Stephen Crane is widely recognized as a master of literary naturalism. His best-known works include the classic novel The Red Badge of Courage, the short storie

The publication of The Red Badge of Courage in 1895 brought Stephen Crane instant fame at age 23. At 28, he was dead. In the brief span of his literary career,

Stephen Crane’s short, compact life—“a life of fire,” he called it—is surrounded by myths, distortions, and fabrications. Paul Sorrentino has sifted t