Crane

The works of ...

... STEPHEN CRANE

*Publication details of Part IX:*	Appeared in the volume The Black Rider and Other Lines (1895)
Other literary works include:	Red Badge of Courage(1895). The Open Boat(1898).

A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

Born:

1st November, 1871, Newark, New Jersey.

Early years:

Youngest of 14 children, Crane's father, a Methodist minister, died when he was nine. Crane grew up in and around New York.

Schooling:

Attended Syracuse University for one semester and excelled in baseball.

Career:

Crane began his career writing for newspapers in 1891. The publication of Red Badge of Courage led to his being hired as a reporter in the American West and Mexico. Apparently obsessed by war, he went on to cover the Greco-Turkish and Spanish-American Wars, and subsequently became known as a poet, social critic and realist.

Final years:

In 1898, Crane moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he married. He went on to settle in England, making friends with several famous writers of the time (including H.G. Wells and Henry James). In his final years he was plagued by debt.

Died:

Crane died on 5th June, 1900, while he was in Germany. He had been suffering from tuberculosis.

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Born:	1st November, 1871, Newark, New Jersey.
Early years:	Youngest of 14 children, Crane's father, a Methodist minister, died when he was nine. Crane grew up in and around New York.
Schooling:	Attended Syracuse University for one semester and excelled in baseball.
Career:	Crane began his career writing for newspapers in 1891. The publication of Red Badge of Courage led to his being hired as a reporter in the American West and Mexico. Apparently obsessed by war, he went on to cover the Greco-Turkish and Spanish-American Wars, and subsequently became known as a poet, social critic and realist.
Final years:	In 1898, Crane moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he married. He went on to settle in England, making friends with several famous writers of the time (including H.G. Wells and Henry James). In his final years he was plagued by debt.
Died:	Crane died on 5th June, 1900, while he was in Germany. He had been suffering from tuberculosis.