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Following its initial appearance in serial form, Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage was published as a complete work in 1895 and quickly became the benchmark for modern antiwar literature. In the character of Henry Flemming, Stephen Crane provides a great and realistic study of the mind of an inexperienced soldier trapped in the fury and turmoil of war. Flemming dashes into battle, at first tormented by fear, then bolstered with courage in time for the final confrontation.

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.

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death - with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, time, and the nature of our surroundings. The stories in Storm have more to say than that. Deep Blue offers compelling tales of shipwrecks and salvage, submarine adventure and free diving, nautical survival and cannibalism.

The Definitive War Novels Collection is a collection of 8 works that all centre around the destruction of war, and span out to encompass themes from family to love and beyond. Read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators, included here are novels and epics from George Orwell; Ernest Hemingway; Leo Tolstoy; Homer; Rebecca West; and many more.

Listen to mystery stories by today's top writers and the masters who inspired them. The idea for this collection came to Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Lawrence Block when he was asked, "What is your favorite mystery story?" Block compiled this unique collection by posing the same question to some of today's favorite writers of the genre, including Stephen King, Tony Hillerman, and John Lutz.

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 selections in this collection include classic short stories "Bartelby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville, "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells, "The Angel Child" by Stephen Crane, "A Journey" by Edith Wharton, "Phyllis and Rosamond" by Vriginia Woolf, and "The Flight of Betsey Lane" by Sarah Orne Jewett.

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.

In the spring of 1863, as he faces battle for the first time at Chancellorsville, Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.

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.

The American Classics Collection: Volume II is a century-spanning collection of 15 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Adam Sims; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, Katherine Fenton; and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Herman Melville; Upton Sinclair; Mark Twain; Walt Whitman; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Thornton Wilder; Edith Wharton; Jack London; amongst a host of others.

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”.