The Portable Stephen Crane

An essay on life during the Victorian era prefaces a collection of writings by leading British authors whose works reflect the values and concerns of the age

Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was active as a reporter around the world in addition to being an acclaimed novelist.

Introduction

vii

Editor's Note

xxi

Crane Chronology

xxv

Part One The World of Maggie

The Maggie Inscription to Hamlin Garland

1

(1)

A Letter from Stephen Crane to Catherine Harris

2

(1)

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

3

(72)

A Great Mistake

75

(3)

An Ominous Baby

78

(4)

A Dark-Brown Dog

82

(7)

George's Mother

89

(58)

The Men in the Storm

147

(7)

An Experiment in Misery

154

(12)

An Experiment in Luxury

166

(10)

Heard on the Street Election Night

176

(6)

Above All Things

182

(5)

Part Two The World of Henry Fleming

A Letter from Stephen Crane to Mrs. Olive Brett Armstrong

187

(2)

The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War

189

(130)

An Episode of War

319

(5)

The Veteran

324

(5)

Part Three A World of Shipwreck

A Letter from Stephen Crane to Cora E. Stewart

329

(2)

Stephen Crane's Own Story

331

(12)

Flanagan and His Short Filibustering Adventure

343

(17)

The Open Boat

360

(27)

Part Four A World of Ironies

A Letter from Stephen Crane to Lily Brandon Munroe

387

(1)

A Letter from Stephen Crane to Willis Brooks Hawkins

388

(1)

Two Letters from Stephen Crane to Nellie Crouse

389

(2)

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky

391

(12)

The Five White Mice

403

(15)

The Blue Hotel

418

(31)

The Monster

449

(60)

His New Mittens

509

(12)

The Knife

521

(12)

Part Five A World in Miniature

A Letter from Stephen Crane to Copeland & Day

533

(1)

A Letter from Stephen Crane to De Morest's Family Magazine

534

(2)

From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)

536

(5)

From the Uncollected Poems

541

(1)

From War Is Kind (1899)

542

(7)

From the Posthumously Published Poems

549

(1)

A Prologue

550

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The Portable Stephen Crane

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