Project Gutenberg 2010-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 259 Crane, Stephen 1871 1900 Smith, Johnston Last Words The reluctant voyagers -- Spitzbergen tales -- Wyoming Valley tales -- London impressions -- New York sketches -- The assassins in modern battles -- Irish notes -- Sullivan county sketches -- Miscellaneous. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive.) "Last Words" by Stephen Crane is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories within this collection range widely in themes and settings, including tales of war, personal conflict, and observations of human nature, showcasing Crane's characteristic lyrical style and psychological depth. The opening of "Last Words" introduces readers to two characters at the beach, engaging in a humorous and somewhat juvenile critique of one another's physical appearances as they prepare to go swimming. The freckled man expresses a sense of vanity and self-consciousness about his looks, prompting a spirited back-and-forth with his taller companion. The dialogue captures their contrasting personalities, with the freckled man attempting to assert himself despite the tall man's blunt honesty. This dynamic serves as a gentle exploration of friendship, embarrassment, and the human condition, setting the stage for more introspective and dramatic themes to emerge later in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33579/33579-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Essays PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 439706 2025-06-13T14:58:06.991188 text/html 444000 2010-08-30T09:07:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 216477 2010-08-30T09:10:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 226057 2025-06-13T14:58:13.308152 application/epub+zip 229447 2025-06-13T14:58:07.759180 application/epub+zip 229448 2025-06-13T14:58:07.371216 application/epub+zip 364563 2025-06-13T14:58:17.476164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339183 2025-06-13T14:58:12.637162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339121 2022-09-15T10:39:43.817405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409657 2025-06-13T14:58:06.254212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409550 2010-08-30T09:07:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159793 2010-08-30T09:10:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 409550 2010-08-30T09:09:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159765 2010-08-30T09:10:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20626 2025-06-13T14:58:17.632127 application/rdf+xml 23061 2025-06-13T14:58:07.467188 image/jpeg 2759 2025-06-13T14:58:07.418221 image/jpeg 216947 2025-06-13T14:58:07.037189 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia