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The story starts with the hotel owner trolling for guests at the train station and finding three: the Swede, the Cowboy, and the Easterner. As with many stories the personalities are known by their titles not their names; the two known by their names are the hotel keeper, Scully, and his son Johnny. The first major event is in a play for fun (no money) card game in which the Swede accuses Johnny of cheating. Johnny skillfully defends himself by saying he won't put up with the accusation, while side stepping the truth of the matter.

These are Stephen Crane's three most famous short stories. He also wrote others of great value, but these are the ones that stand out the most. Each one has themes relating to life, death, random acts, danger, and delight. This audiobook is the place to start for newcomers to Crane. This recording contains forwards and afterwords that can be listened to or skipped over per listener preference.

"The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane is a profound short story that captures the struggle for survival experienced by four shipwrecked men adrift in a small dinghy after their steamer, the Commodore, sinks. The narrative is based on Crane's real-life experience of being stranded at sea, and it explores themes of nature's indifference, the bond between humans in the face of adversity, and existential reflections.

Henry Fleming, a young soldier in the American Civil War, grapples with fear, courage, and the realities of battle. He joins the Union army with grandiose ideas of heroism, but when he faces the brutal truth of war, he is overcome by fear and runs from the battlefield in his first encounter with the enemy. After fleeing, Henry is consumed with shame and guilt. He struggles internally, questioning his own courage and trying to come to terms with his actions.

This group of four classic stories from the 19th century includes works that appear in many collections of European literature. Offering tantalizing revelations and unforgettable characters, these tales have delighted readers ever since they were first published. These classic short stories are narrated by two of the most critically-acclaimed readers in the audiobook field: George Guidall and Frank Muller. Their performances bring fresh emotional nuances to the tales while highlighting the wonderful strands of irony.

Stephen Crane's fascinating story "The Blue Hotel" is seen by many as a study of fear. Crane used the stereotypical 1890's American West as his setting, and the story uses a card game to show how fear feeds upon itself. There are both inner fears and fears existing in reality, and the ways that they interact with each other make for a fascinating tale.

Stephen Crane was an American novelist, poet and journalist. Crane is noted for his early employment of naturalism, a literary style in which characters face realistically portrayed and often bleak circumstances, but Crane added impressionistic imagery and biblical symbolism to the austere realism.

In this brief, haunting tale, Stephen Crane casts a quiet, unflinching gaze at innocence, cruelty, and the strange bargains we make in the name of love. Told in spare, evocative prose, A Dark Brown Dog is more than it appears — a fable with no moral, a friendship with no promise, a home with no safety.

Johnnie, un antiguo plantador de azúcar convertido en espía americano, se infiltra en La Habana, una ciudad llena de tensión y falsas victorias. Mientras los ciudadanos celebran noticias infladas y ficticias, Johnnie juega su papel entre las sombras, arriesgándolo todo por una información que podría cambiar el rumbo del conflicto.

Margarita, una joven cuya belleza solo es superada por su fría determinación, se ve atrapada entre el amor del misterioso señor Smith y el eco de un pasado que parece perseguirla. Mientras tanto, al otro lado del mundo, soldados y insurgentes se enfrentan en un violento conflicto que podría cambiar sus destinos para siempre. Crane construye una historia donde los lazos de amor, lealtad y venganza se entrelazan como una red imposible de desenredar.

Lo que comenzó como una tranquila travesía se convierte en una desesperada carrera por la supervivencia cuando dos cañoneros españoles aparecen en el horizonte, dispuestos a dar caza al pequeño barco americano. Shackles, los periodistas y la tripulación se enfrentan al miedo, la incertidumbre y la constante amenaza de ser alcanzados y destruidos.

En La segunda generación de Stephen Crane, nos encontramos con Caspar Cadogan, un joven que decide seguir los pasos de su padre, un influyente senador, y buscar la gloria en la guerra. Stephen Crane dibuja magistralmente la lucha interna de Caspar: la presión de las expectativas paternales, el peso de la responsabilidad y la cruda realidad de la guerra.

En medio de un páramo desolado, bajo la luz de una luna que ilumina tanto sombras como incertidumbres, un grupo de marines de los Estados Unidos se enfrenta a un enemigo invisible, pero también a la fragilidad de la mente humana. Cuando Dryden comienza a ver enemigos donde no los hay, Peasley se ve obligado a contener el caos que amenaza con explotar en cualquier momento, mientras el fragor de la batalla se acerca cada vez más.

Con su valentía ingenua y su naturaleza tenaz, Perkins se adentra en el corazón del campo de batalla en la Bahía de Guantánamo, enfrentándose al caos de la guerra con nada más que una botella de whisky y una actitud decidida. Pero cuando un disparo desata un ataque completo, Perkins se ve obligado a encontrar refugio en el lugar más inesperado: una vieja caldera de vapor oxidada y abandonada.

La historia sigue a un grupo de hombres marchando hacia la batalla, en medio del calor, el cansancio y la incertidumbre. Los hombres se enfrentan a situaciones extremas, desde la lucha por conseguir un trago de café hasta el caótico estruendo de una batalla en pleno apogeo, donde la supervivencia se convierte en una cuestión de azar. Crane captura cada detalle de la fatiga, la esperanza y el horror que se experimenta en el campo de batalla.

¡Valentía, orgullo y el verdadero significado de la camaradería en tiempos de guerra! En Virtud en la guerra de Stephen Crane, nos encontramos con Gates, un hombre endurecido por el campo de batalla, que regresa a liderar el batallón Trescientos Siete, dispuesto a forjar a sus hombres bajo una disciplina estricta pero justa. La historia nos lleva al corazón del conflicto en Cuba, donde cada momento es una prueba de valor y cada decisión puede significar la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte.

Stephen Crane's first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets has been called "the first dark flower of American Naturalism" for its distinctive elements of naturalistic fiction. The chief character, Maggie, descends into prostitution after being led astray by her lover. Rather than focusing on those that make up the very rich or middle class, the novel highlights the deplorable living conditions of the working class during the so-called Gilded Age in New York's Bowery.View our full collection of podcasts & audiobooks at: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/...

A compilation of popular short stories from American literature narrated by professional voice actor Jake Phillips.

There comes a time in the course of battle when a participant casts his fate to the gods of war, and carries on without question, the task at hand. Living, dying, right or wrong, can be contemplated later. The spirit of the bayonet takes over and carries the youth through the crucible of battle to emerge a short time later several ages older. Stephen Crane's classic novel gives us a glimpse into the mind of a young soldier as he passes through the experience he will never be able to forget, and possibly awaken him from his slumber in a sweat and panic for years to come.

After battling the tempestuous sea, four men in a boat finally spy land. But will the process of getting to the land be their undoing? Based upon Crane’s experience of surviving a shipwreck when traveling to Cuba, The Open Boat is an excellent example of literary Naturalism. H.G. Wells considered it “the crown of all [Crane’s] work”.