[Gutenberg 31189] • The Monster and Other Stories
- Authors
- Crane, Stephen
- Publisher
- Adamant Media Corporation
- Tags
- united states -- social life and customs -- 19th century -- fiction , nebraska -- fiction , social isolation -- fiction , disfigured persons -- fiction , classics , mittens -- fiction , hotels -- fiction , missing children -- fiction
- ISBN
- 9781402178986
- Date
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.41 MB
- Lang
- en
\- The Monster (1898) is the story of an African-American coachman who is branded a 'monster'after being hideously disfigured whilst saving his master's son from a fire. It explores the themes of prejudice, fear and isolation in small town America.
\- The Blue Hotel (1898) is a fascinating Expressionist tale about a man who gets into trouble after staying at a hotel.
\- His New Mittens (1899) is the heartwarming story of a boy's attempt to run away from home after his mother forbids him from playing snowballs with his new mittens.