02296cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500150014426400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030950000310034550502110037650801940058752010610078153400450184265300120188765300110189985600430191099900170195333579UtSlPG20260610133751.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCrane, Stephen,d1871-190010aLast Words 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-08-300 aThe reluctant voyagers -- Spitzbergen tales -- Wyoming Valley tales -- London impressions -- New York sketches -- The assassins in modern battles -- Irish notes -- Sullivan county sketches -- Miscellaneous.  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Internet Archive.)  a"Last Words" by Stephen Crane is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories within this collection range widely in themes and settings, including tales of war, personal conflict, and observations of human nature, showcasing Crane's characteristic lyrical style and psychological depth.   The opening of "Last Words" introduces readers to two characters at the beach, engaging in a humorous and somewhat juvenile critique of one another's physical appearances as they prepare to go swimming. The freckled man expresses a sense of vanity and self-consciousness about his looks, prompting a spirited back-and-forth with his taller companion. The dialogue captures their contrasting personalities, with the freckled man attempting to assert himself despite the tall man's blunt honesty. This dynamic serves as a gentle exploration of friendship, embarrassment, and the human condition, setting the stage for more introspective and dramatic themes to emerge later in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction  aEssays40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33579  c74425d74425