The Red Badge of Courage

Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of war. Now he's a raw recruit, Henry experiences both fear and self-doubt. Will war make Henry a coward or a hero? A vivid fictionalised account of the experiences of an ordinary innocent young soldier on the battlefields of the American Civil War, introduced by American writer, illustrator and historian, Wendell Minor.

Author: Stephen Crane
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 11/12/2009
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 6.98h x 5.04w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9780141327525
ISBN10: 0141327529
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)

About the Author
Stephen Crane (1871-1900), American novelist, poet, and short-story writer, best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) and The Red Badge of Courage (1895) and the short stories "The Open Boat," "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," and "The Blue Hotel."