The JungleUpton Sinclair, 1920 - 413 pages 1906 bestseller shockingly reveals intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards as it tells the brutally grim story of a Slavic family that emigrates to America full of optimism but soon descends into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and despair. A fiercely realistic American classic that will haunt readers long after they've finished the last page. |
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... hold of the stately bartender , who condescends to a plate of stewed duck ; even the fat policeman — whose duty it will be , later in the evening , to break up the fights- draws up a chair to the foot of the table . And the chil- dren ...
... hold of the stately bartender , who condescends to a plate of stewed duck ; even the fat policeman — whose duty it will be , later in the evening , to break up the fights- draws up a chair to the foot of the table . And the chil- dren ...
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... execute with grave solemnity . Some do not dance anything at all , but simply hold each other's hands and allow the undisciplined joy of motion to express itself with their feet . Among these are Jokubas Szedvilas 10 THE JUNGLE.
... execute with grave solemnity . Some do not dance anything at all , but simply hold each other's hands and allow the undisciplined joy of motion to express itself with their feet . Among these are Jokubas Szedvilas 10 THE JUNGLE.
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... hold each other tightly , some at a cau- tious distance . Some hold their arms out stiffly , some drop them loosely at their sides . Some dance springily , some glide softly , some move with grave dignity . There are boisterous couples ...
... hold each other tightly , some at a cau- tious distance . Some hold their arms out stiffly , some drop them loosely at their sides . Some dance springily , some glide softly , some move with grave dignity . There are boisterous couples ...
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... hold her with one hand while he unlocks the door , he sees that she has opened her eyes . " You shall not go to Brown's to - day , little one , " he whispers , as he climbs the stairs ; and she catches his arm in terror , gasping : " No ...
... hold her with one hand while he unlocks the door , he sees that she has opened her eyes . " You shall not go to Brown's to - day , little one , " he whispers , as he climbs the stairs ; and she catches his arm in terror , gasping : " No ...
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... hold of , the sort they make it a grievance they cannot get hold of . When he was told to go to a certain place , he would go there on the run . When he had nothing to do for the moment , he would stand round fidgeting , dancing , with ...
... hold of , the sort they make it a grievance they cannot get hold of . When he was told to go to a certain place , he would go there on the run . When he had nothing to do for the moment , he would stand round fidgeting , dancing , with ...
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