Stephen Crane

Maggie A Girl of the Streets (Annotated) Stephen Crane

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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. 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 hand while still a teenager.

Crane, who worked as a freelance reporter, was in many ways addicted to the low life of the cities. He died at the age of 29.