The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Published by MobileReference and over 360,000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s new wireless reading device. Learn more

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
Sorry!
X
More Buying Choices
82 used & new from $2.47
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The Jungle (Enriched Classics)
 
 
See all product images
See 1 customer image
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book
Start reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Published by MobileReference on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.
 
  

The Jungle (Enriched Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Upton Sinclair (Author) "IT WAS FOUR O'CLOCK when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive..." (more)
Key Phrases: ole chappie, killing beds, ole sport, Teta Elzbieta, Grandmother Majauszkiene, Master Freddie (more...)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
Price: $5.95 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Tuesday, November 10? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
41 new from $3.15 38 used from $2.47 3 collectible from $39.99

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
  Kindle Edition, November 25, 2008 $0.99 -- --
  Mass Market Paperback, April 26, 2004 $5.95 $3.15 $2.47

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with The Jungle (Cliffs Notes) by Richard P. Wasowski

The Jungle (Enriched Classics) + The Jungle (Cliffs Notes)
Price For Both: $14.44

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: The Jungle (Enriched Classics) by Upton Sinclair

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • The Jungle (Cliffs Notes) by Richard P. Wasowski

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books, Single Copy Magazines, and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply)
  • Over a hundred thousand items are eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. How do I find more eligible items?

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)

The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)

by John Steinbeck
4.3 out of 5 stars (612)  $11.05
Coming of Age in Mississippi

Coming of Age in Mississippi

by Anne Moody
4.4 out of 5 stars (104)  $10.88
Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

by Barbara Ehrenreich
2.9 out of 5 stars (221)  $5.20
FAREWELL TO MANZANAR

FAREWELL TO MANZANAR

by Jeanne Wakatsuki and James D. Houston
Ashes of Roses

Ashes of Roses

by Mary Jane Auch
4.4 out of 5 stars (34)  $6.50
› Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP

Upton Sinclair's unflinching chronicle of crushing poverty and oppression set in Chicago in the early 1900s.

EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:

• A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

• A chronology of the author's life and work

• A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

• An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

• Detailed explanatory notes

• Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

• Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

• A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (April 27, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743487621
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743487627
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #72,439 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category: (What's this?)

    #5 in  Books > Literature & Fiction > Authors, A-Z > ( S ) > Sinclair, Upton

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Authors

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Anna Maria Hong
Anna Maria Hong
Upton Beall Sinclair
Upton Beall Sinclair

Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
IT WAS FOUR O'CLOCK when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ole chappie, killing beds, ole sport, fertilizer mill, official request form, pickle rooms, chilling rooms
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Teta Elzbieta, Grandmother Majauszkiene, Master Freddie, Madame Haupt, Beef Trust, Mike Scully, Ashland Avenue, Dede Antanas, Tamoszius Kuszleika, Tommy Hinds, United States, Halsted Street, Marija Berczynskas, Miss Henderson, Jack Duane, New York, Jokubas Szedvilas, Jurgis Rudkus, Antanas Rudkus, Harry Adams, Master Frederick, South Carolina, Alena Jasaityte, Cousin Marija, Kansas City
New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 37 books:
See all 37 books this book cites

Books on Related Topics (learn more)
 
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
 

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The Jungle (Enriched Classics)
80% buy the item featured on this page:
The Jungle (Enriched Classics) 3.8 out of 5 stars (18)
$5.95
The Jungle (Dover Thrift Editions)
8% buy
The Jungle (Dover Thrift Editions) 3.9 out of 5 stars (210)
$3.00
The Jungle : The Uncensored Original Edition
6% buy
The Jungle : The Uncensored Original Edition 4.2 out of 5 stars (5)
$7.95
The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition
4% buy
The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition 3.8 out of 5 stars (57)
$9.60
Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(8)
(7)
(7)
(5)
(4)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(1)
See all 31 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

18 Reviews
5 star:
 (5)
4 star:
 (8)
3 star:
 (3)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.8 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A supreme achievement, July 7, 2007
By kelsie (Plainview, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
  
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" is one of the handful of books throughout all of history, perhaps, that have encapsulated the crying voices of the oppressed. While many readers and politicians at the time of its publication (and since) have focused on the intolerable conditions in which American food products were produced, the major thrust in "The Jungle" is not in regards to the ill-treatment of our food; it is in regards to the ill-treatment of our workers.

The repeated sufferings of Jurgis and his family are akin to an overwhelming symphony of sorrowful songs. As his family is driven deeper into debt, his body worn down, and his life's zeal and love slowly strangled, Jurgis' desperation becomes palpable, and if you can't sympathize with his feelings at the loss of his family's home--a structure they worked so hard for--check your pulse. You might be dead.

