The characters in these short stories all have a connection with the fictional town of Menninger, ND, created in the novel The Song Is Ended (2011). Facing adve

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"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets," first published in 1893, is a stark depiction of a young girl's life in the slums of turn-of-the-century New York City from Ame

The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The story opens with Jimmie, Maggi