Download or read book The Third Violet written by Stephen Crane and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before he succumbed to a fatal case of tuberculosis at the age of 28, author Stephen Crane penned five remarkably accomplished novels, not to mention dozens of short stories, essays, and sketches. The novel The Third Violet delves deeply into the complexities of love, viewed through the lens of the unlikely romance that blossoms between an up-and-coming artist and an aristocratic socialite.