The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
9 January 2006
Summary
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 witnes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143039358 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143039350 |
| Author: | Stephen Crane |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 January 2006 |
| Weight: | 211g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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The Red Badge of Courage has long been considered the first great
The Red Badge of Courage has long been considered the first great ?modern? novel of war by an American (Alfred Kazin)
About The Author
Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was active as a reporter around the world in addition to being an acclaimed novelist.
Gary Scharnhorst is editor of American Literary Realism and editor in alternating years of the research annual American Literary Scholarship.
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