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=About The Author: Stephen Crane =

Stephen Crane was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 1, 1871 at 14 Mulberry Place. His parents were named Mary Helen Peck and Johnathon Townley Crane. His father was a Methodist Minister and was the author of many books such as //Arts Of Intoxication// published in 1870. Crane could not attend school until he was eight because of his health issues. He attended the College of Liberal Arts at Syracuse University, but he failed to graduate. Despite that he went on to write novels and short stories for newspapers. He was hired by Irving Bacheller, an author and publisher, as a reporter. He travelled to Mexico, Cuba, and Greece to report. His first novel, //Maggie, a Girl of the Streets: a Story of New York// (1893) did not launch his     career. Yet his serial, //The Red Badge of Courage,// gave him instant fame. He fell in love his wife, Cora Howarth Taylor, and they moved to England. Sadly, Crane lived a short life and died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-eight on June 5, 1900. Some of his last words were "I am just a dry twig on the edge of the bonfire." He spent most of his last year in his study at Brede Place, which lacked both plumbing and heat. His wife didn't live much longer either, dying about ten years after him. **__Other books by Stephen Crane__** Fiction ** || Maggie, Girl of the Streets The Third Violet || The Little Regiment Three Miraculous Soldiers A Mystery of Heroism An Indiana Campaign A Grey Sleeve The Veteran The Open Boat The Reluctant Voyagers The End of the Battle Upturned Face An Episode of War And Experiment in Misery Fought A Desertion A Dark-Brown Dog The Pace of Youth A Tent in Agony Four Men in a Cave The Mesmeric Mountain The Snake London Impressions The Scotch Express || War Is kind || Analaysis of the Author Stephen Crane: A Man Born After His Time An overnight success story, Stephen Crane wowed the world & made his claim to fame with his novel //The Red Badge of Courage//. Especially remarkable for its imagery, the book was believed by many to be hardly fictional; in fact, some even claimed to have served in the same regiment as Henry Fleming! How did Crane, then, manage to illustrate a thus brilliant masterpiece of the reality of the Civil War? Part of his familiarity with the army’s organization and customs came from the early years of his background. Enrolled at Claverack College, a militaristic school, at the age of sixteen, Crane showed great enthusiasm for the school’s military training program, and rapidly advanced in the student battalion. His experience in an armed forced simulation, coupled with his artistic dedication & skill as a writer enabled him to compose a thus compelling story of one man in the Civil War. = Links 'About the Author'  =
 * Short Stories** ||
 * Poetry** ||
 * Active Service
 * 1) http://www.online-literature.com/crane/
 * 2) http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/crane/crane.html
 * 3) [|Wikipedia]