Author profile

Stephen Crane

1871–1900 · United States

An American novelist, poet and correspondent whose compressed fiction brings fear, perception and group movement into unusually sharp psychological focus.

Fiction History

Life and context

A short timeline

1871
Born in United States.
1895
The Red Badge of Courage published.
Unknown year
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets published.
1900
End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

fear
courage
perception
crowds

Impressionistic color, close psychological viewpoint and compressed action.

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Works by Stephen Crane

2 works in the Linden collection.

Fiction

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

Fiction · A2–B1 · 5 hr · Guide

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Psychology & Personal Growth

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Stephen Crane

Psychology & Personal Growth · A2–B1 · 2 hr

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