Crane, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars • Biographies...

Seven vivid, sensitively written tales of the Civil War by the author of The Red Badge of Courage. Includes fine title story plus "Three Miraculous Soldiers," "A Mystery of Heroism," "A Gray Sleeve," "An Indiana Campaign," "An Episode of the War" and "The Veteran."

Three visitors find shelter from a blizzard at Pat Scully's hotel: a nervous New Yorker known as the Swede, a rambunctious Westerner named Bill, and a reserved Easterner called Mr. Blanc. The Swede becomes increasingly drunk, defensive, and reckless. He is later murdered at the bar.

Stephen Crane, an American writer and journalist, is best known for his critically acclaimed Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage. In addition to this remarkable work, Crane also wrote many short stories about the Civil War, among other subjects. His best short stories are collected here in this volume and include the following tales: "The Open Boat," "The Blue Hotel," "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," "The Monster," "Death and the Child," "The...