The Monster and Other Stories by Stephen Crane
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"The Monster and Other Stories" by Stephen Crane is a collection published in 1899. The title novella follows Henry Johnson, an African-American coachman who becomes grotesquely disfigured after heroically rescuing his employer's son from a fire. When the townspeople of Whilomville brand Henry a "monster," Dr. Trescott's determination to care for him triggers the community's rejection of his entire family. This powerful work explores prejudice, fear, and the true meaning of monstrosity
in small-town America, reflecting the era's deep social and racial tensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Monster and Other Stories |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_(novella) |
| Contents | The Monster -- The Blue Hotel -- His New Mittens |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Jim Adcock from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive (www.archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Nebraska -- Fiction |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Missing children -- Fiction |
| Subject | Disfigured persons -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hotels -- Fiction |
| Subject | Social isolation -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mittens -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 31189 |
| Release Date | Feb 5, 2010 |
| Last Update | Jun 2, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 715 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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