{"product_id":"9781411433878","title":"The Jungle (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e’s muckraking masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e centers on Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant working in Chicago’s infamous Packingtown. Instead of finding the American Dream, Rudkus and his family inhabit a brutal, soul-crushing urban jungle dominated by greedy bosses, pitiless con-men, and corrupt politicians. \u003cp\u003eWhile Sinclair’s main target was the industry’s appalling labor conditions, the reading public was most outraged by the disgusting filth and contamination in American food that his novel exposed. As a result, President Theodore Roosevelt demanded an official investigation, which quickly led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug laws. For a work of fiction to have such an impact outside its literary context is extremely rare. (At the time of \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e’s publication in 1906, the only novel to have led to social change on a similar scale in America was \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom’s Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e.) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e remains a relevant portrait of capitalism at its worst and an impassioned account of the human spirit facing nearly insurmountable challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaura Spiegel\u003c\/b\u003e teaches literature and film at Columbia University and Barnard College. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Grim Reader and The Breast Book: An Intimate and Curious History\u003c\/i\u003e. She coedits \u003ci\u003eLiterature and Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, a journal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121708024048,"sku":"9781411433878","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411433878_p0.jpg?v=1763722059","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411433878","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}