The Red Badge of Courage: Maggie, a Girl of the Streets ; And, Other Selected Writings : Complete Texts with Introduction, Historical Contexts, Critical EssaysThis comprehensive volume of Crane's work includes the first published editions of The Red Badge of Courage and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, both of which were considerably toned down in subsequent editions for a genteel 1890s reading public. This volume also presents his short fiction, as well as a wealth of supplementary material, including historical and cultural contexts, essays on urban life and reform in the late 19th century (to accompany Maggie), Civil War backgrounds (to accompany The Red Badge of Courage), and Spanish-American War backgrounds (to accompany Crane's short writings on the subject). |
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Page 243
... smoke settled slowly down . It was furiously slit and slashed by the knifelike fire from the rifles . To the youth the fighters resembled animals tossed for a death struggle into a dark pit . There was a sensation that he and his ...
... smoke settled slowly down . It was furiously slit and slashed by the knifelike fire from the rifles . To the youth the fighters resembled animals tossed for a death struggle into a dark pit . There was a sensation that he and his ...
Page 263
... smoke - wall penetrated by the flash- ing points of yellow and red . Wallowing in the fight , they were in an astonishingly short time re- smudged . They surpassed in stain and dirt all their previous appearances . Moving to and fro ...
... smoke - wall penetrated by the flash- ing points of yellow and red . Wallowing in the fight , they were in an astonishingly short time re- smudged . They surpassed in stain and dirt all their previous appearances . Moving to and fro ...
Page 392
... smoke in the upper halls . He had at- tempted to guide himself by the walls , but they were too hot . The paper was crimpling , and he expected at any moment to have a flame burst un- der his hands . " Jimmie ! " He did not call very ...
... smoke in the upper halls . He had at- tempted to guide himself by the walls , but they were too hot . The paper was crimpling , and he expected at any moment to have a flame burst un- der his hands . " Jimmie ! " He did not call very ...
Contents
A GIRL OF THE STREETS | 76 |
An Experiment in Misery | 130 |
Urban Life and Reform in the Late Nineteenth | 145 |
Copyright | |
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