The Monster and Other Stories by Stephen Crane, Fiction, Classics - Crane, Stephen
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Little Jim was, for the time, engine Number 36, and he was making the run between Syracuse and Rochester. He was fourteen minutes behind time, and the throttle was wide open. In consequence, when he swung around the curve at the flower-bed, a wheel of his cart destroyed a peony. Number 36 slowed down at once and looked guiltily at his father, who was mowing the lawn. The doctor had his back to this accident, and he continued to pace slowly to and fro, pushing the mower. Jim dropped the tongue of the cart. He looked at his father and at the broken flower. Finally he went to the peony and tried…mehr

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Little Jim was, for the time, engine Number 36, and he was making the run between Syracuse and Rochester. He was fourteen minutes behind time, and the throttle was wide open. In consequence, when he swung around the curve at the flower-bed, a wheel of his cart destroyed a peony. Number 36 slowed down at once and looked guiltily at his father, who was mowing the lawn. The doctor had his back to this accident, and he continued to pace slowly to and fro, pushing the mower. Jim dropped the tongue of the cart. He looked at his father and at the broken flower. Finally he went to the peony and tried to stand it on its pins, resuscitated, but the spine of it was hurt, and it would only hang limply from his hand. Jim could do no reparation. He looked again towards his father. He went on to the lawn, very slowly, and kicking wretchedly at the turf. Presently his father came along with the whirring machine, while the sweet, new grass blades spun from the knives. In a low voice, Jim said, "Pa!"
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Stephen Crane, born on November 1, 1871, in Newark, New Jersey, was the fourteenth child of Methodist parents. He began writing at an early age and had several articles published by the time he was 16. After briefly attending Syracuse University, Crane left in 1891 to pursue a career in journalism and literature.In 1893, Crane self-published his first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, which is considered one of the earliest works of American literary naturalism. He gained international acclaim with his Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage (1895), despite having no personal war experience. This novel is recognized for its realistic portrayal of a soldier's psychological turmoil.Crane's later years were marked by adventurous journalism, including covering conflicts in Greece and Cuba. He formed a lasting relationship with Cora Taylor, and they eventually settled in England, where he became friends with writers like Joseph Conrad and H.G. Wells. Plagued by financial difficulties and ill health, Crane died of tuberculosis on June 5, 1900, at the age of 28.