Description

On a cold day the 304th New York Infantry Regiment awaits battle beside a river Eighteenyearold Private Henry Fleming remembering his reasons for enlisting as well as his mothers resulting protests wonders whether he will remain brave in the face of fear or turn and run The story follows Fleming on the fateful days to come through flight and redemption injury and the horrors of war The Red Badge of Courage received generally positive reviews from critics on its initial publication in particular it was said to be a remarkably modern and original work the original 1895 publication went through ten editions in the first year alone making Crane an overnight success at the age of twentyfour