The Jungle
| AUTHOR | Gottesman, Ronald; Sinclair, Upton; Gottesman, Ronald et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (04/02/1985) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
"Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, [Sinclair] put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them." --Edmund Wilson When it was first published in 1906, The Jungle exposed the inhumane conditions of Chicago's stockyards and the laborer's struggle against industry and "wage slavery." It was an immediate bestseller and led to new regulations that forever changed workers' rights and the meatpacking industry. A direct descendant of Dickens's Hard Times, it remains the most influential workingman's novel in American literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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ISBN-13:
9780140390315
ISBN-10:
0140390316
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
448
Carton Quantity:
44
Product Dimensions:
5.12 x 0.81 x 7.70 inches
Weight:
0.69 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | General
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
8
Point Value:
22
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
84026393
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"Practically alone among the American writers of his generation, [Sinclair] put to the American public the fundamental questions raised by capitalism in such a way that they could not escape them." --Edmund Wilson When it was first published in 1906, The Jungle exposed the inhumane conditions of Chicago's stockyards and the laborer's struggle against industry and "wage slavery." It was an immediate bestseller and led to new regulations that forever changed workers' rights and the meatpacking industry. A direct descendant of Dickens's Hard Times, it remains the most influential workingman's novel in American literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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