MAGGIE A GIRL OF THE STREETS - Crane, Stephen
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A gritty and groundbreaking novella, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets follows a young woman's tragic fall amid the poverty and violence of New York City's slums. Stephen Crane's powerful tale of despair, societal hypocrisy, and lost innocence is a landmark of American naturalist literature.

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A gritty and groundbreaking novella, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets follows a young woman's tragic fall amid the poverty and violence of New York City's slums. Stephen Crane's powerful tale of despair, societal hypocrisy, and lost innocence is a landmark of American naturalist literature.
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Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was a pioneering American writer, journalist, and poet, widely recognized for his innovative contributions to literary realism and naturalism. Despite his brief life, Crane produced a remarkable body of work that challenged the conventions of his time and left a lasting impact on American literature. He gained early acclaim with his first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893), a stark and unflinching portrayal of urban poverty. His most famous work, The Red Badge of Courage (1895), cemented his reputation as a literary trailblazer. The novel's psychological depth and vivid depiction of a young soldier's internal struggle during the Civil War were groundbreaking in their realistic approach. Crane's style is marked by its immediacy, intensity, and empathy for the marginalized. As a war correspondent, he covered conflicts in Greece, Cuba, and elsewhere, and his experiences informed his later short stories and journalism. Though plagued by poor health, Crane's writing was fearless and ahead of its time, often grappling with existential themes, the brutality of war, and the fragility of human life. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 28, but his influence endures, and he remains a foundational figure in modern American literature.