MAGGIE: A GIRL OF THE STREETS
and other New York Stories

Author: Stephen Crane
Narrator: Melissa Hughes and Terry Bregy

 

Ages: 15 and up

Cassette:
Length: 3 hrs / 2 cassettes
ISBN#1-883332-27-3
Price: $22.95
 
Purchase this audiobook
separately, or as part of the
High School Package.
 

Audio Reviews:

"What a wonderful sampling of rich regional American writing is found here...Hughes and Bregy ably read Maggie and other stories, including the intense 'An Experiment in Misery.'"
                     -Booklist

"Crane's muscular prose and gritty dialogue are well-served by Terry Bregy and Melissa Hughes. Listening to this program is akin to leaning out a window in turn-of-the century New York and eavesdropping on life itself."
                     -AudioFile

"Terry Bregy reads with clarity and vigor, employing ethnic accents without exaggeration and bringing the characters and settings to life. This latest addition to the Voices series is outstanding."
                     -Library Journal

SYNOPSIS:

Although his most famous work The Red Badge of Courage (available from Audio Bookshelf in an unabridged audiobook) was created almost entirely from his imagination, Stephen Crane sought out life's most demanding lessons for himself in order to write about them. These four stories will amaze the listener with their rich imagery, and deft exposure of the human condition as well as the vivid picture they paint of turn-of-the-century New York City. The audiobook begins with a thumbnail sketch of the author.

Stories included are: An Experiment in Misery, The Reluctant Voyagers, A Desertion, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets.