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The Jungle. With Illustrations by Fletcher Martin and a New Preface (Heritage Press) (original 1906; edition 1965)

by Upton SINCLAIR

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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a novel portraying the corruption of the American meat industry in the early part of the twentieth century. The dismal living and working conditions and sense of hopelessness prevalent among the impoverished workers is compared to the corruption of the rich. Upton aimed to make such "wage slavery" issues center-stage in the minds of the American public. Despite already being serialized, it was rejected as a novel five times before being published in 1906, when it quickly became a bestseller.

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Title:The Jungle. With Illustrations by Fletcher Martin and a New Preface (Heritage Press)
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (1906)

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Very depressing. ( )
  lemontwist | Sep 4, 2023 |
As moving as I was told it'd be; a true classic in an unconventional way. ( )
  tnechodomu | Aug 21, 2023 |
It's been some time since I read this, and I don't recall any details but still have a positive feeling about the book. ( )
  mykl-s | Aug 13, 2023 |
I dare anyone to read this novel and continue to believe that laissez-faire capitalism is the best economic system. Although Sinclair inserts a lot of pro-socialist propaganda at the end of the Jungle, the harrowing story of Jurgis Rudkus and his family demonstrates the ways that the average worker is exploited not only by the corporation but also the political machine. ( )
  jonbrammer | Jul 1, 2023 |
I didn't finish this. I read about half. The reason? The reality was too harsh for me at the moment in life I was attempting to read it. Perhaps I would have gone further when I was younger, say, in my 30s or 40s. I did appreciate what I read of it. Sinclair's writing is vivid and clear. It paints a clear picture, although the picture is not what one wants to see, that of human misery. I found it to be very interesting in showing a place and a time in history. Like Charles Dickens, he is an advocate of the downtrodden. Unlike Dickens, he does not soften the blow with humor or heartwarming scenes. ( )
  MrsLee | May 6, 2023 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Upton Sinclairprimary authorall editionscalculated
Anshutz, Thomas PollockCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Boomsma, GraaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dickstein, MorrisIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Downs, Robert B.Afterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kagie, RudieAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Spiegel, MauraIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wilck, OttoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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It was four o'clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive.
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Into this wild-beast tangle these men had been born without their consent, they had taken part in it because they could not help it; that they were in gaol was no disgrace to them, for the game had never been fair, the dice were loaded.  They were swindlers and thieves of pennies and dimes, and they had been trapped and put out of the way by the swindlers and thieves of millions of dollars.
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Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML:

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a novel portraying the corruption of the American meat industry in the early part of the twentieth century. The dismal living and working conditions and sense of hopelessness prevalent among the impoverished workers is compared to the corruption of the rich. Upton aimed to make such "wage slavery" issues center-stage in the minds of the American public. Despite already being serialized, it was rejected as a novel five times before being published in 1906, when it quickly became a bestseller.

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In 1906, The Jungle was published and became an immediate success, selling more than 150,000 copies. A best seller overseas, it was published in 17 languages over the next few years. After President Theodore Roosevelt read Jungle, he ordered an investigation into the meat packing industry, and ultimately the passing of the Meat Inspection Act was a result of Sinclair’s book.
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