The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories

Stephen Crane

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Penguin Classics
10 January 2006

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); War & combat fiction; Historical fiction; Short stories; Penguin Black Classics; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

"Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of war.

Henry Fleming, a raw Union Army recruit in the American Civil War, is anxious to confirm his patriotism and manhood-to earn his ""badge of courage."" But his dreams of heroism and invulnerability are soon shattered when he flees the Confederate enemy during his baptism of fire and then witnesses the horrible death of a friend. Plunged unwillingly into the nightmare of war, Fleming survives by sheer luck and instinct.

This edition of Stephen Crane's poignant classic is supplemented by five of his acclaimed short stories as well as selected poetry, offering the full range of this great American author's extraordinary talent.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators."

By: Stephen Crane
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780143039358
ISBN 10: 0143039350
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10 January 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Crane (1871-1900), American novelist, poet, and short-story writer, best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) and The Red Badge of Courage (1895) and the short stories The Open Boat, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, and The Blue Hotel.