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 "e;wage slavery"e; 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.
| ISBN: | 9781775566830 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2009 |
| Author: | Sinclair, Upton |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Format: | Ebook |
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 "e;wage slavery"e; 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.
Jungle features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
Jungle is available in Ebook
Jungle was written by Sinclair, Upton and published by The Floating Press
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