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The Open Boat

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The Open Boat

By: Stephen Crane
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
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After battling the tempestuous sea, four men in a boat finally spy land. But will the process of getting to the land be their undoing? Based upon Crane’s experience of surviving a shipwreck when traveling to Cuba, The Open Boat is an excellent example of literary Naturalism. H.G. Wells considered it “the crown of all [Crane’s] work”.

Public Domain (P)2022 B.J. Harrison
Classics Genre Fiction Sea Adventures Adventure Fiction

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