My knowledge of history is every bit as good as my knowledge of literature but I am not going to get much into this subject as that is not the scope of this forum or of the thread. Sad that you...
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My knowledge of history is every bit as good as my knowledge of literature but I am not going to get much into this subject as that is not the scope of this forum or of the thread. Sad that you...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pgozvRaddE
DOSTOEVSKY'S ST PETERSBURG | Crime and Punishment locations
Miss Elena says, This video is about Fyodor Dostoyevsky and the part of St...
So many claim to worship the Prince of Peace. Ironically, it is an incontrovertible fact that more people have been killed in his name than for any other reason in human history.
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Started to read it as a teen well back in the 1960s but couldn't stomach its contents. Mebbe some day as it is a very significant revelation about certain important...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDoBtHznukw
Jacob Riis photos illustrate Maggie's frightening nether world.
The Cop and the Anthem
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-cop-and-the-anthem
Great irony in this little comedy story set in Gotham. But so memorable that it was...
The Poor Traveler: http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/4391/
This brief book dealt with the Christmas themes of forgiveness and redemption. The chief character stands as an "everyman", a...
What a great quote! This especially since Nation encountered Crane's widow a couple of years after his death:
https://thecoastal.com/featured/grand-madam-jacksonville/
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https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R577TP/title-page-of-a-dime-novel-the-mysteries-and-miseries-of-new-york-new-york-1851-source-12703g281-author-buntline-ned-R577TP.jpg
Ned Buntline was probably the...
HELL is repeated so many times in the book that its symbolism here cannot possibly be misunderstood.
When Maggie goes off with Peter, Mary refers to him as that "jude fellow". Evidently, being a...
Enjoyed 1984 and Homage to Catalonia. Mebbe some day soon I'll read Down ....
I recommend London's People of the Abyss. That was an awesome book on the subject of urban poverty.
As with Dostoyevsky, historians and biographers agree that there was some degree of anti Semitism to Crane (however, there does not appear to be any historical evidence to show that he approved of...
Indeed. Crane grew up in poverty and was very sympathetic towards the poor. He was looking for social reform just like Dickens who Bleak House brought about changes in chancery court. Those changes...
^I always like Casey Kasem's accent ~ there was always a lot of excitement in his speech. Ditto for other Californians I've known. Must be the atmosphere.
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Young girl with baby in the...
I believe it. When I first heard Bernie Sander's accent you could tell immediately that he was originally from the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Indeed, in the old days you could actually tell what...
Actually, it's Bostonians with the "ahs". In New York we often say "uhs".
As for the Lake Wobegone accent, it's more like long oooooo's and aaaaaa's. The food here is often quite bland but it...
The book is a very fast read (I read 50 pages last night which normally take me a week). Jimmie grows up quick and mean. Maggie cares for the baby but the latter dies. The Johnson parents turn into...
"Flash" was the name of old NYC English in the 1800s. The term does not appear in Maggie. However, some words from the lingo are used in the book such as "allus" which means 'always'. The letter d...
Read it about 25 years ago. A great read. Strongly recommended.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets begins thusly,
A very little boy stood upon a heap of gravel for the honor of Rum Alley. He was throwing stones at howling urchins from Devil's Row who were...
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1890)
New York City during Maggie's brief lifetime:
https://thejewishvoiceandopinion.com/wp-content/uploads/Street-NY-Turn-of-Century.png
I started to read Moll but didn't like it. Reading two at a time might be too much for a dottering, low energy old timer like me. But perhaps after Maggie. Of course, you can get a head start on it...
I also liked the epilogue. You have some good ideas on why some may not like it but, heck, it was Dosto's work and he can do as he pleases. Literature is a living thing. Many events can happen that...
Article neatly summarizes what the book is all about:
https://www.tometailor.com/articles/crime-and-punishment-modern-literature
Crime and Punishment's Influence on Modern Literature
I forgot to add the following note from the Epilogue:
Ras indeed was ill, no question about that. While in prison there was bad food, very spartan existence, and he was forced to have his head...