The Monster (novella)
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The Monster is an 1898 novella by American author Stephen Crane. The story takes place in the small, fictional town of Whilomville, New York. An African-American coachman named Henry Johnson, who is e
First edition of The Monster and Other Stories, published in 1899
Illustration of Henry Johnson carrying Jimmie through the burning house, by Peter Newell
Stephen Crane in 1894; print of a portrait by artist and friend Corwin K. Linson
The Monster is sometimes compared to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818).
Face of Fire
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Face of Fire is a 1959 American drama film directed by Albert Band and written by Louis A. Garfinkle. It is based on the 1898 novella The Monster by Stephen Crane. The film stars Cameron Mitchell, Jam
The Monster (novella)
…Faulkner's 'The Bear' so enriched the genre in the United States". Screenwriter and director Albert Band adapted Crane's novella for the 1959 film Face of Fire, starring Cameron Mitchell as Dr. Trescott and James Whitmore as Johnson. Unlike in the original story, Johnson was depicted as white, and his first…
Theatrical release poster