# The Black Riders, and Other Lines

By Stephen Crane.

"The Black Riders, and Other Lines" by Stephen Crane is a poetry collection published in 1895. Composed of sixty-eight untitled poems written in spare, unconventional verse, this volume explores humanity's relationship with a vengeful God and questions of faith. Written when Crane was just twenty-three and inspired by Emily Dickinson's work, these provocative "lines" challenged religious conventions and sparked controversy for their apparent anti-religious themes. Crane himself considered it more ambitious than his famous novel "The Red Badge of Courage." (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: American poetry -- 19th century

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- [Black Riders and Other Lines (Version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/17658) by Stephen Crane (41 min, English)

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