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Durch einen Schneesturm wird "Das blaue Hotel" in Nebraska von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. Der Wirt, sein Sohn und drei weitere anwesende Gäste sind fortan auf sich allein gestellt und müssen sich, so weit es geht, arrangieren. Doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan. Denn in dem Hotel prallen unterschiedliche Religionen und Gesellschaftsschichten aufeinander, sodass es immer wieder zu Konflikten kommt. Vor allem der schwedische Gast aus New York macht den anderen mit seiner absurd-paranoiden Art das Leben schwer.

Henry Fleming leaves his widowed mother behind and marches off to join a war that is tearing his country apart. His regiment has yet to be tested in the fire of battle. Together the soldiers wait while distant guns rumble and the lights of enemy campfires flicker on the hills beyond a darkened river. The young man recalls his childhood dreams of valiant combat. Will he pass the test and return home to tell others of his triumphs on the battlefield? Or will he flee at the first sign of real danger?

A searing tale of fear and courage, set during the Civil War, but more powerful today than ever. A young man enlists in the Union Army but nervously wonders how he will react to the blood, violence, and death of a real battle. When that terrible day arrives, he flees the fighting in terror. But his cowardly behavior gnaws at his conscience, and he searches for redemption for what he has done.

The horror of war repeats itself from one generation to the next. That’s why modern listeners will empathize with the struggle of the Civil War soldiers depicted in this gritty short story by Stephen Crane, The Upturned Face. As they scramble to give their comrade a proper burial while the war rages on around them, their feelings of confusion and inadequacy could not be clearer. The story paints a stark and enduring contrast between war’s tender sadness and its relentless brutality.

"A Desertion" is a short story published in 1900 about a young woman who is suspected by others in the neighborhood of indiscretion that might trouble her father.

Originally published pseudonymously in 1893, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets follows the tragic tale of Maggie and her life in the harsh streets and tenements of the New York City Bowery district. Initially rejected by publishers for being viewed as too brutal and accurate in its descriptions of poverty and female sexuality, Stephen Crane published the work at his own expense. In Maggie's struggle to find love, acceptance, and economic security, Crane creates a portrait which mirrors the struggle of all the women of America at the end of the 19th century.

The Open Boat and Other Stories features four prized selections by Stephen Crane, recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. "The Open Boat" is based on a harrowing incident in the author's life: the 1897 sinking of a ship on which he was a passenger; "The Blue Hotel" and "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" reflect Crane's early travels in Mexico and the American Southwest; and the novella Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is a galvanizing portrait of life in the slums of New York City.

Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. Our need to survive, to outlive whatever danger poses, that immediate threat to our lives is little short of a marvel. Everything else is abandoned in order to survive. Whilst in modern times that ability has been somewhat modified and ‘reasoned’ away to an extent, in past years it’s what usually kept you alive. In this volume people struggle valiantly to survive and to exist no matter the extent of the threat they face.

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.

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.

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.

¡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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Red Badge of Courage is Civil War novel by the author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). The story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who deserts the battlefield. Overcome with shame, he yearns for a wound, a "red badge of courage", to atone for his cowardice. When his regiment once again engages in battle, Henry becomes the standard-bearer who carries the flag.

These are the 13 best known and respected short works of Stephen Crane. George's "Mother and The Monster" are particularly highly regarded but rarely read and almost never listened to. In addition, this audiobook includes "A Dark Brown Dog", "A Great Mistake", "An Experiment in Luxury", "An Experiment in Misery", "An Ominous Baby", "Flanagan", "His New Mittens", "The Five White Mice", "The Knife", "The Men in the Storm", and "The Veteran".

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.

Included: The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe, Alice Addertongue by Benjamin Franklin, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, Prosper Mérimée by Mateo Falcone, Napoleon And The Spectre by Charlotte Bronte, The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley, Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask Of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Frog by Edgar Allan Poe, The Knitted Collar by Mary Anne Hoare.