J. C. Levenson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
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 witnesses the horrible death of a friend. Plunged unwillingly into the nightmare of war, Fleming survives by sheer luck and instinct. This edition of Stephen Crane's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Literary Classics of the U.S
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive collection shows why Stephen Crane has come to be recognized as one of the most innovative and diversely talented writers of his generation, even though he died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-eight. Here are all his most accomplished and best-known works: his five completed novels, his short stories, journalism, war correspondence, and his two completed books of poetry. Crane's five novels include The Red Badge of Courage,...
