Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, 1st Edition, 9780393950243
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A young girl’s tragic life in the harsh streets of New York.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, 1st Edition

A Norton Critical Edition

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    7 January 2010

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Summary

This edition reprints the first published version, that of 1893.

Misprints and errors have been corrected and are identified in “A Note on the Text.” Footnotes indicate changes in wording Crane made for the 1896 edition and explain slang expressions and customs of the day. Maps of the novel’s New York City locales are also provided.

“Backgrounds and Sources” includes nonfictional accounts of urban life by Jacob Riis and others from which Crane drew, as well as discussions of C…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393950243
ISBN-10:0393950247
Author:Stephen Crane, Thomas A. Gullason
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Edition:1st
Release Date:7 January 2010
Weight:234g
Dimensions:216mm x 132mm x 18mm
Series:Norton Critical Editions
About The Author

Stephen Crane

Stephen Crane was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.

Thomas A. Gullason is Professor of English at the University of Rhode Island. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a member of the editorial committee of the journal Studies in Short Fiction and has edited The Complete Short Stories and Sketches of Stephen Crane; The Complete Novels of Stephen Crane; and Stephen Crane’s Career: Perspectives and Evaluations.

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