The Open Boat by Stephen Crane (Audiobook)
"The Open Boat" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). It is in the public domain world-wide. First published in 1897, it was based on Crane's experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida earlier that year while traveling to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent. Crane was stranded at sea for thirty hours when his ship, the SS Commodore, sank after hitting a sandbar. He and three other men were forced to navigate their way to shore in a small boat; one of the men, an oiler named Billie Higgins, drowned after the boat overturned. Crane's personal account of the shipwreck and the men's survival, titled "Stephen Crane's Own Story", was first published a few days after his rescue.
Crane subsequently adapted his report into narrative form, and the resulting short story "The Open Boat" was published in Scribner's Magazine. The story is told from the point of view of an anonymous correspondent, with Crane as the implied author; the action closely resembles the author's experiences after the shipwreck. A volume titled The Open Boat and Other Tales of Adventure was published in the United States in 1898; an edition entitled The Open Boat and Other Stories was published simultaneously in England. Praised for its innovation by contemporary critics, the story is considered an exemplary work of literary Naturalism, and is one of the most frequently discussed works in Crane's canon. It is notable for its use of imagery, irony, symbolism, and the exploration of such themes as survival, solidarity, and the conflict between man and nature. H.G. Wells considered "The Open Boat" to be "beyond all question, the crown of all of Crane's work".
-
41:59
Destene and Brandon
1 day agoTHE SECRET IS OUT!!! WE'RE HAVING A......
8253 -
4:12
Hack
1 day agoWhat can be made out of plastic bottle lids
682 -
13:07
Exploring With Nug
23 hours agoFailed Justice: 4-Year Sentence for Man Who Murdered Young Girl
1K4 -
24:03
Brewzle
20 hours agoWe Find INSANE Bottles Bourbon Hunting in Georgia
1.45K3 -
15:38
Degenerate Jay
14 hours agoThe Most Frustrating Trend That's Ruining Video Games
1.2K2 -
16:42
Space Ice
17 hours agoArnold's Conan The Destroyer Proved Masculinity Is The Greatest Thing Ever - Best Movie Ever
5.91K24 -
7:00
Hannah Barron
14 hours agoEven Rednecks Need a Girls Day!
21.4K39 -
15:25
shaneandliana
14 hours agoExtreme Disrespectful Prank On Uncle
10.4K4 -
2:08:23
Crime Circus
22 hours agoA Monster's Interrogation & CONFESSION in Macon, Georgia - Interview with a KlLLER
14.7K8 -
33:51
Censored TV
14 hours agoS6E4 - IN DEFENSE OF MEDIOCRITY (FREE PART)
21.9K6