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The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky is an 1898 western short story by American author Stephen Crane. Originally published in McClure's Magazine, it was written in England. The story's protagonist is a Texas marshal named Jack Potter, who is returning to the town of Yellow Sky with his eastern bride. Potter's...

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned Face," "The Open Boat," and the title story—that stand among...

Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them "The Monster," "The Upturned Face," "The Open Boat," and the title story—that stand among...

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqué by publishers because of its literary realism...

George's Mother is a novel by American novelist Stephen Crane, first published in 1896. The novel relates to Crane's earlier novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, as the title character of that work makes a brief appearance.

Walter Crane (1845-1915) was one of the earliest contributors to children's literature and one of the most influential illustrators in the development of children's colour picture books. Crane began working.

“Valentine and Orson” is a romance which has been attached to the Carolingian cycle. Earliest English version (The Historye of the two Valyannte Brethren: Valentyne and Orson ... by Henry Watson) was printed by William Copland in about 1550.  The fairy tale adapted for the nursery...

Herein are 3 richly illustrated tales for children to read especially at Christmas time. Compiled and illustrated by one of the master illustrators of the late Victorian era – Walter Crane. It is uncertain if Walter Crane authored these stories, but sources seem to believe he did. The stories...

Walter Crane was primarily a designer and book illustrator, specialising in children's books, who created the colorful and detailed images, that associate with famous characters nowadays. “The Frog Prince” is the illustrated story about beautiful, but spoiled princess, who once was playing with...

Walter Crane was primarily a designer and book illustrator, specialising in children's books, who created the colorful and detailed images, that associate with famous characters nowadays. “Aladdin” is a famous fairy tale, entered in “The Book of One Thousand and One Nights” ("The Arabian...

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small country town. Stratford was famous for its malting. The black plague killed in 1564 one out of seven of the town's 1,500 inhabitants. Shakespeare was the eldest son of Mary Arden, the daughter of a local landowner, and her husband, John Shakespeare...

Four acclaimed authors team up for a seductive series featuring the hottest motorcycle club in New Orleans! Starring a quartet of bad-boy bikers who are hell on wheels—and heaven between the sheets—this addictive ebook bundle includes Make You Burn, Fire Me Up, Hold Me Down, and Strip You Bare. MAKE...

'Mutiny' is a collection of eight entertaining short stories by Pam Crane, in which a varied bunch of people find surprising ways to vent their frustrations and get their own back on life. In 'The Winning Streak' and 'The Entertainer' two ladies shock their entire community...

Once upon a time in Los Angeles, water was everywhere--in rivers that rendered the vast plain a marsh; in underground streams that provided an abundance of water for people, cattle and crops. This is the lush landscape that the young Henry Scott encounters when he arrives, half-dead, in the pueblo...