First published in 1895, America’s greatest novel\u00a0\u00a0of the Civil War was written before 21-year-old\u00a0\u00a0Stephen Crane had “smelled even the powder of a\u00a0\u00a0sham battle.” But this powerful psychological\u00a0\u00a0study of a young soldier’s struggle with the\u00a0\u00a0horrors, both within and without, that war strikes the\u00a0\u00a0reader with its undeniable realism and with its\u00a0\u00a0masterful descriptions of the moment-by-moment riot\u00a0\u00a0of emotions felt by me under fire.<\/p>\n
Praised for its insight and its intense and unprecedented realism in portraying the experience of men under fire, The Red Badge of Courage<\/i> has been a beloved bestseller for more than a century.<\/p>\n
Ernest Hemingway called the novel an American classic, and\u00a0\u00a0Crane’s genius is as much apparent in his sharp,\u00a0\u00a0colourful prose as in his ironic portrayal of an episode\u00a0\u00a0of war so intense, so immediate, so real that the\u00a0\u00a0terror of battle becomes our own … in a\u00a0\u00a0masterpiece so unique that many believe modern American\u00a0\u00a0fiction began with Stephen Crane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Set during the Civil War, it tells of the brutal disillusionment of a young recruit who had dreamed of the thrill and glory of war, only to find himself fleeing the horror of a battlefield. Shame over his cowardice drives him to seek to redeem himself by being wounded\u2014earning what he calls the \u201cred badge of courage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[556],"product_tag":[741,1111],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["10777"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n