false 40209 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 40209 1 6579104 1893 Maggie: A Girl of the Streets: and Other Tales of New York (Penguin Classics) total:53|5:9|4:11|3:27|2:3|1:3| 53 179 82 4 19879 3.06 14967 828 16827970 35978 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Sun Mar 02 09:19:03 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 09:24:01 -0800 2008 I was curious about this novel after reading Hotel de Dream by Edmund White. White imagines the last days of Stephen Crane and invents a version of his rumored last novel, The Painted Boy, a manuscript Crane burned before his death.

Maggie was Crane's first book and I'm finding I m...more...]]> 1594139 110645 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jun 01 15:47:36 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:31:44 -0800 2009 1270908 81114 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu May 17 08:53:18 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:36:35 -0800 2009 38324369 1230817 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 5 0 false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 21 12:07:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 11 12:56:04 -0800 2009
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This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 0 0 false Wed Dec 16 18:57:49 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 16 18:57:49 -0800 2009 80588189 131948 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 5 0 false Thu Dec 10 15:31:48 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 15:31:48 -0800 2009 80423613 3025949 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Wed Dec 09 10:57:20 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 11:16:41 -0800 2009 79968913 335159 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

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This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Mon Nov 30 06:47:57 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 06:47:57 -0800 2009 79272705 1971563 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 0 0 false Sun Nov 29 00:42:46 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 00:42:46 -0800 2009 74507905 137643 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 0 0 false Wed Oct 14 09:38:27 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 09:38:27 -0700 2009 70686910 2003968 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 0 0 false Wed Sep 09 22:19:43 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 22:19:43 -0700 2009 70377310 2712398 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 0 0 false Mon Sep 07 12:32:52 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 12:32:52 -0700 2009 68697950 2660901 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 0 0 false Mon Aug 24 10:40:51 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:40:51 -0700 2009 68540224 1378820 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 0 0 false Sun Aug 23 06:39:22 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 06:39:22 -0700 2009 67960241 2205608 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Tue Aug 18 18:18:06 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 18:18:06 -0700 2009 67492473 2626490 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 1 0 false Sat Aug 15 09:18:53 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:18:53 -0700 2009 66527987 2604930 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Fri Aug 07 07:03:04 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 07:03:04 -0700 2009 65746635 2583014 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 05:27:16 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 05:27:31 -0700 2009 62813090 2499149 40209 0140437975 9780140437973 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401m/40209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169430401s/40209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40209.Maggie_A_Girl_of_the_Streets_and_Other_Tales_of_New_York 3.38 53 Maggie: A Girl of the Streetsproduced a scandal when it was first published in 1893. Crane's novel chronicles the life of Maggie Johnson, the daughter of a cruel father and drunken mother, who finds work in a collar factor and is seduced by her brother's menacing friend, Pete. Disowned by her mother, Maggie becomes a prostitute and, ultimately, a victim of despair. But more than the tale of a young woman's tragic fall, the novel is also a powerful exploration of the destructive forces that underlie urban society and human nature.

This volume also includes "George's Mother" and eleven other tales and sketches of New York written between 1892 and 1896. Together in their poised realism these tales confirm Crane's place as the first modern American writer.

"A powerful, severe, and harshly comic portrayal of Irish immigrant life in lower New York exactly a century ago."--Alfred Kazin]]> 1893 4 0 false Thu Jul 09 14:01:44 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:01:49 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=40209