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Title details for Maggie by Stephen Crane - Available

Maggie

A Girl of the Streets and other Stories

by Stephen Crane
Dick Hill
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First published in 1893, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is the first published fiction work of American author Stephen Crane. A harrowing depiction of a pretty young girl's life in the slums of turn-of-the-century New York City and her eventual decline into prostitution, Crane's novel is a starkly realistic examination of poverty and the challenges brought about by the rapid industrialization the United States underwent in the late 1800s. An enduring classic, Maggie is often regarded as the first example of naturalism in American fiction, a literary movement that included such authors as Theodore Dreiser and Upton Sinclair. This edition also includes three of Crane's short stories: "The Monster," "The Blue Hotel," and "His New Mittens."

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  • Release date

    June 22, 2011

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781452623474
      • File size: 209123 KB
      • Duration: 07:15:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Crane's muscular prose and gritty dialogue are well served by Terry Bregy and Melissa Hughes, the readers who take turns narrating these four stories. Although neither is a natural storyteller, both display their talents to best advantage when character voices are needed. And vivid characters abound in Crane's crowded working-class New York, scenes crafted with haiku-like precision. The sounds of drunken despair, savage street banter and raucous love come to us with an immediacy one usually associates with the stage. Listening to this program is akin to leaning out a window in turn-of-the-century New York and eavesdropping on life itself. T.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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