Editing Stephen Crane (section)

===Death===
Rent on Ravensbrook had not been paid for a year. Crane secured a solicitor to act as guarantor for their debts, after which Crane and Taylor relocated to Brede Place.<ref>Wertheim (1994), p. 361</ref> This manor in Sussex, which dated to the 14th&nbsp;century and had neither electricity nor indoor plumbing,<ref>Davis, p. 292</ref> was offered to them by friends at a modest rent.<ref>Benfey, p. 257</ref> The relocation appeared to give Crane hope, but his money problems continued. Deciding that he could no longer afford to write for American publications, he concentrated on publishing in English magazines.<ref>Davis, p. 294</ref>

Crane pushed himself to write feverishly during the first months at Brede; he told his publisher that he was "doing more work now than I have at any other period in my life".<ref>Davis, p. 296</ref> His health worsened, and by late 1899 he was asking friends about health resorts.<ref>Benfey, p. 262</ref>  ''The Monster and Other Stories'' was in production and ''War Is Kind'', his second collection of poems, was published in the United States in May. None of his books after ''The Red Badge of Courage'' had sold well, and he bought a [[typewriter]] to spur output.  ''Active Service'', a novella based on Crane's correspondence experience, was published in October.  The ''New York Times'' reviewer questioned "whether the author of ''Active Service'' himself really sees anything remarkable in his newspapery hero."<ref>Wertheim (1994), p. 408</ref>

[[File:SCranegravestone.jpg|thumb|Crane's gravestone in [[Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside|Evergreen Cemetery]]]]
In December, the couple held an elaborate Christmas party at Brede, attended by Conrad, [[Henry James]], H. G. Wells, and other friends; it lasted several days.<ref>Benfey, p. 268</ref> On December 29 Crane suffered a severe [[pulmonary hemorrhage]]. In January 1900, he had recovered sufficiently to work on a new novel, ''The O'Ruddy'', completing 25 of the 33&nbsp;chapters. Plans were made for him to travel as a correspondent to [[Gibraltar]] to write sketches from [[Saint Helena]], the site of a [[Second Boer War|Boer]] prison, but in late March and early April, he suffered two more hemorrhages.<ref>Wertheim (1994), pp. 401, 428</ref> Taylor took over most of Crane's correspondence while he was ill, writing to friends for monetary aid. The couple planned to travel on the continent but Conrad, upon visiting Crane for the last time, remarked that his friend's "wasted face was enough to tell me that it was the most forlorn of all hopes."<ref>Wertheim (1994), p. 441</ref>

On May 28, the couple arrived at [[Badenweiler]], Germany, a health spa on the edge of the [[Black Forest]].  Despite his weakened condition, Crane continued to dictate fragmentary episodes for the completion of ''The O'Ruddy''.<ref>Wertheim (1994), p. 442</ref>  He died on June 5, 1900, at the age of 28.  In his will he left everything to Taylor, who took his body to New Jersey for burial.<ref>Benfey, p. 271</ref>  Crane was interred in [[Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside|Evergreen Cemetery]] in Hillside, New Jersey.