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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... women , old and young , rushing hither and thither . In the corner to the left are the three musicians , upon a little platform , toiling heroically to make some impression upon the hubbub ; also the babies , similarly occupied , and an ...
... women , old and young , rushing hither and thither . In the corner to the left are the three musicians , upon a little platform , toiling heroically to make some impression upon the hubbub ; also the babies , similarly occupied , and an ...
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... women cry out like all pos- sessed ; some leap to their feet and stamp upon the floor , lifting their glasses and pledging each other . Before long it occurs to some one to demand an old wedding- song , which celebrates the beauty of ...
... women cry out like all pos- sessed ; some leap to their feet and stamp upon the floor , lifting their glasses and pledging each other . Before long it occurs to some one to demand an old wedding- song , which celebrates the beauty of ...
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... women sob and wipe their aprons in their eyes . It is very solemn , for Antanas Rudkus has become possessed of the idea that he has not much longer to stay with his children . His speech leaves them all so tearful that one of the guests ...
... women sob and wipe their aprons in their eyes . It is very solemn , for Antanas Rudkus has become possessed of the idea that he has not much longer to stay with his children . His speech leaves them all so tearful that one of the guests ...
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... women and most of the men were tired — the soul of Marija was alone unconquered . She drove on the dancers- what had once been the ring had now the shape of a pear , with Marija at the stem , pulling one way and pushing the other ...
... women and most of the men were tired — the soul of Marija was alone unconquered . She drove on the dancers- what had once been the ring had now the shape of a pear , with Marija at the stem , pulling one way and pushing the other ...
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... woman - and a husband who could solve all problems , and who was so big and strong ! - pay The last sob of little Sebastijonas has been stifled , and the orchestra has once more been reminded of its duty . The ceremony begins again ...
... woman - and a husband who could solve all problems , and who was so big and strong ! - pay The last sob of little Sebastijonas has been stifled , and the orchestra has once more been reminded of its duty . The ceremony begins again ...
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