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Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition

by Upton Sinclair

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For nearly a century, the original version of Upton Sinclair's classic novel has remained almost entirely unknown. When it was published in serial form in 1905, it was a full third longer than the censored, commercial edition published in book form the following year. That expurgated commercial edition edited out much of the ethnic flavor of the original, as well as some of the goriest descriptions of the meat-packing industry and much of Sinclair's most pointed social and political commentary. The text of this new edition is as it appeared in the original uncensored edition of 1905. It contains the full 36 chapters as originally published, rather than the 31 of the expurgated edition. A new foreword describes the discovery in the 1980s of the original edition and its subsequent suppression, and a new introduction places the novel in historical context by explaining the pattern of censorship in the shorter commercial edition.

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<:st> The Doubleday edition is cited in The current edition, predating the changes Sinclair (1878-1968) made for the original publisher of the book, includes a number of incidents deemed too gory for publication, as well as a new introduction by Kathleen De Grave explaining what was censored and why. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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About the Author

Upton Sinclair was a journalist and the author of over two dozen books, including The Brass Check, King Coal, and Oil!. He was a prominent social and political activist who narrowly missed being elected governor of California in 1934.

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Historical Truth, July 3, 2006 (view all comments by Historical Truth)
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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Product Details

ISBN:
9781884365300
Subtitle:
The Uncensored Original Edition
Foreword:
Lee, Earl
Introduction:
Degrave, Kathleen
Foreword:
Lee, Earl
Author:
Sinclair, Upton
Introduction:
Degrave, Kathleen
Publisher:
See Sharp Press
Location:
249 East Kelso
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Political
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Chicago
Subject:
Immigrants
Subject:
Political fiction
Subject:
Working class
Subject:
Packing-houses
Subject:
Beef industry
Subject:
Stockyards.
Subject:
Fiction/History
Edition Description:
Ncensored Origi
Series Volume:
no. 219
Publication Date:
April 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
929x614x89 117
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