The Jungle

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The Doubleday, Page and Company edition of The Jungle, published in 1906. Revised and expanded introduction, headnotes, and explanatory annotations by Clare Virginia Eby. Thematically organized contexts and criticism with more than twenty new voices represented, among them Marion Nestle, Thomas Piketty, Michael Pollan, and Alison Hope Alkon and Julian Agyeman. Topics include “Capitalism,” “Immigration and Labor,” “Nature,” and “Upton Sinclair and Literary Progressivism.” A chronology of Upton Sinclair’s life and work and a selected bibliography.About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts, and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need. “I think it’s a beautifully constructed text. My hope is always that the student will get curious and read more of the added material. [The introduction is a] great overview of all of the important points. Indeed, that is why we assigned this edition.” —Renee Sentilles, Case Western Reserve University “I found the edition really effective. I found the included materials widely representative and eye-opening for my students. Highly effective edition. An impressive edition.” —Miranda Yaggai, Indiana State University “The introduction provides a concise contextual setup to the novel that would benefit students as they begin the novel. I would assign the note on the text to students. I think the history of the manuscript itself and how it came to be is interesting and adds some depth to the historical context of the material. I think the editorial annotations are excellent. I find these [headnotes] concise and effective, and I find such notes help with student comprehension. I find the text to be organized extremely well. The supplemental readings work well together.” —Patrick Williams, Wake Technical Community College “[The editorial annotations are] excellent and judicious. It’s an excellent edition.” —Mark Cirino, University of Evansville