 When a reviewer for "The New York Journal" referred to "The Red Badge of Courage" as a poor imitation of Bierce's work, Bierce responded by congratulating them for exposing "the Crane freak".Some reviewers also found fault with Crane's narrative style, grammar mistakes, and apparent lack of traditional plot.While it eventually became a bestseller in the United States, "The Red Badge of Courage" was more popular and sold more rapidly in England when it was published in late 1895.