Maggie, a Girl of the Streets and Other New York Writings

This harrowing tale of a young girl in the slums is a searing portrayal of turn-of-the-century New York, and Stephen Crane's most innovative work. Published in 1893, when the author was just twenty-one, it broke new ground with its vivid characters, its brutal naturalism, and its empathic rendering of the lives of the poor. It remains both powerful, severe, and harshly comic (in Alfred Kazin's words) and a masterpiece of modern American prose.

This edition includes Maggie and George's Mother, Crane's other Bowery tales, and the most comprehensive available selection of Crane's New York journalism. All texts in this volume are presented in their definitive versions.

Author: Stephen Crane
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 03/13/2001
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780375756894
ISBN10: 0375756892
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)

About the Author
Luc Sante is the author of Low Life, Evidence, and The Factory of Facts. He teaches at Bard College and lives in New York.