Painted Angels and Tainted Fruit.

The article focuses on the intriguing story of writer Stephen Crane's encounter with a young man in Union Square, New York, and how it might have inspired his interest in exploring the hidden world of homosexuality. Topics covered include Crane's immersion in the lives of outcasts; his challenges in publishing controversial material; and a cryptic incident at a bathhouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, hinting at same-sex attraction.