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This book is the 1905 serial edition of the novel. It differs from the 1906 text issued by Doubleday, Page, which is the common text of the novel. It is interesting for historical reasons, but the publisher's claim that the novel was "censored" and that this draft is pristine and superior is dubious, to say the least. For a full scholarly rebuttal, check out the History News Network article "The Fictitious Suppression of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle" (http://hnn.us/articles/27227.html).
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Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition by Upton Sinclair
Historical Truth, July 3, 2006
This book is the 1905 serial edition of the novel. It differs from the 1906 text issued by Doubleday, Page, which is the common text of the novel. It is interesting for historical reasons, but the publisher's claim that the novel was "censored" and that this draft is pristine and superior is dubious, to say the least. For a full scholarly rebuttal, check out the History News Network article "The Fictitious Suppression of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle" (http://hnn.us/articles/27227.html).(8 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)