The Jungle is a novel by American author and journalist Upton Sinclair, who was known for his efforts to expose corruption in government and business in the early 20th century. [1]

Mar 11, 2006 · "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is a novel published in 1906. It follows Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his family as they pursue the American Dream in Chicago's …

In one of the great critical understatements, Edward Clark Marsh wrote in his review of The Jungle, “It is not a pretty story” (The Bookman, April 1906, pp. 195-197; in Critics on Upton Sinclair, edited by …

The Jungle, novel by Upton Sinclair, published serially in 1905 and as a single-volume book in 1906. The most famous, influential, and enduring of all muckraking novels, The Jungle was an exposé of …

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Feb 21, 2025 · “The Jungle” is a wonderful fictional historical perspective of life in major American cities in the early 1900s, but it is far more than just a period piece. Despite being 120 years old, The Jungle …

Aug 22, 2017 · A scathing condemnation of capitalism, corporate corruption, and the exploitation of the working class, The Jungle was a sensation when first published. It stands as one the greatest and …

The Jungle is a muckraking novel written in 1906 by Upton Sinclair (1878-1968). Sinclair, born in Maryland and raised in a working-class family, took college classes at Columbia University before …

The Jungle is a novel by American author and socialist Upton Sinclair. It describes the life of a family of Lithuanian immigrants working in Chicago’s Union Stock Yards at the beginning of the 20th century.