About “The Open Boat”
"The Open Boat" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane, first published in 1897. It was based on Crane's real-life experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida in 1897 while traveling to Cuba as a newspaper correspondent. His ship, the SS Commodore, sank after hitting a sandbar, leaving him and three other men stranded at sea for thirty hours. They navigated to shore in a small boat, but one of them, an oiler named Billie Higgins, drowned when the boat overturned. Crane later wrote a personal account of the event titled "Stephen Crane's Own Story," which was published a few days after his rescue. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1897
- Latest edition
- 2001 · ISBN 9781860920257
- ISBN
- 9781860920257
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Open Boat | 2001 | 9781860920257 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The open boat | 1982 | 9780871918260 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The open boat | 1969 | — | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Open Boat | 1897 | — | Buy on Amazon |
| The Open Boat | — | 9780781202886 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Open Boat?
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane has 336 pages.
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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.