The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky and the Open Boat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161458428)

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky and The Open Boat is a collection of two short stories written by the American author Stephen Crane. The first story, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, is set in the Old West and follows the story of Jack Potter, the marshal of the town of Yellow Sky, and his new bride. The story explores the challenges of adapting to married life and the changing nature of the West.The second story, The Open Boat, is based on Crane's own experience of being stranded at sea in a lifeboat after the sinking of the SS Commodore. The story follows four men as they struggle to survive in the open ocean, facing hunger, thirst, and exhaustion. The story is a powerful exploration of man's relationship with nature and the struggle for survival.Both stories are characterized by Crane's vivid and powerful prose, which captures the beauty and harshness of the natural world and the complexities of human relationships. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky and The Open Boat are considered to be classic works of American literature and are widely studied in schools and universities.Pity the poor oiler. But hey, does Open Boat mark the birth of new journalism?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Stephen Crane
ISBN-10: 1161458425
ISBN-13: 9781161458428
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 72
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d