The Red Badge Of Courage & Other Stories Av Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a vivid psychological account of a young man''s experience of fighting in the American Civil War, based on Crane''s reading of popular descriptions of battle. The intensity of its narrative and its...

Henry Fleming just wants to be a hero. So when he gets the chance to fight in the American Civil War he signs up right away. But out on the battlefield it''s a long way from home, and the reality of war is not as romantic as he thought. When...

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. Now he''s a raw recruit, Henry experiences...

First published in 1895, America''s greatest novel  of the Civil War was written before 21-year-old  Stephen Crane had "smelled even the powder of a  sham battle." But this powerful psychological  study...