Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Stephen Crane
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Stephen Crane's first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets has been called "the first dark flower of American Naturalism" for its distinctive elements of naturalistic fiction. The chief character, Maggie, descends into prostitution after being led astray by her lover. Rather than focusing on those that make up the very rich or middle class, the novel highlights the deplorable living conditions of the working class during the so-called Gilded Age in New York's Bowery. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Illiterati) (2 hr 46 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 | 9:55 | Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014) |
Chapter 2 | 12:00 | Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014) |
Chapter 3 | 8:37 | Read by Zloot |
Chapter 4 | 9:54 | Read by ernieBob |
Chapter 5 | 8:09 | Read by jschwend |
Chapter 6 | 7:36 | Read by TriciaG |
Chapter 7 | 9:37 | Read by B. G. Oxford |
Chapter 8 | 9:26 | Read by swade |
Chapter 9 | 9:16 | Read by Allyson Hester |
Chapter 10 | 7:31 | Read by TriciaG |
Chapter 11 | 12:28 | Read by TriciaG |
Chapter 12 | 5:02 | Read by V.D. Steppan |
Chapter 13 | 7:24 | Read by Alana Jordan |
Chapter 14 | 13:10 | Read by daisy55 |
Chapter 15 | 7:26 | Read by daisy55 |
Chapter 16 | 7:09 | Read by Zloot |
Chapter 17 | 7:25 | Read by Zloot |
Chapter 18 | 8:45 | Read by Zloot |
Chapter 19 | 5:32 | Read by Philippa |
Reviews
"Rather than focusing on those
dahszil
that make up the very rich or middle class, the novel highlights the deplorable living conditions of the working class during the so-called Gilded Age in New York's Bowery" As it always has been, it is wealth disparity that creates poverty and all the social and personal ills that go with it
wonderful well written story. magic with Steven Crane’s writing
calsun
Steven Crane weaves magic with this wonderful descriptive story. The dialect of the streets is magnificent and all of the readers were energetic and added so much to the story. Loved the book.
Crane's Maggie
A LibriVox Listener
Great author, terrible story! Crane is a fabulous auther, but the subject matter is sad and the characters desperately lost.