The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane

"The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War" by Stephen Crane is a war novel published in 1895. The story follows Henry Fleming, a young Union Army private who flees from battle during the American Civil War. Overwhelmed by shame and cowardice, he desperately longs for a wound—a "red badge of courage"—to redeem himself. Known for its psychological realism and distinctive style, the novel explores the inner terror of combat through vivid color imagery and unflinching honesty about fear, heroism, and human nature under fire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900
Title The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Badge_of_Courage
Credits Produced by Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines.
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 Historical fiction
Subject War stories
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
Subject Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
Subject Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 463
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 1, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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