false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172696175m/208978.jpg 208978 1 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. <P>"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. <P>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. 6579108 1893 Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Other Stories (Wordsworth American Classics) (Wordsworth American Classics) total:6|5:0|4:2|3:2|2:2|1:0| 6 18 9 0 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 17:20:14 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:20:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 11:19:47 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:06:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 19:48:28 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 08:23:17 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 19:48:28 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:04:55 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 19:12:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 13:35:35 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 13:35:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 07:50:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:50:56 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 05 11:27:53 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 11:27:53 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Jul 28 08:42:18 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 08:42:18 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jun 30 17:04:09 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 17:04:12 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=208978