This edition features • three complete books • a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTS MAGGIE,THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, &THE LITTLE REGIMENT About the AuthorSTEPHEN CRANE [1871-1900] was a journalist and writer of novels, short stories, and poetry. He was friends with other noted authors such as Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford. H. G. Wells said Crane was "the best writer of our generation." Ernest Hemingway said that The Red Badge of Courage is "one of the finest books of Literature". Several books have contributed to appreciation of Crane's work, e.g. The Work of Stephen Crane, edited by Wilson Follett, and a biography by Thomas Beer.