The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, Reader's Digest Edition

Description: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, The World's Best Reading: Reader's Digest Edition. Condition is Brand New. Hardback, published 1982 by Reader’s Digest. Cover has gold inlaid lettering. Illustrated edition.This is a beautiful, illustrated edition of the classic story of a teenager who joins the Union Army during the Civil War thinking it will be a glorious adventure, only to discover the harsh realities of battle and an impatient wait for glory. First published in 1895, it is a powerful tale of the battle that rages inside the hero, Henry Fleming, rather than of that between Confederate and Union soldiers. It is a story of fear and helplessness, perhaps the first novel about war to focus on the destruction of romantic illusions of bravery and courage. Fleming has every confidence that he will be a hero when he sees action, but in fact turns and flees in fear amidst the chaos of battle. After a futile try to prevent the troops from advancing because he believes they are doomed, he returns to his fellow soldiers and finds himself inevitably drawn into the next day's battle. In victory, he finds himself perceived to be a hero at last, however unintentional his "heroics" proved to be.Includes a small biographical pamphlet on Stephen Crane. Ships First Class USPS.

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Book Title: Red Badge of Courage

Custom Bundle: No

Book Series: Classics

Original Language: English

Item Length: 7 in

Vintage: Yes

Personalize: No

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 10 in

Personalized: No

Features: Illustrated

Literary Period/Movement: Naturalism

Topic: War & Military, Literary, Historical, War, Civil War, Classic Literature

Item Width: 1 in

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Title: The Red Badge of Courage

Narrative Type: Fiction

Age Level: Adults and Young Adults

Publisher: Reader’s Digest Association, Incorporated, T.H.E.

Inscribed: No

Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults

Modified Item: No

Edition: Collector's Edition, Book Club Edition, First Edition, Luxury Edition

Series: The Worlds Best Reading

Publication Year: 1982

Type: Novel

Literary Movement: Naturalism

Era: 19th Century

Special Attributes: Illustrated; Includes biographical pamphlet on Stephen Crane

Cultural Region: American Literature

Author: Stephen Crane

Genre: Fiction, Military, War & Combat

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Number of Pages: 176 Pages