The classic collection of Upton Sinclair. Pulitzer Prize 1943. Illustrated : The Jungle, Oil!, King Coal, Sylvia, Jimmie Higgins and others

Upton Sinclair

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Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.
Contents:
On Guard
The Jungle
The Metropolis
King Coal
The Machine
Oil!
Sylvia
The Book of Life
Jimmie Higgins
Mental Radio

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• Publié par: Andrii Ponomarenko
• Date de parution: 07 mars 2023
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• EAN13: 9786178289072
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The classic collection of Upton Sinclair. Pulitzer Prize 1943
The Jungle, Oil!, King Coal, Sylvia, Jimmie Higgins and others
Illustrated
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.

On Guard
The Jungle
The Metropolis
King Coal
The Machine
Oil!
Sylvia
The Book of Life
Jimmie Higgins
Mental Radio
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ON GUARD
CHAPTER I. A LETTER FROM A "FURLOUGH MAN."
CHAPTER II. MARK'S IDEA.
CHAPTER III. A NEW ALLY.
CHAPTER IV. A SURPRISE FOR THE SEVEN.
CHAPTER V. THE SCHEME SUCCEEDS.
CHAPTER VI. WHAT MARK OVERHEARD.
CHAPTER VII. MARK'S COUNTERPLOT.
CHAPTER VIII. THE ATTACK ON MARK.
CHAPTER IX. THREE DISCOMFITED YEARLINGS.
CHAPTER X. "TEXAS" RUNS AMUCK.
CHAPTER XI. TEXAS RAIDS WEST POINT.
CHAPTER XII. THE CAUSE OF A FRIEND.
CHAPTER XIII. THE REFORMATION OF TEXAS.
CHAPTER XIV. A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
CHAPTER XV. THE PLEBES PLOT, TOO.
CHAPTER XVI. SETTING THE TRAP.
CHAPTER XVII. THE RESULT AT THE HOP.
CHAPTER XVIII. A STRANGE ANNOUNCEMENT.
CHAPTER XIX. TEXAS TURNS HIGHWAYMAN.
CHAPTER XX. TWO MIDNIGHT PROWLERS.
CHAPTER XXI. BENNY IS EXPOSED.
CHAPTER XXII. MARK RECEIVES A COMMITTEE.
CHAPTER XXIII. A FIGHT, AND OTHER THINGS.
CHAPTER XXIV. SIX TO THE RESCUE.
CHAPTER XXV. MARK IN THE HOSPITAL.
CHAPTER XXVI. TEXAS HAS AN INTERVIEW.
CHAPTER XXVII. A PLOT TO BEAT "THE GENERAL."
CHAPTER XXVIII. "BULL" FINDS AN ALLY.
CHAPTER XXIX. STRANGE CONDUCT.
CHAPTER XXX. A SURPRISE FOR MURRAY.
CHAPTER XXXI. THE PLOT SUCCEEDS.
CHAPTER XXXII. TRIUMPH—CONCLUSION.
THE JUNGLE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
THE METROPOLIS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
KING COAL
INTRODUCTION
BOOK ONE — THE DOMAIN OF KING COAL
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
SECTION 4.
SECTION 5.
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SECTION 29.
BOOK TWO — THE SERFS OF KING COAL
SECTION 1.
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SECTION 34.
BOOK THREE — THE HENCHMEN OF KING COAL
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
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SECTION 5.
SECTION 6.
SECTION 7.
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SECTION 25.
BOOK FOUR — THE WILL OF KING COAL
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
SECTION 4.
SECTION 5.
SECTION 6.
SECTION 7.
SECTION 8.
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POSTSCRIPT
THE MACHINE
CHARACTERS
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
OIL!
CHAPTER I THE RIDE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
CHAPTER II THE LEASE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
CHAPTER III THE DRILLING
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
CHAPTER IV THE RANCH
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
CHAPTER V THE REVELATION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
CHAPTER VI THE WILD-CAT
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
CHAPTER VII THE STRIKE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
CHAPTER VIII THE WAR
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
CHAPTER IX THE VICTORY
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
CHAPTER X THE UNIVERSITY
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
CHAPTER XI THE REBEL
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
CHAPTER XII THE SIREN
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
CHAPTER XIII THE MONASTERY
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
CHAPTER XIV THE STAR
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
CHAPTER XV THE VACATION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
CHAPTER XVI THE KILLING
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
CHAPTER XVII THE EXPOSURE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
CHAPTER XVIII THE FLIGHT
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
CHAPTER XIX THE PENALTY
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
CHAPTER XX THE DEDICATION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
CHAPTER XXI THE HONEYMOON
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
SYLVIA

