{"product_id":"crane-prose-and-poetry-9780940450172","title":"Crane: Prose and Poetry","description":"Here in one volume are all of Stephen Crane's best-known works, including the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Red Badge of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e, about a young and confused Union soldier under fire for the first time; \u003ci\u003eMaggie: A Girl of the Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, a vivid portrait of slum life and a young girl's fall; \u003ci\u003eGeorge's Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, about New York's Bowery and its effect on a young workingman; \u003ci\u003eThe Third Violet\u003c\/i\u003e, about a bohemian artist's country romance; and \u003ci\u003eThe Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella about sacrifice and rescue. The stories collected here include masterpieces like \"The Open Boat,\" \"The Blue Hotel,\" and \"The Bride Comes to the Yellow Sky,\" as well as tales of childhood in small-town America. In his journalism, the best of which is presented here, Crane covered the Spanish-American and Grego-Turkish wars, traveled through Mexico and the West, and reported on the seamier sides of New York City life. The volume concludes with \u003ci\u003eThe Black Riders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar Is Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, collections of epigrammatic free verse that look back to Emily Dickinson and forward to Imagism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Crane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America #0018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.22w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780940450172","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156081959049,"sku":"9780940450172","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_19a0448e-97ea-4e77-a299-a0785daa1549.jpg?v=1768294544","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/crane-prose-and-poetry-9780940450172","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}