Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane
Born:
Nov. 1, 1871, Newark, N.J., U.S.
Died:
June 5, 1900, Badenweiler, Baden, Ger. (aged 28)
Movement / Style:
naturalism

Stephen Crane (born Nov. 1, 1871, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died June 5, 1900, Badenweiler, Baden, Ger.) was an 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.” Stephen’s father, Jonathan Crane, was a Methodist minister who died in 1880, leaving Stephen, the youngest of 14 children, to be reared by his devout, strong-minded mother. After attending preparatory school at the Claverack College (1888–90), Crane spent less than two ...(100 of 976 words)