Stephen Crane Stephen was one of the many great literature authors. He wrote many great stories and got well known for them. Crane went through many events and struggles in his: early years, literary career, and last years. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on November 1, 1871, Stephen Crane was his parents' fourteenth and last child . His father, Dr. Jonathan Townley Crane, was a Methodist minister, as were his maternal grandfather and other relatives on both sides …showed first 75 words of 297 total…

…showed last 75 words of 297 total…brought to a health spa at Badenweiler, Germany, where he died on June 5, 1900, at the age of twenty-eight. Stephen Crane made permanent contributions not only to the body of American literature but also to its very shape and direction. Stephen Crane wrote many great short stories and got well known for them. He also had many hard times and he had his good times. Crane is now gone but his stories will never be forgotten.