How far would a father go to keep his daughter from marrying the wrong man? Rufus Coleman, the respected editor of the New York Eclipse, plans to marry Marjory Wainwright.

Five great American short story writers, dating from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, are represented here. Different in atmosphere and writing style, they...

Thirty-three classic poems from America's most influential poets, from Longfellow and Emerson to Dickinson.

Ten unabridged stories by the greatest American authors. These treasured stories from the most influential authors...

This unflinching picture of turn-of-the-century New York City's Bowery slums has been cited as...

Although his most famous work, The Red Badge of Courage, was created almost entirely from his...

Bored with farm life, and anxious for some excitement, Henry Fleming sets off to join the Union troops fighting the Civil War.

One of the great war novels, The Red Badge of Courage describes the first experience of front-line combat through the eyes of a young recruit...

Young Henry Fleming used to play soldier and dream of being a hero, but when he faces his first battle...

The Red Badge of Courage remains America's greatest novel of the Civil War.

Through Henry Fleming, Crane creates a great and realistic study of an inexperienced soldier trapped in the fury and turmoil of war and its horrors, both within and without.

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane follows Private Henry Fleming as he grows from an innocent youth to a seasoned veteran during the Civil War.

Published in 1899, just a year before his death, War Is Kind by Stephen Crane evokes again the dark imagery of war...