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THE BOOK OF LIFE
INTRODUCTORY
PART ONE THE BOOK OF THE MIND
CHAPTER I THE NATURE OF LIFE
CHAPTER II THE NATURE OF FAITH
CHAPTER III THE USE OF REASON
CHAPTER IV THE ORIGIN OF MORALITY
CHAPTER V NATURE AND MAN
CHAPTER VI MAN THE REBEL
CHAPTER VII MAKING OUR MORALS
CHAPTER VIII THE VIRTUE OF MODERATION
CHAPTER IX THE CHOOSING OF LIFE
CHAPTER X MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBOR
CHAPTER XI THE MIND AND THE BODY
CHAPTER XII THE MIND OF THE BODY
CHAPTER XIII EXPLORING THE SUBCONSCIOUS
CHAPTER XIV THE PROBLEM OF IMMORTALITY
CHAPTER XV THE EVIDENCE FOR SURVIVAL
CHAPTER XVI THE POWERS OF THE MIND
CHAPTER XVII THE CONDUCT OF THE MIND
PART TWO THE BOOK OF THE BODY
CHAPTER XVIII THE UNITY OF THE BODY
CHAPTER XIX EXPERIMENTS IN DIET
CHAPTER XX ERRORS IN DIET
CHAPTER XXI DIET STANDARDS
CHAPTER XXII FOODS AND POISONS
CHAPTER XXIII MORE ABOUT HEALTH
CHAPTER XXIV WORK AND PLAY
CHAPTER XXV THE FASTING CURE
CHAPTER XXVI BREAKING THE FAST
XXVII DISEASES AND CURES
PART THREE LOVE AND SOCIETY
CHAPTER XXVIII THE REALITY OF MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XXIX THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XXX SEX AND YOUNG AMERICA
CHAPTER XXXI SEX AND THE "SMART SET"
CHAPTER XXXII SEX AND THE POOR
CHAPTER XXXIII SEX AND NATURE
CHAPTER XXXIV LOVE AND ECONOMICS
CHAPTER XXXV MARRIAGE AND MONEY
CHAPTER XXXVI LOVE VERSUS LUST
CHAPTER XXXVII CELIBACY VERSUS CHASTITY
CHAPTER XXXVIII THE DEFENSE OF LOVE
CHAPTER XXXIX BIRTH CONTROL
CHAPTER XL EARLY MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XLI THE MARRIAGE CLUB
CHAPTER XLII EDUCATION FOR MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XLIII THE MONEY SIDE OF MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XLIV THE DEFENSE OF MONOGAMY
CHAPTER XLV THE PROBLEM OF JEALOUSY
CHAPTER XLVI THE PROBLEM OF DIVORCE
CHAPTER XLVII THE RESTRICTION OF DIVORCE
PART FOUR THE BOOK OF SOCIETY
CHAPTER XLVIII THE EGO AND THE WORLD
CHAPTER XLVIX COMPETITION AND CO-OPERATION
CHAPTER L ARISTOCRACY AND DEMOCRACY
CHAPTER LI RULING CLASSES
CHAPTER LII THE PROCESS OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION
CHAPTER LIII INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION
CHAPTER LIV THE CLASS STRUGGLE
CHAPTER LV THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM
CHAPTER LVI THE CAPITALIST PROCESS
CHAPTER LVII HARD TIMES
CHAPTER LVIII THE IRON RING
CHAPTER LIX FOREIGN MARKETS
CHAPTER LX CAPITALIST WAR
CHAPTER LXI THE POSSIBILITIES OF PRODUCTION
CHAPTER LXII THE COST OF COMPETITION
CHAPTER LXIII SOCIALISM AND SYNDICALISM
CHAPTER LXIV COMMUNISM AND ANARCHISM
CHAPTER LXV SOCIAL REVOLUTION
CHAPTER LXVI CONFISCATION OR COMPENSATION
CHAPTER LXVII EXPROPRIATING THE EXPROPRIATORS
CHAPTER LXVIII THE PROBLEM OF THE LAND
CHAPTER LXIX THE CONTROL OF CREDIT
CHAPTER LXX THE CONTROL OF INDUSTRY
CHAPTER LXXI THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER LXXII AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
CHAPTER LXXIII INTELLECTUAL PRODUCTION
CHAPTER LXXIV MANKIND REMADE
JIMMIE HIGGINS
CHAPTER I. JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE CANDIDATE
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II.
III.
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V.
VI.
VII.
CHAPTER II. JIMMIE HIGGINS HEARS A SPEECH
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
CHAPTER III. JIMMIE HIGGINS DEBATES THE ISSUE
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
CHAPTER IV. JIMMIE HIGGINS STRIKES IT RICH
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
CHAPTER V. JIMMIE HIGGINS HELPS THE KAISER
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II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
CHAPTER VI. JIMMIE HIGGINS GOES TO JAIL
I.
II