Stephen Crane

In these five unabridged short stories, Stephen Crane masterfully depicts the human condition. Through his keen observations of the simple, unnoticed aspects of life, he deftly describes man’s relationship to society, human nature, and the power of transformation....

As a well-paid war correspondent, Stephen Crane was shipwrecked en route to Cuba in early 1897....

The Red Badge of Courage tells the story of Henry Fleming, a young soldier in the Union Army, who flees the battlefield and later returns in shame, seeking to redeem himself by receiving a war wound - a “red badge of courage” - in the conflict....

Young Henry Fleming used to play soldier and dream of being a hero, but when he faces his first battle - the Battle of Chancellorsville - he finds that heroism is not at all what he had expected. Shells burst in front of him like strange flowers, gunfire ripped toward him in great crackling...

Henry Fleming is a young private in the Union army during the American Civil War - a farm boy untested by battle. Faced with charging rebels, he flees. With his ideals shattered and his heart burdened by shame, Henry seeks an opportunity to redeem himself....

Following its initial appearance in serial form, Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage was published as a complete work in 1895....

The Definitive War Novels Collection is a collection of 11 works that all centre around the destruction of war, and span out to encompass themes from family to love and beyond.

One of the great war novels, this unabridged audiobook explores the conflicting emotions of a young union soldier as he is thrust into the American Civil War....

The Open Boat and Other Stories features four prized selections by Stephen Crane, recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation....

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is a ground breaking novel relating to the precarious state of women in the new industrial world at the end of the 19th century....

This collection is a short-story lover's dream. Included are 17 classic works, representing the finest American writers in the genre....

Represented here are 16 short stories by seven great American writers, dating from the 19th and 20th centuries....

No nation has ever achieved the literary diversity of America. From nativist humor to immigrant triumph, Americans have recorded their visions and hopes better than anyone....

The Red Badge of Courage is one of the most psychologically penetrating war novels ever written. Published in 1895, Stephen Crane’s groundbreaking work strips away romantic notions of heroism to reveal war as it is experienced from the inside....

The American Classics Collection - Volume Two includes some of the most iconic and influential works of American literature, read by a talented team of narrators including Adam Sims, Nathan Osgood, Jonathan Keeble, Robert G. Slade, Ian Porter, Chirstopher Ragland, Katherine Fenton, and Peter Noble.

Stephen Crane's fascinating story "The Blue Hotel" is seen by many as a study of fear....

A young American civil war recruit overcomes initial fears and shame to become a hero on the battlefield....

A young man enlists in the Union Army but nervously wonders how he will react to the blood, violence, and death. When that terrible day arrives, he flees the fighting in terror. But his cowardly behavior gnaws at his conscience, and he searches for redemption for what he has done....

Here are 10 unabridged stories by the greatest American authors....

This classic novel is the fictional story about Henry Fleming who was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War in the late 1800s....