Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Name: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Author: Stephen Crane
ISBN: 9781910558065

Author: Stephen Crane
Series: World Classics
Language: English
Length: 74 pages
ISBN: 9781910558065
Published: 15 September 2014
Imprint: Sovereign

urban poverty
late 19th-century America
innocence
naivety
societal neglect
survival
New York tenements
tragic downfall
urban landscape
realism

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"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" by Stephen Crane starkly portrays the grim realities of urban poverty and despair in late 19th-century America. Young Maggie Johnson, raised in the squalid tenements of New York, dreams of escaping her harsh environment for a better life. Tragically, her innocence and naivety lead her down a path of ruin, as she navigates a world indifferent to her struggles. Crane's groundbreaking novella offers a raw, unfiltered look at the consequences of societal neglect and the relentless quest for survival amidst the crushing forces of a brutal urban landscape.

Author

Stephen Crane was an American author, one of the founders of realism and naturalism in American literature. He is recognized today as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism.

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