Project Gutenberg 2014-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 1990 Crane, Stephen 1871 1900 Smith, Johnston The Open Boat and Other Stories Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Boat Minor conflicts: The open boat. A man and some others. The bride comes to Yellow Sky. The wise men. The five white mice. Flanagan and his short filibustering adventure. Horses. Death and the child -- Midnight sketches: An experiment in misery. The men in the storm. The duel that was not fought. An ominous baby. A great mistake. An eloquence of grief. The auction. The pace of youth. A detail. Dianna Adair, Steven Calwas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Open Boat and Other Stories" by Stephen Crane is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The central narrative is famously based on Crane's own experience of surviving a shipwreck, detailing the harrowing journey of four men—an oiler, a cook, a correspondent, and a captain—as they struggle against the ruthless forces of nature in a small dinghy. The stories explore themes of survival, brotherhood, and the indifference of nature. The opening of "The Open Boat" immerses readers in the immediate chaos and desperation of the characters, who find themselves adrift at sea after their ship has sunk. The men are filled with a mix of fear, camaraderie, and a grim sense of duty as they navigate the relentless waves, each grappling with their personal fears and the reality of their precarious situation. The vivid descriptions of the ocean, the men’s interactions, and their reflections on survival establish a haunting and poignant narrative about human resilience amidst peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45524/45524-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, American United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 436065 2025-07-18T11:31:43.527164 text/html 416828 2024-10-24T06:38:18 text/html 281367 2025-07-18T11:31:49.808146 application/epub+zip 278477 2025-07-18T11:31:44.437176 application/epub+zip 255705 2025-07-18T11:31:43.977165 application/epub+zip 385707 2025-07-18T11:31:53.802098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345164 2025-07-18T11:31:49.269161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322975 2022-09-20T18:26:41.982570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398176 2025-07-18T11:31:42.827144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378358 2024-10-24T06:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17662 2025-07-18T11:31:53.940075 application/rdf+xml 12600 2025-07-18T11:31:44.060144 image/jpeg 2219 2025-07-18T11:31:44.019145 image/jpeg 248416 2025-07-18T11:31:43.562149 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