The JungleUpton Sinclair
The Jungle
by OpenStories
Original author: Upton Sinclair
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"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 meatpacking district. What begins as hopeful optimism quickly descends into a brutal struggle against exploitation, corruption, and poverty. Working in dangerous conditions for meager wages, the family faces mounting tragedies and moral tests. Sinclair's exposé of unsanitary practices in the meat industry sparked public outrage and led to landmark food safety legislation.
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #140.
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34 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I8,375 words
- 2.Chapter II4,258 words
- 3.Chapter III4,863 words
- 4.Chapter IV5,299 words
- 5.Chapter V4,671 words
- 6.Chapter VI4,123 words
- 7.Chapter VII4,717 words
- 8.Chapter VIII3,294 words
- 9.Chapter IX2,236 words
- 10.Section 1: Proprietors of slaughterhouses, canning, salting,47 words
- 11.Section 15: Such rejected or condemned animals shall at once be48 words
- 12.Section 25: A microscopic examination for trichinae shall be made1,529 words
- 13.Chapter X4,281 words
- 14.Chapter XI4,190 words
- 15.Chapter XII3,251 words
- 16.Chapter XIII3,542 words
- 17.Chapter XIV3,096 words
- 18.Chapter XV5,048 words
- 19.Chapter XVI3,633 words
- 20.Chapter XVII3,804 words
- 21.Chapter XVIII4,114 words
- 22.Chapter XIX3,715 words
- 23.Chapter XX4,214 words
- 24.Chapter XXI4,134 words
- 25.Chapter XXII4,659 words
- 26.Chapter XXIII4,232 words
- 27.Chapter XXIV4,633 words
- 28.Chapter XXV8,248 words
- 29.Chapter XXVI6,986 words
- 30.Chapter XXVII5,694 words
- 31.Chapter XXVIII6,321 words
- 32.Chapter XXIX3,766 words
- 33.Chapter XXX5,422 words
- 34.Chapter XXXI7,120 words