Stephen Crane, John D. Barry
The Monster
eBook
( Feb. 20, 2014)
Stephen Crane (1850-1893) is regarded as a master of American short story writing.
First published in 1898, “The Monster” is one of his best-known novellas. It is a study of prejudice, fear and isolation in a small town near New York, where an African-American man suffers the pains of social exclusion after being disfigured by fire in order to save another man.
This edition also contains the enlightening essay “A Note on Stephen Crane” written by literary critic and painter John D. Barry (1866-1942) in 1901.
First published in 1898, “The Monster” is one of his best-known novellas. It is a study of prejudice, fear and isolation in a small town near New York, where an African-American man suffers the pains of social exclusion after being disfigured by fire in order to save another man.
This edition also contains the enlightening essay “A Note on Stephen Crane” written by literary critic and painter John D. Barry (1866-1942) in 1901.
- Pages
- 66