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As a well-paid war correspondent, Crane was shipwrecked en route to Cuba in early 1897. He and a small party of passengers spent 30 hours adrift off the coast of Florida, an experience which Crane would later transform into his most famous short story, The Open Boat, in 1898.
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"Am I still 16? No. Do I still love Naturalism and the whole idea of the individual powerless to the forces of nature and science? Apparently, yes. (My students thought "Open Boat" was repetitive and boring. For shame! Where is their angst?) "
— Emily (4 out of 5 stars)
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“An imperishable gem.”
— H. G. Wells
The Open Boat Listener Reviews
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" How would it feel to be out at sea with a few other survivors of a sunken ship? What would you be feeling when you can see the shore but can't reach it? Live through this experience with the four men in this story. A beautifully written and very human story. "
— Carrie, 2/17/2014 -
" I get more out of this story every time I read it. A classic. "
— Becky, 2/5/2014 -
" actually not that bad of a story. "
— Jane, 1/27/2014 -
" This is a great book if you believe in determinism. I don't. "
— Michelle, 1/20/2014 -
" This is based on an experience of the author. It is well written, however too dark for my taste. "
— Cathy, 1/17/2014 -
" Am I still 16? No. Do I still love Naturalism and the whole idea of the individual powerless to the forces of nature and science? Apparently, yes. (My students thought "Open Boat" was repetitive and boring. For shame! Where is their angst?) "
— Emily, 1/17/2014 -
" I was impressed with Crane's ability to write so fully and beautifully in a short story. The battle between the natural world and mankind and our apparent helplessness. Naturalism... "
— Alyssa, 1/10/2014 -
" This was a good short story. Very descriptive in its imagery. "
— Erik, 1/8/2014 -
" Hit and miss. When on, it's the best. "
— Seth, 11/28/2013 -
" I'm a sucker for a good short story, there are several here. "
— Stuart, 11/19/2013 -
" It was a good short story; depressing, but good. It shows a lot about how people's characters don't always figure into whether they get what they deserve (in a positive or negative sense) or not. "
— Emily, 10/27/2013 -
" I read this for my English class, and i enjoyed it. i thought the writing was lyrical and description and also engaging. I would have liked it more of we got to see more background and the characters names and not just their occupation, but its a short story not a novel. "
— Samantha, 10/24/2013 -
" "The Open Boat" is great. Some funny dialogue. I liked it much better than "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." "
— Elise, 10/15/2013 -
" Clear, crisp prose that doesn't turn sparse. Nature's brutality head-on. There is something about this stuff that I love, and it's somewhere between the words. "
— Andrea, 8/6/2013 -
" This story describes the experience of men in a boat during a storm. The thoughts of the cook are particularly memorable. "
— Phillip, 4/13/2013 -
" Epic yet simple story about a group of men struggling to make it to shore in a small boat on rough seas. "
— Cameron, 12/25/2012 -
" This was a lot better than The Red Badge of Honor. At times though, I kept thinking "why don't these guys just swim to shore?" "
— Tabatha, 11/13/2012 -
" I love this short story by the great Stephen Crane. A group of men find themselves at the mercy of nature when they are at sea in a small boat during a storm. "
— Celine, 9/4/2012 -
" I consider this Creative Non-Fiction and I love it. Crane writes in color and plays at your sense, he's phenomenal. Can't wait to read more of his work!! "
— Aby, 3/16/2012 -
" I couldn't finish The Red Badge of Courage, but I liked this story. "
— Isaac, 3/13/2012 -
" for school. kind of confusing "
— Ally, 12/12/2011 -
" There is so much to say about this story, but I will leave it at this: Stephen Crane's prose is absolutely beautiful. "
— Courtney, 2/14/2011 -
" I'm a sucker for a good short story, there are several here. "
— Stuart, 12/28/2010 -
" I'm a sucker for a good short story, there are several here. "
— Stuart, 12/28/2010 -
" Another great example of his descriptive ability of a situation. Crane puts you right there. It is a shame he died so young. "
— Mark, 2/5/2010 -
" Another great example of his descriptive ability of a situation. Crane puts you right there. It is a shame he died so young. "
— Mark, 2/5/2010 -
" Stephen Crane is the man. He writes some of the best sentences ever. And then puts those awesome sentences together to write stories. Jealous!! "
— Lori, 11/15/2009 -
" Stephen Crane is the man. He writes some of the best sentences ever. And then puts those awesome sentences together to write stories. Jealous!! "
— Lori, 11/15/2009 -
" Epic yet simple story about a group of men struggling to make it to shore in a small boat on rough seas. "
— Cameron, 8/7/2009 -
" Epic yet simple story about a group of men struggling to make it to shore in a small boat on rough seas. "
— Cameron, 8/7/2009 -
" Am I still 16? No. Do I still love Naturalism and the whole idea of the individual powerless to the forces of nature and science? Apparently, yes. (My students thought "Open Boat" was repetitive and boring. For shame! Where is their angst?) "
— Emily, 9/29/2008 -
" Oh g-d WHY? The writing is awful - the story worse - boring boring boring. The pain of reading this has lasted well over 20 years - I've never forgiven one of my favorite teachers for foisting this off on me - it was an evil evil act without mercy. "
— Dominique, 3/3/2008 -
" Oh g-d WHY? The writing is awful - the story worse - boring boring boring. The pain of reading this has lasted well over 20 years - I've never forgiven one of my favorite teachers for foisting this off on me - it was an evil evil act without mercy. "
— Dominique, 3/3/2008 -
" "The Open Boat" is great. Some funny dialogue. I liked it much better than "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." "
— Elise, 8/25/2007 -
" "The Open Boat" is great. Some funny dialogue. I liked it much better than "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." "
— Elise, 8/25/2007 -
" This book contains 4 short stories. Maggie: a Girl of the streets, which is good. Then The Open Boat, also good. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, which is my favorite. And The Blue Hotel, which I don't remember much of. "
— Lizette, 8/6/2007 -
" This book contains 4 short stories. Maggie: a Girl of the streets, which is good. Then The Open Boat, also good. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, which is my favorite. And The Blue Hotel, which I don't remember much of. "
— Lizette, 8/6/2007 -
" The Open Boat, March, 2002 "
— Julie, 8/1/2007 -
" The Open Boat, March, 2002 "
— Julie, 8/1/2007
About Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was an American novelist, poet, and journalist. He worked as a reporter of slum life in New York and a highly paid war correspondent for newspaper tycoons William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. He wrote many works of fiction, poems, and accounts of war, all well received but none as acclaimed as his 1895 Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage. Today he is considered one of the most innovative American writers of the 1890s and one of the founders of literary realism.
About Richard Rohan
Richard Rohan is a stage, film, and voice-over actor who has narrated hundreds of audiobooks over the last decade, in every genre. He is particularly proud of his work as director and performer on the acclaimed Space Fantasy audio drama series Deathstalker.