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maggie a girl of the streets and other short fiction
not yet famous for his civil war masterpiece the red badge of courage stephen crane was unable to find a publisher for his brilliant maggie a girl of the streets finally printing it himself in 1893 . br condemned and misunderstood during cranes lifetime this starkly realistic story of a pretty child of the bowery has since been recognized as a landmark work in american fiction . br now cranes great short novel of life in turn of the century new york is published in its original form along with four of cranes best short stories the blue hotel the bride comes to yellow sky the monster and the open boat stories of such remarkable power and clarity that they stand among the finest short stories ever written by an american .
paperback bantam books 1986 isbn 0553213555
abridged n isbn 13 9780553213553 number of pages 218 publisher bantam classic & loveswept release date 62135769600000