The book contains some of the most horrific depictions in all of literature, including a mercifully oblique reference to a child's death by being eaten alive by rats. Although the novel focuses on Jurgis primarily, it is the children--the laboring little people--who elicit the most sympathy in this reader's view. Struggling to support their family, escaping extremely dangerous situations (one little girl is nearly dragged into an alley and raped), sleeping on the street, and begging desperately for food--the appalling conditions being visited upon children as described in "The Jungle" still have the power to arouse strong anger and outrage, over a century after its initial publication.

One of the greatest social novels ever written, "The Jungle" is a moving tribute to the millions of immigrants who did come here legally, who did find jobs, who were ready to work for their slice of the American Dream, and who survived (barely) despite being swindled, stolen from, lied to, oppressed, turned out, ignored, and abused, almost from the very first step they took into the United States. The recent punditry over immigration that has dominated the national debate should serve as a reminder of the timelessness exhibited in Upton Sinclair's seminal masterpiece.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Old classic in a safe form, April 10, 2008
Of the numerous editions of The Jungle that are in print, this version is reasonably good and presented in a scholarly form. However, this version of The Jungle is not the original form. It has been drastically cut in length, with much of the slaughterhouse gore removed and the ethnic material cut way back. Readers would be better to get the "Uncensored" verion of the novel put out by See Sharp Press.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Jungle, November 7, 2006
By Martin "Great Books" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Perhaps one of the most significant and influential American novels written, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair reveals the flipside to the American Dream. Jurgis Rudkus, the main character, is a Lithuanian immigrant who is at first gleeful and awed by his new homeland, America. Jurgis and his family travel to Chicago and settle in Chicago's Packingtown, one of the largest meat packing cities in the United States. As Jurgis and most of his family are employed in their inhospitable jobs, their ignorance about the American Dream is agonizingly chipped away as they experience first hand the abuses of a capitalistic, greedy, and monopolistic society. And, as they pack the rotting and rat infested meat, they revealed what Americans were really eating. Through their harrowing experiences, Capitalism is portrayed as man's enemy that viciously exploits and manipulates its workers for a profit. Jurgis eventually understands after losing his job, losing his family, being arrested, and becoming a criminal and political crook that Capitalism must be eliminated and that Socialism must be established for the betterment of man. The Jungle continues to embody the spirit of reform because issues such as forced prostitution, child labor, false advertising, unhealthful living conditions, and unsanitary food preparation continue to riddle societies throughout the world. After Sinclair admitted, "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach," Americans went on a crusade to reform society and rid it of its ills. Whether one is eating a hamburger, or buying a product from a store, they can thank Sinclair that they are not eating freshly ground rats with synthetic ketchup.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Detatched Honesty
I always wanted to read this because of the fact that it's a classic and nearly everyone and their mother knows about Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle". Read more
Published 14 days ago by NightmareDreams

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for literature, economic, or history buffs
A depressing account of life during the turn of the century, in all it's gory detail of union bosses and abused labor. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Lai

3.0 out of 5 stars Gruesome look at Industrial America
Tough book to get through based on the education level of the author and topic but extremely important none the less. Read more
Published 4 months ago by An Historian

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books of its Time
After getting past the slow beginning, I couldn't put The Jungle down. The author literally puts you in the shoes of the working poor and their plight grips you to the core.
Published 7 months ago by M. Freeman

4.0 out of 5 stars The Jungle
This book starts a little slow, but it gets better and better as you read on. This is a great story.
Published 7 months ago by Adam

4.0 out of 5 stars An imperfect gem
It's a tearjerker. I didn't actually cry, but I love sad stories. More objectively, it's a classic of American muckraking. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Knape

3.0 out of 5 stars the root causes of socialism, and other things
'The Jungle' is certainly a novel of historical importance but noy necessarily the sort of book worth recommending. Read more
Published 7 months ago by lazza

4.0 out of 5 stars Immigrants Revealed
This book is about an immigrant family from Lithuania. They are expecting to come to an industrialized and modern country with money, if they work hard. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rachel

1.0 out of 5 stars Never got the book! How can I review it?
I guess my review would provide better information if I had actually gotten the stupid thing! Please contact me ASAP because I have been waiting, obviously quite some time!
Published 12 months ago by Traci Altergott

3.0 out of 5 stars They would have been better off in a Jungle
Back in high school I read this book and absolutely hated every page of it. The other day I decided that it was time for a re-read so I pulled it back out and started reading... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ravenskya

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:









i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.