Scarce ink signature, "Yours faithfully, Stephen Crane, March 16, 1899," on the reverse of an off-white 3 x 1.5 card imprinted with his address in England: "Stephen Crane, Brede Place, Sussex" (not visible in frame). Attractively cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 20.5 x 11. In fine condition. A rare, handsomely displayed literary autograph.
America's foremost 'naturalistic' author Stephen Crane (1871-1900) moved to England in 1897. Although Crane never served in the military, he won international acclaim with The Red Badge of Courage, his 1895 book that told the story of a young soldier during the American Civil War. He later served as a war correspondent, covering the Greco-Turkish War (1897) and Spanish-American War (1898) for foreign newspapers. Crane's signature is hard to find in any form. The one offered here is especially desirable as it was penned by him on his calling card. Crane suffered from tuberculosis and died in a German sanitarium the year after he signed this card, at the age of 28.
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