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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...

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Main Authors: Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. (Author)
Group Author: Sante, Lucy
Published: Modern Library,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2001.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Modern Library paperback edition.
Series: The Modern Library classics.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Slums > Fiction.
Poor women > Fiction.
Prostitutes > Fiction.
Poor families > Fiction.
Suicide victims > Fiction.
Short stories, American > 19th century.
Short stories, American.
Manners and customs.
Poor families.
Poor women.
Prostitutes.
Slums.
Suicide victims.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Fiction.
New York (State) > New York.
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Summary: "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, a Girl of the Streets 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."--Jacket.
Carrier Form: xvi, 266 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page xvi).
ISBN: 9780375756894
0375756892
Index Number: PS1449
CLC: I712.44
Call Number: I712.44/C891-20
Contents: Maggie, a girl of the streets -- George's mother -- New York tales and sketches -- A great mistake -- An ominous baby -- A dark-brown dog -- The broken-down van -- An experiment in misery -- An experiment in luxury -- Mr. Binks' day off -- Stories told by an artist -- The men in the storm -- Coney Island's failing days -- The fire -- When man falls, a crowd gathers -- New York's bicycle speedway -- An eloquence of grief -- In the tenderloin: a duel between an alarm clock and a suicidal purpose -- The "tenderloin" as it really is -- In the "tenderloin" -- Stephen Crane in Minetta Lane -- Adventures of a novelist.

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