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The Monster and Other Stories: The Monster; The Blue Hotel; His New Mittens by Stephen Crane (Paperback / softback, 2012)

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The Monster and Other Stories by Stephen Crane with Illustrations. The Monster is an 1898 vella by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). The story takes place in the small, fictional town of Whilomville, New York. An African-American coachman named Henry Johnson, who is employed by the town's physician, Dr. Trescott, becomes horribly disfigured after he saves Trescott's son from a fire. When Henry is branded a monster by the town's residents, Trescott vows to shelter and care for him, resulting in his family's exclusion from the community. The Monster and Other Stories was the last collection of Crane's work to be published during his lifetime. In the mid-20th century, the vella received a resurgence of critical attention, especially in regard to studies of race relations in late 19th-century New York. Critic Chester L. Wolford wrote that the story reveals truths t socially accepted for almost ather hundred years. The story is, indeed, an excoriation of social conditions for the blacks, but more important ... it is an excoriation of all communities, all societies, in all places and all times. African-American author Ralph Ellison called The Monster, alongside Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the parents of the modern American vel. In a 1999 article, critic James Nagel stated thatother work of short fiction in the decade was more important thematically, and thing until William Faulkner's The Bear so enriched the genre of the United States. Screenwriter and director Albert Band adapted Crane's vella for the 1959 film Face of Fire, starring Cameron Mitchell as Dr. Trescott and James Whitmore as Johnson. Unlike in the original story, Johnson was depicted as white, and his first name was changed from Henry to Monk.

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ISBN-10
1477678107
ISBN-13
9781477678107
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189490326

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Author
Stephen Crane
Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
Horror & Ghost Stories

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Illustrator(s)
Peter Newell
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 - June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.
Date of Publication
15/06/2012
Country of Publication
United States

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