Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page. Project gutenberg offers 62103 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Penguin books is proud to now be the sole publisher of oil, the classic 1927 novel by upton sinclair. Sinclairs work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1943. Upton sinclairs the jungle is one of the most famous and widely read books in america during the 20th century. Discount prices on books by upton sinclair, including titles like the cry for justice. September 20, 1878 november 25, 1968 was an american writer who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Upton sinclairs california california legacy book the return of lanny budd new portway reprints the brass check.
After writing the jungle, his scathing indictment of the meatpacking industry, sinclair turned his sights on the early days of the california oil industry in a highly entertaining story featuring a cavalcade of characters including senators. The most famous, influential, and enduring of all muckraking novels, the jungle. Writing during the progressive era, sinclair describes the world of industrialized america from both the working mans point of view and the. Choose the part of the jungle which you want to read from the table of contents to get started. Read the jungle, free online version of the book by upton sinclair, on. Books by upton sinclair author of the jungle goodreads. The series was, as dieter herms has noted, antifascist propaganda entertainingly packaged in the wrappers of popular literature. The profits of religion, fifth edition upton sinclair 158 downloads. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual books, stories and poems. Below is a list of upton sinclairs books in order of when they were originally released.
Upton sinclairs the jungle consists of 31 parts for ease of reading. An essay in economic interpretation upton sinclair 216 downloads. An introduction to upton sinclairs lanny budd series. Gary younge on upton sinclairs 1906 novel the jungle. Upton sinclair was an american writer whose involvement with socialism led to a writing assignment about the plight of workers in the meatpacking industry, eventually resulting in the bestselling. Sinclairs works often dealt with the issues of 19th century industry. He achieved popularity in the first half of the 20th century, acquiring particular fame for his 1906 muckraking novel the jungle. When the gnomobile was published in 1936, originally by upton sinclair and then by farrar and rinehart, it was illustrated by the wonderful john ohara cosgrave, ii.
Upton sinclair creates a portrait of something that none of us wants to admit existed, but, history must not allow us to forget that it did. Although he published over 90 books throughout his 65year literary career, and his novel dragons teeth won the 1943 pulitzer prize for fiction, upton sinclair is best known for his controversial and often misunderstood novel the jungle. The jungle, by upton sinclair full text free book file size. Upton sinclair made his debut as a published novelist with springtime and harvest in 1901. Upton sinclair biography upton sinclair september 20, 1878 november 25, 1968 wrote in many genres, often advocating socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the early twentieth century. Sinclairs work was wellknown and popular in the first half of the twentieth century and he won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1943. Wheres the statue of upton sinclair, the influential. Read the jungle online, free books by upton sinclair. Perhaps his most popular novels were those of the worlds end series better known as the lanny budd series, featuring an idealistic protagonist named lanny budd.
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He wrote many books but began to gain recognition with the novel, the jungle in 1906. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. Upton sinclair september 20, 1878 november 25, 1968 wrote in many genres, often advocating socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the. List of books and articles about upton sinclair online.
Highly entertaining historical novels that were popular at the time of world war ii, now hard to find. Loves pilgrimage by upton sinclair, fiction, classics. As an accomplished author, sinclair has more than 100 novels in his name and several other works in other genres and fields. Upton sinclair, prolific american novelist and polemicist for socialism, health. The jungle, a story so shocking that it launched a government investigation, recreates this startling chapter if. He was one of the muckrakers, and a dedication to social and industrial reform underlies most of his writing. The books garnered him bestseller status again, and in 1942 he became the oldest author to receive a pulitzer prize. Novels such as king coal 1917, the coal war published posthumously, oil. Upton sinclair biography and list of works upton sinclair books. Upton sinclair both disrupted and documented his era. The dismal living and working conditions and sense of hopelessness prevalent among the impoverished workers is compared to the corruption of the rich. See all books authored by upton sinclair, including the jungle, and oil. In the book, upton sinclair revealed the unsanitary conditions at the chicago meatpacking plant and the lives of poor immigrants.
With some books youre lucky to find a year, let alone any information on edition. Upton sinclair books list of books by author upton sinclair. Upton sinclair 18781968 was an american author who wrote books in many genres, but in all of them advocating for the moral ethics, better life style for the working people and social justice. It figures that upton sinclairdecrier of the meat industry, the oil industry, the automobile industrycould not resist a strong, moralizing message, even in his childrens book. Works of upton sinclair mobi collected works series by upton sinclair. Growing up, he looked up to jesus and percy bysshe shelley. The cup of fury by upton sinclair and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Upton sinclair books download free books online 8freebooks. Sinclairs work was wellknown and popular in the first half of the twentieth century, and he won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1943. Books by sinclair, upton sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Upton sinclair has 237 books on goodreads with 289554 ratings. Upton sinclair nearlysuccessful leftwing campaign for governor of california in 1934 foreshadowed bernie sanders recent presidential crusade. Books by sinclair, upton sorted by popularity project.
The complete works of upton sinclair by upton sinclair. Sinclairs work was extremely popular in the early 20th century. Upton sinclair upton beall sinclair, 18781968, american novelist and socialist activist, b. Upton sinclair is best known for his classic novel the jungle, but that was far from his only titlehe wrote nearly 100 books over the course of his writing career including novels, nonfiction, essay collections, and plays. Upton sinclair was an american writer whose involvement with socialism led to a writing assignment about the plight of workers in the. It is the third of eleven novels in sinclairs worlds end series following globetrotter lanny budd and his adventures of derringdo. Upton beal sinclair was a writer of novels of political tracts and social protests. Upton sinclair, in full upton beall sinclair, born september 20, 1878, baltimore, maryland, u. The jungle by upton sinclair, 1906 1st ed tom the book guy. Upton sinclair, master of the muckraking novel, here explores the workingmans lot at the turn of the century. A century after upton sinclair wrote the jungle, arguably one of the most politically influential american novels of the past 100 years, the ethnicity of. Upton sinclair books biography and list of works author of the. The complete works of upton sinclair upton beall sinclair jr. Upton sinclair was a famous american writer born on september 20, 1978.
His classic muckraking novel the jungle 1906 is a landmark among naturalistic proletarian work, one praised by. Sinclair won the pulitzer prize in 1943 for his novel dragons teeth 1942 about the nazi takeover of germany. He is widely known for his 1906 expose known as the jungle. Upton sinclair books list of books by upton sinclair. Upton sinclairs the jungle is a novel portraying the corruption of the american meat industry in the early part of the twentieth century. In dragons teeth he acts as secret agent, infiltrates hitlers most intimate circle, and reports back to president roosevelt. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the jungle.
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