In 1892 Stephen Crane (1871-1900) published Maggie, Girl of the Streets at his own expense. Considered at the time to be immature, it was a failure. Since that time it has come to be considered one of the earliest American realistic novels. Maggie is the story of a pretty child of the Bowery which is written with the same intensity and vivid scenes of his masterpiece -- The Red Badge of Courage. In her short life, Maggie "blossomed in a mud puddle", was driven to prostitution, and died by her own hand while still a teenager. Crane, who worked as a free lance reporter, was in many ways addicted to the low life of the cities. He died at the age of 29.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	April 2, 2016
ISBN13	9781530855421
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	46
Dimensions	203 × 254 × 3 mm · 113 g
Language	English