The Blue Hotel

Name: The Blue Hotel
Author: Stephen Crane

by Stephen Crane

Short story of misunderstanding and violence among isolated travelers in a hotel

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Stephen Crane

Stephen Crane was a pioneer of American literary impressionism and naturalism whose short life produced two enduring masterworks. The Red Badge of Courage and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets established him as a forerunner of modern realism.

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