Delphi Complete Works of Stephen Crane (Illustrated)

Book excerpt: The American novelist Stephen Crane is now recognised by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Having won international acclaim in 1895 for his Civil War novel ‘The Red Badge of Courage’, Crane was prolific throughout his short life, creating notable works in the Realist and American Naturalism traditions. Now readers can enjoy Crane’s complete published works for the first in publishing history in a single volume. This comprehensive eBook presents numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and a wealth of bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Crane's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 6 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes the scarce novel GEORGE’S MOTHER, available in no other digital collection * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * All the short story collections, including the rare THE OPEN BOAT AND OTHER TALES OF ADVENTURE, appearing in this digital collection for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Crane's posthumously published non-fiction work GREAT BATTLES OF THE WORLD, fully illustrated * Special ‘Contextual Pieces’ section, with many essays and reviews evaluating Crane’s contribution to literature and his life and times * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: some rare uncollected short stories, poems and news reports cannot appear in this collection due to copyright restrictions. When these texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the collection as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels MAGGIE: A GIRL OF THE STREETS THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE GEORGE’S MOTHER THE THIRD VIOLET ACTIVE SERVICE THE O’RUDDY The Short Story Collections THE LITTLE REGIMENT AND OTHER EPISODES FROM THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THE OPEN BOAT AND OTHER TALES OF ADVENTURE THE MONSTER AND OTHER STORIES WHILOMVILLE STORIES WOUNDS IN THE RAIN: WAR STORIES THE MONSTER The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Poetry Collections THE BLACK RIDERS AND OTHER LINES WAR IS KIND The Non-Fiction GREAT BATTLES OF THE WORLD Contextual Pieces LIST OF ESSAYS AND REVIEWS Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles