Bedford cultural editions

Presents the complete text of the nineteenth-century novel about Maggie, a beautiful tenement girl whose life takes a downward spin when she becomes involved with Pete; and includes background information, a chronology of author Stephen Crane's life, and a selection of essays that explore the cultural contexts of the novel.

Contains the text of "The Yellow Wallpaper" in which a young woman loses her mind after her husband forces her to spend her days in a room with strange wallpaper; includes information that places the novel in its historical and cultural context.