Throughout the course of human literature new styles and eras rise and fall due to the fickleness and uncertainty of the public. Eventually a new book comes along, the perfect book, the book that bridges the gap between two literary eras and starts a new literary movement all in one publication. At the end of the nineteenth century a young man named Stephen Crane announced the publication of his new book, The Red Badge of …showed first 75 words of 1879 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1879 total…fascinating is that while Crane’s early critics were unable to identify the battle that takes place, many today and unanimously agreed that it is in fact the Battle of Chancellorsville, and subsequent scholarly inquiry has backed this up. Red Badge of Courage was published over one-hundred years ago and is still being taught, admired, and read throughout the world. Once you find the formula for the perfect novel, not even time can change it.