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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.4 EAN: 9780553213553 ISBN: 0553213555 Label: Bantam Classics Manufacturer: Bantam Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: February 01, 1986 Publisher: Bantam Classics Release Date: February 01, 1986 Studio: Bantam Classics Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Not yet famous for his Civil War masterpiece, The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane was unable to find a publisher for his brilliant Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, finally printing it himself in 1893. Condemned and misunderstood during Crane’s lifetime, this starkly realistic story of a pretty child of the Bowery has since been recognized as a landmark work in American fiction. Now Crane’s great short novel of life in turn-of-the-century New York is published in its original form, along with four of Crane’s best short stories–The Blue Hotel, The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, The Monster, and The Open Boat–stories of such remarkable power and clarity that they stand among the finest short stories ever written by an American. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Heads up...this version is not the complete storyJust to let folks know--this version has passages that have been altered, shortened, or entirely removed from the original, and the ending is considerably changed. If you want Crane's work as it was originally published--and the ending that is both heartbreakingly bleak and visually evocative of her descent into the depths, definately buy another version. I recommend the Penguin Classics edition. Rating:  - What could have been?Let me first state that I do not own this specific edition of Maggie, and that I am only reviewing the actual story of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. I wasn't going to review this book since it is not the one that I own; however, after reading a previous review I decided that I had to review it. First, this book is pretty much about what everyone said it is about. It is about a family living in the slums of turn-of-the-century New York. The protagonist of the book is a young girl ... Read More Rating: - Maggie: Beaten From The StartFor those who read the full title of MAGGIE: A GIRL OF THE STREETS, it is forgivable if they assume that Stephen Crane's novel is a sensationalistic tale of a fallen woman. Sensational it may be in parts, but it is far closer to the flood of naturalism that was dominating American literature in 1893. Naturalistic writing was marked by a belief that human beings were at the mercy of a brute and unfeeling nature that rigged the deck against anyone who dared to attempt to rise above his station. The ... Read More Rating: - MaggieThis was a classic???????? Not that that this book was terrible, but a classic? Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!! Maggie was this street girl from the 1890's New York. She came from a poverty-stricken home who cussed a lot and beat up their children whenever they had the chance. She grew up an urbane child, and she fell in love with this butt-head, at first the Butthead appeared romantic and caring, yet when he dumped her for some other whore Maggie became insane and craved to ... Read More Rating:  - A wonderful story, and the extra stories are just bonuses to a great package.I read Maggie: A Girl of the Streets in about an hour and a half, but it didn't seem nearly that long, and I was sad when it was over. It's a very tragic story, and the reader feels real sympathy and pity for Maggie, making the end of the story even more sad. While I haven't read all of the other stories, the two that I have read were excellent. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky was absolutely wonderful, and it's a testament to what love can do for someone. I read The Open Boat the other day, and I was impressed ... Read More 
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