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Maggie; A Girl of the Streets

By Stephen Crane

2019-11-20 19:27:01

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered ris ... Read more
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqué by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes. Crane – who was 22 years old at the time – financed the book's publication himself, although the original 1893 edition was printed under the pseudonym, Johnston Smith. After the success of 1895's The Red Badge of Courage, Maggie was reissued in 1896 with considerable changes and re-writing. The story is preceded by George's Mother. Less

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File size65.574 KB
Print pages92
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2009-06-01
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781420925241
Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as...

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