The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane
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"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 | Mar 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 741 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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